Red Sox Name Jon Lester Opening Day Starter
Rich Pilling/MLB Photos via Getty Images(FORT MYERS, Fla.) — The Red Sox announced on Wednesday that Jon Lester will start on Opening Day.
“The way he was lined up, he was probably targeted all along,” manager John Farrell said, “but at the same time…
David Freese Will Start Season on DL
Doug Benc/Getty Images(JUPITER, Fla.) — The St. Louis Cardinals placed third baseman David Freese on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday, due to a lower back strain.Freese had an MRI Monday exposing the injury. He then had an anti-inflammatory shot th…
New York Yankees Add Vernon Wells and Lyle Overbay
Rob Carr/Getty Images(TAMPA, Fla.) — The New York Yankees acquired outfielder Vernon Wells from the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday, in exchange for minor league outfielder Exircado Cayones and minor league left-handed pitcher Kramer Sneed. The Halos w…
Mets’ Shaun Marcum Could Be Heading to DL
Mike McGinnis/Getty Images(PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla.) — It could be another long season for the Mets as the injuries are piling up. Starting pitcher Shaun Marcum is experiencing neck pain and could start the season on the disabled list.Marcum felt neck dis…
Blue Jays Brett Lawrie Will Start Season on DL
Abelimages/Getty Images(DUNEDIN, (Fla.) — Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Brett Lawrie will start the season on the disabled list, Blue Jays skipper John Gibbons announced Monday.Lawrie has been dealing with a left rib cage injury since playing in …
Blue Jays Brett Lawrie Will Start Season on DL
Abelimages/Getty Images(DUNEDIN, (Fla.) — Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Brett Lawrie will start the season on the disabled list, Blue Jays skipper John Gibbons announced Monday.Lawrie has been dealing with a left rib cage injury since playing in …
Source: Brewers To Sign Kyle Lohse
Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images(NEW YORK) – The Milwaukee Brewers have agreed to sign free agent pitcher Kyle Lohse, according to ESPN sources.
The deal is worth $33 million over three years, but is contingent upon the completion of a physical. The 34…
ESPN: Yankees Set to Acquire Angels’ Outfielder Vernon Wells
Victor Decolongon/Getty Images(TAMPA, Fla.) — The New York Yankees are the walking wounded these days and according to ESPN help is on the way as the team is reportedly set to acquire Los Angeles Angels’ outfielder Vernon Wells.Wells is expected to wa…
Phillies’ Roy Halladay Says He’s Ready to Begin the Season
Hunter Martin/Getty Images(CLEARWATER, Fla.) — Even though he’s struggled to get through spring training, Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Roy Halladay made it clear that he is healthy and will be ready to begin the season without any problems.W…
N.Y. Yankees Sign Chien-Ming Wang To Minor League Contract
Brad White/Getty Images(TAMPA, Fla.) — The New York Yankees signed right-handed pitcher Chien-Ming Wang to a minor league contract on Saturday. Wang played for the Bronx Bombers from 2005 through 2009, compiling a record of 55-26 with a 4.16 ERA in 10…
Dodgers’ Hanley Ramirez Out 8 Weeks
Denis Poroy/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Hanley Ramirez will miss the first two months of the regular season to undergo surgery to repair a torn ligament in his right thumb.
Ramirez suffered the injury on Tuesday after he was…
Dodgers’ Hanley Ramirez Out 8 Weeks
Denis Poroy/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Hanley Ramirez will miss the first two months of the regular season to undergo surgery to repair a torn ligament in his right thumb.
Ramirez suffered the injury on Tuesday after he was…
Yankees’ Derek Jeter Uncertain for Opening Day
Elsa/Getty Images(TAMPA, Fla.) — New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter was scratched from the lineup for the second day in a row on Wednesday.
Jeter continues to have inflammation in his ankle that he broke in October. He received a cortisone sho…
Cardinals’ Chris Carpenter Admits His Career Is Likely Over
Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images(JUPITER, Fla.) — After 15 seasons in Major League Baseball, St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter sounds like a man who is ready to walk away from the game.The 37-year-old Carpenter is still experiencing numbness in his…
Chase Headley Breaks Thumb
Jason Wise/MLB Photos via Getty Images(PEORIA, Ariz.) — San Diego Padres third baseman Chase Headley broke his left thumb and will miss at least the first two weeks of the MLB season.
Headley injured the thumb while sliding into second base in an atte…
Reds Pitcher Aroldis Chapman Wants to Close
Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images(SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.) — The Cincinnati Reds still don’t know whether they will use pitcher Aroldis Chapman as a starter or closer.While Chapman might not know how he will be used this season, opening day is two weeks away and…
Mets’ David Wright Has No Regrets About Playing in WBC
Alex Trautwig/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — During the United States’ run in the World Baseball Classic, New York Mets third baseman David Wright suffered a back injury and could open the season on the disable list. Despite that, Wright has no regrets abou…
Teixeira: Injury More Serious
Rob Tringali/SportsChrome/Getty Images)(TAMPA, Fla.) — New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira may miss more time than orignally thought.
The injury to Teixiera’s wrist that was originally reported as a wrist strainwas discovered to be a partiall…
Puerto Rico Eliminates Team USA
Tom DiPace/WBCI/MLB Photos via Getty Images(MIAMI) — Nelson Figueroa got the best of the USA on Friday night. The 38-year-old led his team to the semifinals of the World Baseball Classic on Friday with big six inning performance in Puerto Rico’s…
Brewers’ Carlos Gomez Inks Four-Year Deal
Rob Carr/Getty Images(SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.) — The Milwaukee Brewers and outfielder Carlos Gomez agreed to a four-year, $28.3 million deal on Wednesday.
Gomez, 27, hit .260 with 19 homers and 37 stolen bases in 137 games in 2012. In the offseason, G…