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MINNEAPOLIS a ' The Minnesota Twins have added eight prospects to their 40-man roster.

Matt Holliday hardly could have expected to land with the low-budget Oakland Athletics.

Desperate for starting pitchers, the New York Yankees expect to enter next season without 20-game winner Mike Mussina.

The Mets have many goals and many choices in this baseball offseason, but as they take in the lay of the land now, they think they know this: Acquiring a closer will be first on their list of accomplishments.

Outfielder Coco Crisp was traded from the Boston Red Sox to the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday for reliever Ramon Ramirez.

In early September, a rival executive told me that the Red Sox were planning a major push for right-hander A.J. Burnett if he became a free agent.

Twins right-handed reliever Pat Neshek can now begin his long road to recovery after undergoing Tommy John elbow ligament replacement surgery on Tuesday morning.

Don Wakamatsu has his first job as a major league manager, and it's not exactly an easy one.

New Yankee Nick Swisher said he's intrigued by the possibility of playing first base full-time next season.

Pitcher Ryan Dempster and the Chicago Cubs agreed Tuesday on a $52 million, four-year contract that includes a player option to 2012.

Published November 17, 2008 at 7 p.m. Updated November 18, 2008 at 12:06 a.m. SAN DIEGO _ Padres third baseman Kevin Kouzmanoff had arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder and is expected to be ready by the ...

The 28-year-old Jimenez posted a 5.63 ERA in 15 appearances for the St. Louis Cardinals last season.

A 16-year-old schoolgirl is making a unique pitch to become the first woman to play professional baseball in Japan.

High school student Eri Yoshida was drafted by the Kobe 9 Cruise, a professional team in a new independent Japanese league that will start its first season in April.

'I always dreamed of becoming a professional,' Yoshida, who is 5-feet (152-centimeters) tall and weighs 114 pounds (52 kilograms), told a news conference Monday. 'I have only just been picked by the team and haven't achieved anything yet.'

Jeremy Affeldt had considered looking for a job as a closer this offseason. Then San Francisco offered a contract the reliever couldn't pass up.

St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols won his second NL MVP award, powering past Philadelphia star Ryan Howard by a comfortable margin Monday.

Jon Lester. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SEATTLE -- Boston left-hander Jon Lester , who has recovered from cancer, clinched the World Series for the Red Sox in 2007 and threw a no-hitter last season, was selected as ...

When the clock struck midnight on Friday morning, Major League Baseball teams were officially able to start talking financial numbers with free agents from other teams.

Frank Wren says the Atlanta Braves won't sweeten their offer to the San Diego Padres for Jake Peavy, forcing the team to look elsewhere in its search for pitching help.

On July 25, Red Sox management had an official letter of suspension delivered to Manny Ramirez, but he played the next day and wasn't disciplined.

The Phillies filled one of their coaching vacancies Thursday afternoon. Former Baltimore Orioles manager Sam Perlozzo joined Charlie Manuel's staff for the 2009 season.