February 11, 2012

Tim Lincecum thought about the seismic shifts of baseball's off-season, the ones that saw Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder migrate to the American League.

February 11, 2012

A team-by-team look at the National League entering spring training, including key players each club acquired and lost, and dates of the first workout for pitchers and catchers, and the full squad:

February 11, 2012

A team-by-team look at the American League entering spring training, including key players each club acquired and lost, and dates of the first workout for pitchers and catchers, and the full squad:

February 10, 2012

BALTIMORE - The Baltimore Orioles have apologized to two South Korean baseball organizations upset with the club over its contract with a local high school pitcher.

February 10, 2012

ATLANTA - Julio Teheran was not even born in 1990 when Steve Avery joined Tom Glavine and John Smoltz in the Braves rotation. Atlanta, which added Greg Maddux for the 1993 season, won six Cy Young Awards in the decade.

February 10, 2012

UNCASVILLE, Conn. - Bobby Valentine has learned a lot of things across his many years as a manager.

February 10, 2012

NEW YORK, N.Y. - The 130 free agents who have signed, with name, position, former club if different, and contract. The contract information was obtained by The Associated Press from player and management sources. For players with minor league contracts, letter agreements for major league contracts are in parentheses:

February 10, 2012

VILLANOVA, Pa. - Billy Beane's influence on using baseball statistics and economics in building a team has stretched from the diamond to the silver screen.

February 10, 2012

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Royals have agreed to terms with 12 players who will be making their way to Arizona for the start of spring training later this month.

February 10, 2012

TAMPA, Fla. - New York Yankees reliever Joba Chamberlain made 15 throws in his second session on a half-mound at the team's minor-league complex, part of his rehabilitation after elbow ligament replacement surgery.

February 10, 2012

CLEVELAND - All-star infielder Asdrubal Cabrera and the Cleveland Indians agreed to a US$4.55-million, one-year contract Friday to avoid salary arbitration.

February 10, 2012

SEATTLE - Right around the first of the year, Eric Wedge placed a call to a select number of Seattle Mariners telling them to get to the Pacific Northwest in the dead of winter.

February 09, 2012

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's amateur baseball governing body has banned Baltimore Orioles scouts from attending its games for prematurely signing a local high school pitcher.

February 09, 2012

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Even Mets general manager Sandy Alderson can't resist pointing out the team's financial difficulties.

February 09, 2012

NEW YORK, N.Y. - New York Mets catcher Charles "Dock" Doyle and pitcher Scott Moviel have been suspended 50 games each under baseball's minor league drug program.

February 09, 2012

NEW YORK, N.Y. - The New York Mets' owners want the Supreme Court to decide whether only those investors who lost money should get a share of proceeds recovered from Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme.

February 09, 2012

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Alex Gordon doesn't know where negotiations stand on a long-term contract. He doesn't even know how much he deserves to make after a breakout season with the Kansas City Royals.

February 09, 2012

OAKLAND, Calif. - Phil Garner says he has agreed to stay on with the Oakland Athletics in a part-time special adviser role.

February 09, 2012

Nelson Cruz seems to be a perfect fit for the Texas Rangers with his potent bat and big personality.

February 09, 2012

SAN FRANCISCO - The San Francisco Giants have finalized a $1 million, one-year contract with free agent reliever Guillermo Mota to bring him back for a third season.

February 09, 2012

CINCINNATI - The Reds have made a couple moves to improve their depth, finalizing a US$2.5 million, one-year contract with outfielder Ryan Ludwick and a minor league deal with Canadian left-handed starter Jeff Francis.