7 Feb 2012 at 10:34pm
The New York Mets have a slew of right-handed pitching prospects who may be able to help the big league club as soon as this year. All signs point to 2012 being a completely lost season, so why not let their trio of young hurlers go through their growing pains at the major-league...
The Mets won't know for certain until March whether or not Johan Santana, attempting a comeback from left shoulder surgery, will be ready to go by the start of the regular season.
If he is, Santana will be the clear favorite to pitch Opening Day based on his past successes, including two Cy Young awards and four All-Star seasons.
If not, the assignment probably will fall to R.A. Dickey, the club's most consistent starting pitcher last season.
"I certainly hope that's not the case," Dickey said. "My first reaction would obviously be that I would be honored to do it. But it would be by default, because Johan is our ace." Though Dickey was only 8-13 in 32 starts last season, he posted a 3.28 ERA in building upon his breakout 2010 campaign. After battling a...
7 Feb 2012 at 3:49pm
The original face of the Montreal Expos is heading to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.
7 Feb 2012 at 1:42pm
The announcement that the Mets had three young hurlers named to MLB.com's 2012 Top 100 Prospect list was perhaps the best news of the offseason for long-suffering New York baseball fans. But for this Mets fan, the news was a concern to me and not a positive because my team...
5 Feb 2012 at 3:22pm
MLB's inaugural event gives prospects from these two fertile countries a chance to display skills in front of scouts.
5 Feb 2012 at 1:13am
The inaugural event for 15- and 16-year-olds could curb age and name falsifications while protecting players from unscrupulous agents.
4 Feb 2012 at 12:57am
According to a Yahoo! Sports report, former New York Mets shortstop Jose Reyes had his dreadlocks trimmed during a nationally televised haircut Feb. 3 on the MLB Network. He left the Mets in December for a $106 million, six-year contract with the Miami Marlins.
3 Feb 2012 at 7:03pm
Along with a new uniform, Jose Reyes has a new, close-cropped look. The All-Star shortstop had his dreadlocks trimmed during a nationally televised haircut Friday on the MLB Network. "A little bit lighter. It's going to take me a couple of days to get used to it," Reyes said. He left the New York Mets in December for a $106 million, six-year contract with the Miami Marlins.
3 Feb 2012 at 2:42pm
During a winter season where Red Sox fans have sat held by the seat of their pants, waiting for management to make a splash that never came, it is easily understandable why those same fans are turning their attention toward the fortunes of the Patriots when they take the field...
3 Feb 2012 at 9:22am
Even as he battles an aggressive form of brain cancer, Hall of Famer Gary Carter wouldn't miss opening day for the college baseball team he coaches. Carter shook hands with each player on the Palm Beach Atlantic University team and watched about three innings of the game Thursday night. The Palm Beach Post (http://bit.ly/A9Q0qN ) reports the crowd gave him a standing ovation.
2 Feb 2012 at 5:16pm
By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer
2 Feb 2012 at 5:15pm
Free agent pitcher Edwin Jackson joined his eighth organization on Thursday when he agreed to a one-year deal with the Washington Nationals. Terms of Jackson's deal weren't disclosed. Jackson, 28, is 60-60 with a 4.46 ERA in 10 seasons with Tampa Bay, the Dodgers, the White...
2 Feb 2012 at 12:13pm
The New York Mets announced Feb. 1 that they will be bringing back Banner Day for the first time in 16 years. The idea behind Banner Day- which was a Mets tradition from 1963 to 1996- is to give fans the opportunity to show their love for the team by creating homemade banners that...
1 Feb 2012 at 5:20pm
Reliever Francisco Cordero and the Toronto Blue Jays finalized a $4.5 million, one-year contract Wednesday.
1 Feb 2012 at 5:10pm
TORONTO - Toronto Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos put the finishing touches on his bullpen makeover Wednesday by signing veteran right-hander Francisco Cordero to a US$4.5-million, one-year contract.
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