Major League Baseball News

Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig formally informed the Oakland A's this summer that the team's bid to move San Jose had been denied.

Free-agent outfielder Curtis Granderson and the New York Mets have agreed to a $60 million, four-year contract, according to a person familiar with the situation.

Friday's staggering baseball news arrived in the morning, when Robinson Cano, the Yankees second baseman who seemed to treasure New York City as if his hip-hop impresario/agent Jay Z wrote that song for him, instead departed the Bronx for the wonderful city but recently irrelevant baseball port of Seattle.

In a press release Friday, the Detroit Tigers announced that they will host their 19th annual TigerFest once again this winter.

Right-hander Scott Feldman signed a three-year deal Friday to become the veteran presence in the Houston Astros rotation.

The former Baltimore Orioles outfielder has agreed to a two-year contract with the Washington Nationals, the Baltimore Sun reported on Friday.

Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher Juan Carlos Oviedo in the dugout against the Oakland Athletics at Tropicana Field on Apr 19, 2013.

Robinson Cano , the most sought-after free agent in a thin class, has agreed to a 10-year, $240-million contract with the Seattle Mariners , sources confirmed Friday, snubbing the New York Yankees after months of negotiations and posturing.

When the Detroit Tigers introduced new closer Joe Nathan this week, the news conference quickly became about a lot more than Joe Nathan.

Bats, gloves and jerseys used by the Boston Red Sox during their World Series victory are among the memorabilia now on display at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.

McCann toured the opulent clubhouse, then went to a hotel room arranged by the team at the $695-and-up Mandarin Oriental overlooking Central Park.

Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Brian Wilson will to return to the club, agreeing to a 1-year, $10-million deal on Thursday.

Utility player Willie Bloomquist officially signed a $5.8 million, two-year contract with the Seattle Mariners on Thursday, bringing him back to the team he started his major league career with.

The Milwaukee Brewers have traded outfielder Norichika Aoki to the Kansas City Royals, clearing the way for Ryan Braun to move to right field.

At age 32, with his glory days in the rearview mirror, Justin Morneau is looking for a new beginning at the foot of the Rockies.

Scott Kazmir became attractive to the A's when his fastball averaged 92.5 mph over the course of the season, general manager Billy Beane said Wednesday after the free-agent pitcher's signing became official.

With their top offseason goal of solidifying the pitching staff effectively complete, the Giants are turning their attention to the one gaping hole left on their roster as they head into next week's winter meetings -- left field.

The Philadelphia Phillies traded catcher Erik Kratz and left-hander Rob Rasmussen to the Toronto Blue Jays for righty Brad Lincoln on Tuesday night.

The team announced Wednesday that the six-time American League All-Star agreed to a one-year, $2.5 million contract, opting to come back for another season rather than retire or sign elsewhere.

The Detroit Tigers agreed to terms with the free agent reliever on a two-year contract with a club option for 2016 on Wednesday, accomplishing one of their main objectives this offseason by adding one of baseball's most accomplished closers to the bullpen.