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Clayton Kershaw Signs $19 Million Deal With Dodgers

Clayton Kershaw has signed the dotted line on a $19 million two-year deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers The Dodgers signing Kershaw has helped both club and player avoid a potentially awkward salary arbitration hearing - a scheduled ... continue

L.A. Dodgers First Baseman James Loney Fell Asleep At Wheel Before Freeway Accident [911 Call]

L.A. Dodgers first baseman James Loney smashed into several cars on an L.A. freeway last November and now the recently released 911 tape reveals that he was passed out behind the wheel and then tried to flee ... continue

Chip Schumaker’s Topps Baseball Card Features Rally Squirrel, Almost None Of Chip’s Body

Skip Schumaker is barely shown in his 2012 Topps Series 1 baseball card set, in fact only his pant leg is visible while the rest of the card is taken up by the now famous rally squirrel. The ... continue

Tim Lincecum, San Francisco Giants Agree on 2-Year, $40.5M Deal

Several media outlets are reporting the San Francisco Giants have agreed on a two-year, $40.5 million deal with hard-throwing righthander Tim Lincecum. According to the reports, Lincecum will earn $18 million in 2012 and $22 million next year, ... continue

Fausto Carmona Arrest: Indians Pitcher Released on Bail Following ID Fraud

The Indians pitcher known to date as Fausto Carmona has been released from jail in the Dominican Republic on bail, but it is unclear how long it might be before he is able to return to the ... continue

Yu Darvish Agrees To Six-Year Texas Rangers Deal Worth $60 Million

Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish has signed a $60 million, six-year deal with the Texas Rangers. Under a rumor part of the deal Darvish has the right to opt out of the final year of his contract should ... continue

Hiroki Kuroda, Yankees Agree on One-Year, $10M Deal

ESPN News is reporting that the New York Yankees and former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Hiroki Kuroda have just agreed on a one-year deal worth a reported $10 million. A person familiar with Kuroda's signing told The Associated ... continue

Bug Selig Accepts Two Year Contract Extension, Will Remain League Commissioner Through 2014 Season

Sue Selig has said all along that there was no way husband Bug Selig would walk away from Major League Baseball (MLB) and now the man who will turn 80-years-old in July has agreed to extend his ... continue

Manny Ramirez Gets Desperate, Promises To Be A ‘Role Model’ If Given The Chance To Play

Manny Ramirez failed the MLB's drug testing policy not one but two times and then walked away from the game after being handed a 100-game suspension and now he seems almost desperate to come back after promising ... continue

MLB Commissioner Bud Selig Will Be Offered Job Extension [Insider Report]

77-year-old MLB commissioner Bud Selig will be offered a contract extension and a source inside the league says he's likely to accept it. Selig currently has just one year remaining on his contract and had previously said he ... continue

Joe Torre Quits MLB, Joins Group Seeking Dodgers Ownership

Joe Torre is moving on to yet another new chapter in his baseball career. After one year working under Bud Selig as the MLB's executive vice president of baseball operations, Torre has resigned in order to join a ... continue

Josh Hamilton Urged to Keep Tossing Foul Balls By Shannon Stone’s Mother

Earlier this year, Shannon Stone, a 39-year-old firefighter, leaned over the rail to catch a foul ball that was thrown to him by Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton. Stone slipped and fell to his death. After the ... continue

New York Mets Pitcher RA Dickey to Climb Kilimanjaro Despite Team’s Threats

New York Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey will go ahead with his charitable mountain-climbing plans despite the team's objections, the NY Daily News reported Tuesday. Citing "multiple sources," the newspaper said Dickey won't nix his ascension of Mount Kilimanjaro ... continue

Yorvit Torrealba Suspended From Venezuelan League For 66 Games After Striking Umpire

Earlier today I reported on Texas Rangers backup catcher Yorvit Torrealba and a blow he dealt to the face of an umpire in the Venezuelan league and now officials for that league has announced a 66 game suspension for the ... continue

Texas Rangers Catcher Yorvit Torrealba Hits Umpire In Face [Video]

Texas Rangers catcher Yorvit Torrealba was playing in the Venezuelan League this Friday when he struck out at bat and then proceeded to argue with the home plate umpire. It's still not clear what was said however ... continue

Chicago White Sox, John Danks Agree on 5-Year, $65 Million Deal

ESPN.com is reporting that the Chicago White Sox and starting pitcher John Danks have reached an agreement on a five-year contract extension worth $65 million. The deal is expected to become official next week after Danks passes a ... continue

Ryan Braun Tested Positive for Medicine, Not PEDs [Report]

Ryan Braun, the 2011 National League MVP, tested positive earlier this month for performance enhancing drugs. But a recent report says that Braun's positive test may have been triggered by medication and not PEDs. TMZ, citing a source "directly ... continue