Oakland, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Oakland Athletics promoted Darren Bush to hitting coach and named Scott Emerson bullpen coach and Marcus Jensen assistant hitting/catching coach on Thursday. Bush served as the A’s bullpen coach the past two seasons, his first […]
Cincinnati, OH (SportsNetwork.com) – The Cincinnati Reds exercised their club option on pitcher Johnny Cueto for the 2015 season on Thursday. Cueto, who will earn $10 million in the upcoming season, compiled a 20-9 record with a 2.25 earned run […]
New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – It’s back to the business of baseball, as World Series hero Pablo Sandoval and former Cy Young winner Max Scherzer headline this year’s crop of 121 free agents. The Major League Baseball Players Association released […]
Kansas City, MO (SportsNetwork.com) – In five innings, Madison Bumgarner went from World Series ace to World Series closer. All the while his manager avoided him, showing Bumgarner the type of wide berth normally reserved for pitchers in the middle […]
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – The San Francisco Giants got a combined nine outs from their starting pitchers in Games 6 and 7. Yet here they are celebrating a third World Series title in five years. How is that even possible? […]
(SportsNetwork.com) – The Chicago Cubs are in the process of finalizing an agreement to make Joe Maddon their next manager, according to CBSSports.com The report said that a deal between Maddon, who exercised an opt-out clause in his contract with […]
Baltimore, MD (SportsNetwork.com) – The Baltimore Orioles outrighted relief pitcher Evan Meek to Triple-A Norfolk on Wednesday. Meek went 0-4 with a 5.79 ERA in 23 games for the Orioles this season. He also posted a 2-0 mark with a […]
Toronto, ON (SportsNetwork.com) – The Toronto Blue Jays claimed first baseman Justin Smoak off waivers from the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday. Smoak was viewed as a potential cornerstone player when the Mariners acquired the ballyhooed prospect in the Cliff Lee […]
(SportsNetwork.com) – St. Louis Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak and manager Mike Matheny were in the Dominican Republic for the services of Oscar Taveras, the rising baseball star who died Sunday in a car crash. Mozeliak said on a conference […]
Atlanta, GA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Atlanta Braves have hired Kevin Seitzer to replace Greg Walker as hitting coach. The 52-year-old Seitzer was the hitting coach for the Toronto Blue Jays this past season. He also served in a similar position […]