http://espn.go.com/mlb/ Latest MLB news from ESPN.com en-us Thu, 9 Feb 2012 05:35:39 PST http://backend.userland.com/rss webmaster@espn.go.com http://a.espncdn.com/i/tvlistings/tv_espn_original.gif http://espn.go.com 84 34 30 Copyright 2012 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Thanks to some shrewd trades over the past year, San Diego's system is stacked]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 12:15:11 PST http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb/hotstove11/story/_/id/7547640/san-diego-padres-best-farm-system-baseball-mlb http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb/hotstove11/story/_/id/7547640/san-diego-padres-best-farm-system-baseball-mlb Cuban outfielder Yoenis Cespedes toured the Miami Marlins' new downtown ballpark Wednesday, the first leg of what's expected to be his tour of interested clubs.]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 16:47:31 PST http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7556142/miami-marlins-give-cuban-yoenis-cespedes-tour-park http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7556142/miami-marlins-give-cuban-yoenis-cespedes-tour-park The Baseball Hall of Fame is starting a drug education program for students and young adults -- in the same year Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Sammy Sosa will appear on the ballot for the first time after careers tainted by steroid accusations.]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 10:15:22 PST http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7554044/baseball-hall-fame-begin-drug-education-program http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7554044/baseball-hall-fame-begin-drug-education-program The Rangers have avoided arbitration with Elvis Andrus, signing him to a three-year deal.]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 19:08:29 PST http://espn.go.com/dallas/mlb/story/_/id/7555773/texas-rangers-sign-elvis-andrus-3-year-deal http://espn.go.com/dallas/mlb/story/_/id/7555773/texas-rangers-sign-elvis-andrus-3-year-deal Oakland Athletics owner Lew Wolff said Wednesday that indecision by Major League Baseball over whether his club can move to San Jose has been "excruciating" but that he believes the process is finally nearing an end.]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 16:23:47 PST http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7555964/oakland-athletics-owner-wait-san-jose-ruling-excruciating http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7555964/oakland-athletics-owner-wait-san-jose-ruling-excruciating Emilio Bonifacio became the second player to defeat the Miami Marlins in salary arbitration this year.]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 10:23:47 PST http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7554782/emilio-bonifacio-2nd-marlin-beat-team-arbitration http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7554782/emilio-bonifacio-2nd-marlin-beat-team-arbitration Right-hander Brad Bergesen and the Baltimore Orioles have argued their cases in salary arbitration.]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 11:59:36 PST http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7555182/brad-bergesen-baltimore-orioles-argue-cases-arbitration http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7555182/brad-bergesen-baltimore-orioles-argue-cases-arbitration Jed Lowrie and the Houston Astros have avoided an arbitration hearing, agreeing to a $1.15 million, one-year contract.]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 17:20:41 PST http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7556234/jed-lowrie-houston-astros-agree-1-year-deal-115m http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7556234/jed-lowrie-houston-astros-agree-1-year-deal-115m Jose Reyes' hair was auctioned for a fraction of the price of the entire All-Star shortstop. Proceeds of the auction benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Southern Florida.]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 15:49:37 PST http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7555816/miami-marlins-jose-reyes-hair-sells-10200-charity-auction http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7555816/miami-marlins-jose-reyes-hair-sells-10200-charity-auction Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers agreed to a two-year deal Tuesday.]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 08:48:01 PST http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/mlb/story/_/id/7551803/clayton-kershaw-agrees-two-year-deal-los-angeles-dodgers http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/mlb/story/_/id/7551803/clayton-kershaw-agrees-two-year-deal-los-angeles-dodgers The Rangers announced Tuesday night that Shayne Kelley has been named a major league staff assistant and part of his duties will be to support Josh Hamilton.

]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 09:13:53 PST http://espn.go.com/dallas/mlb/story/_/id/7552550/texas-rangers-hire-assistant-help-support-josh-hamilton http://espn.go.com/dallas/mlb/story/_/id/7552550/texas-rangers-hire-assistant-help-support-josh-hamilton The Reds have made a couple moves to improve their depth, signing outfielder Ryan Ludwick to a one-year contract and left-handed starter Jeff Francis to a minor league deal.]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 12:47:12 PST http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7555296/cincinnati-reds-sign-ryan-ludwick-jeff-francis-add-depth http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7555296/cincinnati-reds-sign-ryan-ludwick-jeff-francis-add-depth Billy Beane is planning to stay in the Bay Area for the long haul.]]> Wed, 8 Feb 2012 07:14:56 PST http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7552094/oakland-agree-extend-billy-beane-2019-season http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7552094/oakland-agree-extend-billy-beane-2019-season Dave Dombrowski is showing no sign of buyer's remorse.]]> Tue, 7 Feb 2012 16:14:24 PST http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7551907/detroit-tigers-gm-expects-prince-fielder-stay-productive http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7551907/detroit-tigers-gm-expects-prince-fielder-stay-productive The Orioles traded right-handed starter Jeremy Guthrie to the Colorado Rockies for right-handers Matt Lindstrom and Jason Hammel.]]> Mon, 6 Feb 2012 12:46:24 PST http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7546101/jeremy-guthrie-baltimore-orioles-traded-colorado-rockies http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/7546101/jeremy-guthrie-baltimore-orioles-traded-colorado-rockies The New York Yankees are considering adding a left-handed bat, and one of the three most prominent remaining free agents -- Raul Ibanez, Johnny Damon or Hideki Matsui -- could be on the team within a week, according to a major league source.]]> Tue, 7 Feb 2012 09:50:47 PST http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/7548175/source-new-york-yankees-look-johnny-damon-hideki-matsui-raul-ibanez http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/7548175/source-new-york-yankees-look-johnny-damon-hideki-matsui-raul-ibanez