The Texas Rangers agreed to terms Saturday on a $5.8 million contract for Mike Napoli, avoiding arbitration with the catcher-first baseman the AL champions just acquired in a trade.
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Brad Penny insists he's healthy again. The Detroit Tigers are more than willing to give him a chance to prove it. Penny agreed to a one-year deal with Detroit earlier this month, joining a starting rotation the Tigers hope will lead them to the AL Central title. Penny made only nine starts with St.
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Armando Galarraga may have pitched a near-perfect game for the Detroit Tigers last season, but now he's…
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Duk's Dozen, a selection of 12 morning-fresh links and items, has returned in 2011 to start your baseball…
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I have been a baseball fan for more than 30 of the 38 years I have been on this planet. In my mind there is nothing better than spending a summer's evening either listening or watching a good baseball game. Baseball announcers used to be the voice of the city, but that doesn't seem to be the case anymore. Today's announcers seem more preoccupied with making up canned catchphrases, than describing the games they are covering. With that in mind we will take a nostalgic look back at the best announcers baseball has ever had.
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It must have been in late '98 or '99. As the years pass on, time seems to become irrelevant and fleeting. I was spending the brisk, autumn day at the Bay City Mall, lazily killing time and searching for that iconic chance to spend the little bit of cash my part-time job would allow. This wasn't anything new. I had spent nearly every weekend of the previous year doing much the same at the same location. Bay City, Michigan was as close to the big city as I ever got.
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Teams with more cash hired away many of his top players, but Rays manager Joe Maddon is ready to defend the AL East.
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Last offseason, New York Yankees fans watched the standoff between the Bronx Bombers and Johnny Damon, who had…
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The Arizona Diamondbacks have added depth to their pitching staff with a right-hander who was nearly perfect. Arizona acquired Armando Galarraga in a trade with the Detroit Tigers for minor league pitchers Kevin Eichorn and Ryan Robowski on Monday, giving the Diamondbacks another arm in what should be a pretty good rotation battle in spring training.
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The Detroit Tigers are finally doing the right thing. On Saturday, the team announced during its annual TigerFest…
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