Major League Baseball News

Jefferson City -- Missouri has added four new members to the exclusive Academy of Squires.

If the New York Yankees bring back Andy Pettitte, if could determine what the Bombers do in the rest of free agency.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Minor league outfielder Desmond Jennings and pitchers Jeremy Hellickson and Alexander Torres have been added to the Tampa Bay Rays' 40-man roster.

Some teams lost money in 2009, baseball commissioner Bud Selig said Thursday after the final owners meeting of the year.

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim announced on Thursday that American League Manager of the Year Mike Scioscia's entire coaching staff will return for the 2010 season.

The Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday acquired veteran right-handed pitcher Aaron Heilman from the Chicago Cubs for a pair of minor leaguers.

Linecum a repeat Cy Young winner Tim Lincecum is the first repeat winner of the Cy Young Award since Randy Johnson captured four in a row between 1999 abd 2002.

The Detroit Tigers are freezing ticket prices for 2010, and will lower the cost of some individual and season tickets.

The National League Cy Young Award will be announced early Thursday afternoon, and there are a trio of pitchers with viable claims to the trophy.

After years of working with national teams, Davey Johnson is returning to the Nationals.

The Red Sox released Kottaras today. The 26-year-old catcher was out of options and couldn't be sent to the minors again.

Jim Tracy of Colorado has won the NL manager of the year award while Mike Scioscia of the Los Angeles Angels has been selected for the AL honour.

Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane sees Andrew Bailey's rookie of the year award as reinforcement that a youth movement is the way to go.

The Kansas City Royals and Kauffman Stadium will reportedly play host to the 2012 All-Star Game.

Wally Backman wants another chance to manage in the majors. The former Mets second baseman, fired after four days with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2004, was introduced Tuesday as manager of the Brooklyn Cyclones, New York's class-A farm team in the New York-Penn League.

Sandy Alomar Jr. is back with the Cleveland Indians. The popular former All-Star catcher has been hired by new Indians manager Manny Acta as a first-base coach.

The Yankees have declined a $1.25 million option on pitcher Sergio Mitre. The right-hander was not on the Yankees' postseason roster.

Zack Greinke won the American League Cy Young Award on Tuesday, beating out Felix Hernandez after a spectacular season short on wins but long on domination.

Players from the National League East division swept the top three spots in voting for the NL rookie of the year, as Florida Marlins outfielder Chris Coghlan won the award in a narrow race over Philadelphia Phillies left-hander J.A. Happ, with Atlanta Braves right-hander Tommy Hanson finishing third.

In the American League, Oakland Athletics closer Andrew Bailey won the award, with Texas Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus finishing second and Detroit Tigers right-hander Rick Porcello third.

Coghlan, 24, became the third Marlins rookie honored with the award this decade, joining Dontrelle Willis (2003) and Hanley Ramirez (2006). Called up from Class AAA in early May, Coghlan led all NL rookies this year in batting average (.321), runs (84), hits (162) and on-base percentage (.390). After batting just .240 before the all-star break, he led all NL players in batting average (.372), runs (54) and hits (113) in the second half.

The Kansas City Royals today announced that Billy Butler has been named the 2009 Les Milgram Player of the Year.