Detroit, MI (SportsNetwork.com) – The Detroit Tigers retained Jeff Jones as pitching coach and named Dave Clark third base coach and outfield instructor on Wednesday. Jones has served as Detroit’s pitching coach since being named to the position on July […]
St. Petersburg, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – The Tampa Bay Rays have agreed to a two-year contract with outfielder David DeJesus. The Rays made the announcement on their Twitter feed on Wednesday. Financial terms were not disclosed, but the Tampa Bay Times […]
Seattle, WA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Seattle Mariners will reportedly name Lloyd McClendon as their new manager, according to multiple reports. The Puget Sound Business Journal initially broke the news, citing a source close to the team. The Mariners have yet […]
Secaucus, NJ (SportsNetwork.com) – The Baseball Writers’ Association of America revealed the candidates for the four major individual honors Tuesday. Detroit Tigers third baseman and reigning American League MVP Miguel Cabrera headlines the list of finalists for this year’s award. […]
Arlington, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – The Texas Rangers signed catcher Geovany Soto to a one-year contract on Tuesday. Soto, who turns 31 in January, was a free agent, but decided to return to the Rangers for whom he batted .245 in […]
Anaheim, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim named Gary DiSarcina third base coach on Tuesday. The 45-year-old Massachusetts native comes back to southern California after serving as manager for the Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox last season. Prior […]
New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera was named the 2013 Player of the Year as voted by the Major League Baseball Players Association. Cabrera also captured the honor last year and was again selected as the […]
New York, NY (Sports Network) – New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera and Pittsburgh Pirates hurler Francisco Liriano have been named the Comeback Players of the Year for the 2013 season. The 43-year-old Rivera came back from a torn ACL […]
St. Louis, MO (SportsNetwork.com) – Outfielder Carlos Beltran was the lone member of the St. Louis Cardinals’ pending group of free agents to receive a qualifying offer from the National League champions prior to Monday’s deadline. The move enables the […]
Atlanta, GA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Atlanta Braves gave a qualifying offer to catcher Brian McCann for the 2014 season on Monday. McCann has until next Monday to accept or decline the one-year, $14.1 million tender. If the offer is declined […]