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All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/sports/baseball sports Baseball News en-us Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:01:30 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/sports/baseball http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/baseball/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100210/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bbn_astros_injuries ap/20100210/bbn_astros_injuries AP sports Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:01:30 GMT AP - Astros reliever Brandon Lyon had surgery to drain a small cyst in his pitching shoulder but is expected to be ready for spring training. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/baseball/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bba_twins_jones ap/20100209/bba_twins_jones AP sports Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:57:56 GMT AP - Jacque Jones has returned to the Minnesota Twins, agreeing to a minor league contract. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/baseball/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bbn_padres_torrealba ap/20100209/bbn_padres_torrealba AP sports Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:45:45 GMT AP - Yorvit Torrealba and the San Diego Padres have finalized a one-year contract that guarantees the catcher $1.25 million. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/baseball/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bba_twins_gagne ap/20100209/bba_twins_gagne AP sports Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:23:47 GMT AP - Former Minnesota Twins shortstop Greg Gagne has been elected to the team's Hall of Fame. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/baseball/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100209/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bba_athletics_taveras ap/20100209/bba_athletics_taveras AP sports Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:08:47 GMT AP - Speedy outfielder Willy Taveras has been released by the Oakland Athletics, eight days after he was acquired from Cincinnati with infielder Adam Rosales for infielder Aaron Miles and a player to be named. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/baseball/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100208/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bba_yankees_moves ap/20100208/bba_yankees_moves AP sports Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:49:32 GMT AP - Marcus Thames agreed Monday to a minor league contract with the New York Yankees, who also finalized a $1.1 million, one-year deal with Randy Winn to give themselves more left field options. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/baseball/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100208/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bba_twins_pohlad ap/20100208/bba_twins_pohlad AP sports Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:02:41 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/baseball/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100208/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bba_twins_pohlad"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.7563f91088544c8495984e8713cb3a5b.twins_pohlad_baseball_ny156.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=Ps.QuMuFYD3CB5KgDAlOMw--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="FILE - In this Feb. 29, 2008 file photo, Jim Pohlad meets with reporters Friday, Feb. 29, 2008, in Minneapolis. Pohlad says he's staying out of contract negotiations with catcher Joe Mauer. Pohlad declined Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, to discuss specifics or confirm the team is talking about a long-term extension for the American League MVP. Pohlad said the Twins simply want to have Mauer in uniform. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Minnesota Twins have been spending their way out of that small-budget image, mirroring the imminent increase in revenue from their new ballpark with a big spike in player salary commitments.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/baseball/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100208/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bba_twins_pohlad"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.7563f91088544c8495984e8713cb3a5b.twins_pohlad_baseball_ny156.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=Ps.QuMuFYD3CB5KgDAlOMw--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this Feb. 29, 2008 file photo, Jim Pohlad meets with reporters Friday, Feb. 29, 2008, in Minneapolis. Pohlad says he's staying out of contract negotiations with catcher Joe Mauer. Pohlad declined Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, to discuss specifics or confirm the team is talking about a long-term extension for the American League MVP. Pohlad said the Twins simply want to have Mauer in uniform. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/baseball/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100208/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bba_yankees_winn ap/20100208/bba_yankees_winn AP sports Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:53:55 GMT AP - Randy Winn and the New York Yankees have finalized a $1.1 million, one-year contract. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/baseball/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100208/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bbn_mets_moves ap/20100208/bbn_mets_moves AP sports Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:48:40 GMT AP - Former major league manager Bob Melvin has been hired as a professional scout by the New York Mets, who also brought back Mookie Wilson as their minor league outfield and base running coordinator. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/baseball/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100208/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bbo_hall_of_fame_classic ap/20100208/bbo_hall_of_fame_classic AP sports Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:36:00 GMT AP - The Baseball Hall of Fame will hold a second annual Hall of Fame Classic on Father's Day this year. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/baseball/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100208/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bbo_sabermetrics ap/20100208/bbo_sabermetrics AP sports Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:58:30 GMT AP - A company has withdrawn its application to trademark the term "sabermetrics" following opposition from the Society for American Baseball Research. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/baseball/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100208/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bbn_brewers_selig_statue ap/20100208/bbn_brewers_selig_statue AP sports Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:46:51 GMT AP - The Brewers are erecting a statue of baseball commissioner Bud Selig outside Miller Park and will unveil it on Aug. 24. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/baseball/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100208/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bba_white_sox_vizquel ap/20100208/bba_white_sox_vizquel AP sports Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:46:40 GMT AP - Omar Vizquel will wear the No. 11 of former White Sox shortstop and fellow Venezuelan Luis Aparicio this season. