Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Philadelphia Phillies have announced that they have signed eight players to minor league contracts with invitations to spring training, including veteran outfielder Jeff Francoeur. Francoeur, 30, has played for the Atlanta Braves (2005-09), New York […]
Flushing, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – The New York Mets signed first baseman Brandon Allen to a minor league contract with an invite to major league spring training. Allen, 28, spent last season in the Mets’ organization, appearing in 98 games with […]
(SportsNetwork.com) – Los Angeles Dodgers lefty Clayton Kershaw has already won the National League Cy Young Award. On Thursday he could add a Most Valuable Player Trophy to his mantel. The Baseball Writers’ Association of American will close out its […]
Toronto, ON (SportsNetwork.com) – The Toronto Blue Jays have acquired prospect Devon Travis from the Detroit Tigers in exchange for outfielder Anthony Gose. Travis spent the 2014 season with Double-A Erie, where he hit .298 with 20 doubles, seven triples, […]
Bronx, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – The New York Yankees have traded catcher Francisco Cervelli to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for pitcher Justin Wilson. Cervelli spent each of his seven big league seasons with the Yankees and last year batted .301 […]
(SportsNetwork.com) – St. Louis Cardinals rookie Oscar Taveras had a blood- alcohol level five times the legal limit when he lost control of his car in a fatal crash last month, according to a report. The Cardinals said in a […]
(SportsNetwork.com) – Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw was a unanimous and unsurprising choice to win his second consecutive National League Cy Young Award and third in four years. All the drama in Wednesday night’s announcements came in the American […]
(SportsNetwork.com) – Clayton Kershaw was a unanimous and unsurprising choice to win his second consecutive National League Cy Young Award and third in four years. The Los Angeles Dodgers ace was picked first on all 30 ballots, beating fellow finalists […]
(SportsNetwork.com) – The Detroit Tigers re-signed designated hitter Victor Martinez to a four-year contract extension, according to multiple reports. Martinez, who turns 36 on Dec. 23, is coming off a career season in which he led the American League in […]
Oakland, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Former Oakland Athletics first baseman Kelvin Moore has died at the age of 57, the team announced Wednesday. The A’s said Moore died Sunday of cardiac arrest at his home in Covington, Georgia, after suffering from […]