American League East News

Mike Napoli revealed Friday night that he has agreed to come back to the Red Sox.

Things have really been heating up on the MLB Hot Stove as of late. A number of big-name free agents have already signed, but there are more top players that are still on the market.

Teams evidently didn't want to wait until the second week of December to complete major offseason transactions.

Steve Langone was a pitcher and designated hitter for the Boston College baseball team before graduating in 2000.

Sep 28, 2013; Houston, TX, USA; New York Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano warms up before a game against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park.

They are going to try to spin the loss of Robinson Cano to the Seattle Mariners in the best way possible.

The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum opened its World Series "Autumn Glory" exhibit on Thursday.

On one hand, it seems a little early to start eulogizing Dylan Axelrod , if only because some White Sox cast-offs never really shake loose.

Tickets may not yet be available for the upcoming 2014 season, but that should not stop fans in Reds Country from planning their summer and fall excursions around this great nation to cheer on the Redlegs.

The Red Sox have been looking to add relief depth this off-season, and have managed to bring two arms on board for surprisingly reasonable prices.

As next week's Winter Meetings loom, observers of Major League Baseball are reminded yet again of an axiom that is sometimes mistrusted but keeps occasionally, and with the best of timing, proving why it's an axiom in the first place.

Another chapter was written in perhaps the greatest rivalry in baseball earlier this week, as former Boston Red Sox center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury jumped ship and signed a seven-year, $153 million deal with the New York Yankees .

Frustrated by watching the playoffs from the sidelines and bruised by a drop in attendance and TV ratings, the New York Yankees responded in familiar fashion - by fighting back with their bank account.

While the Orioles' trade of closer Jim Johnson late Monday night immediately offered more questions than answers about the club's direction this offseason, executive vice president Dan Duquette insisted Tuesday that the deal can't truly be evaluated for the next several weeks.

Super-utility man Kelly Johnson and the New York Yankees have agreed on a one-year deal worth about $3 million, according to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports, and the deal is pending a physical.

The flurry of activity this offseason could continue at the upcoming winter meetings with a trade of David Price.

The Toronto Blue Jays made their first major signing of the offseason this past week when they signed catcher Dioner Navarro to a two year, $8 million contract.

There was expected to be some changes in Boston this coming season, with a handful of key contributors from last season's World Series-winning roster hitting the free-agent market and not all of them expected to be retained.

While the rest of the Boston Red Sox were scraggily avoiding razors during their 2013 run to another World Series title, Ellsbury maintained a quaffed goatee, perfectly manicured and trimmed at all times.

Jeff Samardzija will be entering his third straight season as a full-time starting pitcher.