St. Louis, MO (SportsNetwork.com) – St. Louis Cardinals broadcaster Mike Shannon has agreed to a multi-year contract extension. Shannon, who played for the Cardinals from 1962-70, will join fellow broadcaster John Rooney for the majority of Cardinals games on KMOX […]
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Well, that’s that. Alex Rodriguez has been suspended for 162 games. Baseball is a clean sport again, right? Well, if anyone believes that, they were probably naive enough to think Rodriguez was going to accept this […]
Denver, CO (SportsNetwork.com) – Colorado Rockies outfielder Carlos Gonzalez underwent an emergency appendectomy Friday night, according to the team’s Twitter account. The club tweeted Saturday that Gonzalez is resting comfortably in a local Denver hospital. Gonzalez was limited to 110 […]
New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez had his record 211-game suspension reduced to 162 games by an arbitrator on Saturday. Major League Baseball confirmed the reduction of the suspension, which will also include the […]
Washington, DC (SportsNetwork.com) – The Washington Nationals averted arbitration with Stephen Strasburg by agreeing to terms with the ace pitcher on an undisclosed contract. Strasburg is in his first season as an arbitration-eligible player after the four-year, $15.1 million major […]
Arlington, TX (Sports Network) – Texas Rangers pitcher Derek Holland had arthroscopic surgery to repair torn cartilage in his left knee on Friday. The surgery was performed by Rangers team physician Dr. Keith Meister at the Medical Center Arlington. Holland […]
New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – The New York Yankees designated outfielder Vernon Wells for assignment on Friday. The 35-year-old Wells hit .233 with 11 homers and 50 RBI in his lone season with the Yankees, who acquired him from the […]
St. Petersburg, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – The Tampa Bay Rays signed infielder Jayson Nix to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. Nix spent the past two seasons as a utility man for the Yankees. He hit .236 […]
Miami, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – The Miami Marlins signed pitcher Kevin Slowey to a minor league contract with an invite to spring training. Slowey appeared in 20 games, making 14 starts for the Marlins a season ago. The right-hander went 3-6 […]
(SportsNetwork.com) – The Baseball Writers’ Association of America announced on Thursday that ESPN journalist and Miami Herald writer Dan Le Batard will not be allowed to vote on Hall of Fame candidates from this point on. The BBWAA board of […]