Tug Hulett News

As new shortstop Marco Scutaro posed for photographers at Fenway Park yesterday, Jed Lowrie was in Arizona getting his surgically repaired left wrist examined by a doctor.

The MLB off-season is in full swing. For the Red Sox, some moves have already been made.

The Red Sox are making a push to obtain Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay before the start of the winter meetings Dec.

Andruw Jones agreed Wednesday to a $500,000, one-year contract with the Chicago White Sox.

The Hulett unloader. Off the garbage scow and onto the fast track. They have a management team that says one thing and does another.

With all due respect, this is not what we were hoping for when the Boston Globe's Extra Bases broke the news of a Red Sox trade.

The Royals have traded infielder Tug Hulett to the Boston Red Sox for cash or a player to be named.

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Five prospects, including up-and-coming middle infielder Jeff Bianchi, were added to the Royals' 40-man winter roster Friday.

Once again, America's top minor leaguers succeeded where its big leaguers have failed.

The question was inevitable Tuesday afternoon as Zack Greinke sat in the interview room at Yankee Stadium with the worlds most familiar sports logo as a backdrop.

Luke Hochevar may be terrific in his start at Yankee Stadium on Monday. Wouldn't be the first time.

The first thing that Royals manager Trey Hillman wanted to talk about on Sunday was Eddie Rodriguez and his team's World Cup championship in Nattuno, Italy.

Team USA avenged its only loss of the 2009 World Cup by beating Venezuela 6-3 on Tuesday, the Americans' 10th straight victory.

Four home runs sparked Team USA to a victory over Team Italy tonight, continuing USA's winning record in Round Two of the 2009 World Baseball Cup.

Team USA blew a 7-2 lead and wasted two home runs by Rangers prospect Justin Smoak, losing its World Cup opener 13-9 to Venezuela in extra innings.

Utilityman Willie Bloomquist anticipated a chaotic weekend as he returned for the first time to Safeco Field since ending his 10-year association with the Mariners.

Alex Gordon was one of five Royals with two hits as Omaha defeated New Orleans 7-3 Thursday night at Rosenblatt Stadium.

Infielder Tug Hulett, in his first year with the Royals organization, was named to the 2009 U.S. World Cup team on Thursday by USA Baseball.

Royals 9, Tacoma 8 2B Falu 4-5, BB, 2B , 2 RS, SB -- .258 LF Hulett 2-5, BB, HR , 3 RBI , 2 K, 2 RS -- .294 3B Gordon 2-5, BB, 2B, RBI, K, RS, E -- .385 1B Thorman 2-4, HR , RBI , K, RS -- .265, hadn't homered in 33 games, no RBI in 16 games DH Buchanan 1-5, HR , 3 RBI , RS -- .243 RF Aldridge 1-6, RBI , 3 K -- .305 1B Ka'aihue 0-1, HBP -- .264, ...