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The Boston Red Sox have exercised the club option on catcher Victor Martinez for the 2010 season, but declined to pick up options on both Jason Varitek and shortstop Alex Gonzalez.

Alex Rodriguez held the World Series trophy and wouldn't let go. After the New York Yankees regained the title for the first time in nine years by beating the Philadelphia Phillies, 7-4, Wednesday night, after the podium presentation before a crowd of 50,315 christened the ballpark with a championship in its first year, A-Rod was the one to carry ...

Royals' Mark Teahen follows through on a two-run home run against Detroit. Phil Rogers On Baseball , November 5, 2009 Mark Teahen might be Kenny Williams' perfect player.

Seattle -- San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum is facing misdemeanor marijuana charges following a traffic stop in his home state.

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Outfielder Bobby Abreu agreed Thursday to a two-year, $19 million contract to stay with the Angels rather than test the free-agent market again.

Trying out a regular feature of sorts here. Basically, anytime a role-playing corner outfielder with a major league track record is signed, we'll compare the contract to Gabe Kapler 's one-year $1.05M deal.

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Mark Kotsay certainly could have been worse after coming to the Sox in July. When the White Sox traded Brian Anderson for a recently-DFA'd Mark Kotsay July 28, I noted that Kotsay was actually a slight offensive downgrade from Josh Fields at the time.

Dewayne Wise stated several times this season that he never really felt truly appreciated by White Sox fans, and so on Friday, the outfielder that will forever be linked with Mark Buehrle's perfect game opted for free agency rather than accepting an outright assignment to Class AAA Charlotte.

Good afternoon for sunny Anaheim. The Red Sox had until 1 p.m. EST to set their Division Series roster.

Chicago's Mark Buehrle and the White Sox lead the Indians, 1-0, in the second game of Wednesday's doubleheader that marks the end of the season's home games.

The White Sox certainly made final-week action interesting in the American League Central and even a bit dramatic with two wins to start this three-game weekend set against the Tigers at Comerica Park.

For the past four days, the Twins held their own fate in their hands. Now, they must rely on the White Sox for some help.

Maybe it's not a West Coast thing after all. Maybe it's an Oakland thing. After the White Sox had lost 20 of 24 games to the A's on the West Coast, they figured maybe they could get something going back in the Midwest.

Mark Kotsay doesn't know how free agency will work out for him this offseason. But the reserve infielder/ outfielder does know where he would like to be come 2010.

Carlos Quentin finished 2-for-4 with a three- run homer and four RBI as Chicago downed AL Central-leading Detroit, 8-4, in the finale of a three-game set from U.S. Cellular Field.

Whether you are considering keeper decisions or are just ready for an end-of-season retrospective, now is the time to take a closer look at some of this season's unexpected performances.

Team meetings at this time of the Baseball season usually are about dividing shares of playoff money.

The latest DH for the White Sox is A. J. Pierzynski, who fins himself in a unique position for a No.