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/baseball/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100206/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bba_mariners_bedard ap/20100206/bba_mariners_bedard AP sports Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:26:53 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/baseball/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100206/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bba_mariners_bedard"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100205/capt.75bf9168672c4f5faef3f5767ca684d0.mariners_bedard_baseball_se101.jpg?x=76&y=130&q=85&sig=VrVkUWPVUw.8qjDedlEWfA--" align="left" height="130" width="76" alt="FILE - In this June 2, 2009, file photo Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Erik Bedard throws during baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles in Seattle. A person with knowledge of negotiations told The Associated Press on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, that Seattle and the oft-injured left-hander who cost the team five prospects in a 2008 trade are getting close to a one-year contract, pending a physical that could be tricky. The former Orioles ace has been in his native Canada doing rehabilitation following surgery in August on a torn labrum in his pitching shoulder. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Despite shoulder surgeries and disappointment in Seattle during each of the last two seasons, free-agent left-hander Erik Bedard is coming back to the Mariners.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/baseball/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100206/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bba_mariners_bedard"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100205/capt.75bf9168672c4f5faef3f5767ca684d0.mariners_bedard_baseball_se101.jpg?x=76&y=130&q=85&sig=VrVkUWPVUw.8qjDedlEWfA--" align="left" height="130" width="76" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this June 2, 2009, file photo Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Erik Bedard throws during baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles in Seattle. A person with knowledge of negotiations told The Associated Press on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, that Seattle and the oft-injured left-hander who cost the team five prospects in a 2008 trade are getting close to a one-year contract, pending a physical that could be tricky. The former Orioles ace has been in his native Canada doing rehabilitation following surgery in August on a torn labrum in his pitching shoulder. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/baseball/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100206/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bbn_giants_lincecum ap/20100206/bbn_giants_lincecum AP sports Sat, 06 Feb 2010 04:41:07 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/baseball/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100206/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bbn_giants_lincecum"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100205/capt.f11140a129d84309a2b2c34bdbec2e2a.giants_lincecum_baseball_fx102.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=olsFz6Q4nGOCVwlgFTF9jg--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum laughs while talking with reporters during media day at AT&T Park in San Francisco, Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. The two-time National League Cy Young award winner talked about his upcoming salary arbitration hearing.(AP Photo/Eric Risberg)" border="0" /></a>AP - Tim Lincecum is prepared to hear some harsh criticism in an arbitration hearing with the San Francisco Giants &mdash; perhaps even delving into his offseason pot bust.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/baseball/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100206/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bbn_giants_lincecum"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100205/capt.f11140a129d84309a2b2c34bdbec2e2a.giants_lincecum_baseball_fx102.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=olsFz6Q4nGOCVwlgFTF9jg--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="photo" title="San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum laughs while talking with reporters during media day at AT&T Park in San Francisco, Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. The two-time National League Cy Young award winner talked about his upcoming salary arbitration hearing.(AP Photo/Eric Risberg)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/baseball/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100205/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bba_twins_hudson ap/20100205/bba_twins_hudson AP sports Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:29:43 GMT AP - The Minnesota Twins will take a new middle infield into their new ballpark. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/baseball/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100204/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bba_tigers_verlander ap/20100204/bba_tigers_verlander AP sports Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:36:42 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/baseball/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100204/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bba_tigers_verlander"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100204/capt.269de1b53f6b4477bc58063347f7a6cb.tigers_verlander_baseball_ny171.jpg?x=93&y=130&q=85&sig=LpPCM6O5eYFruz93jCUqsw--" align="left" height="130" width="93" alt="FILE - In this May 8, 2009, file photo, Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Justin Verlander pumps his fist after striking out Cleveland Indians' Asdrubal Cabrera in the ninth inning for a 1-0 win in a baseball game in Cleveland. Verlander and the Detroit Tigers have agreed to an $80 million, five-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity Wednesday night, Feb. 3, 2010, because the deal had not been announced. The person said the contract could be completed as soon as Thursday. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Justin Verlander likely would have earned a nine-figure contract if he was able to stay healthy and successful for two more seasons.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/baseball/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100204/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bba_tigers_verlander"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100204/capt.269de1b53f6b4477bc58063347f7a6cb.tigers_verlander_baseball_ny171.jpg?x=93&y=130&q=85&sig=LpPCM6O5eYFruz93jCUqsw--" align="left" height="130" width="93" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this May 8, 2009, file photo, Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Justin Verlander pumps his fist after striking out Cleveland Indians' Asdrubal Cabrera in the ninth inning for a 1-0 win in a baseball game in Cleveland. Verlander and the Detroit Tigers have agreed to an $80 million, five-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity Wednesday night, Feb. 3, 2010, because the deal had not been announced. The person said the contract could be completed as soon as Thursday. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, file)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/baseball/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100204/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bba_twins_thome ap/20100204/bba_twins_thome AP sports Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:57:10 GMT AP - Slugger Jim Thome has signed his contract with the Minnesota Twins and has been officially added to the team's 40-man roster. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/baseball/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100204/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bbn_cubs_moves ap/20100204/bbn_cubs_moves AP sports Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:11:16 GMT AP - Pitcher Carlos Marmol and the Chicago Cubs have agreed on a one-year deal. The contract is worth $2.1 million, midway between the figures the sides exchanged in arbitration last month. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/baseball/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100204/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bba_indians_sizemore_racy_photos ap/20100204/bba_indians_sizemore_racy_photos AP sports Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:59:10 GMT AP - Fully clothed, Grady Sizemore faced his public with nothing to hide.