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MLB managers set to try out replay in spring training

Feb 23, 2014

KISSIMMEE, Florida (AP) ― Major league teams will each have at least five games this spring where managers can challenge plays as part of the major expansion of instant replay which begins this season.Atlanta manager Fredi Gonzalez is looking forward to getting acquainted with it.“Those five games that we have the actual television, I’m challenging everything just to get a feel for it,” he said. “I’m sure that the umpires will appreciate that.”Gonzalez, Houston manager Bo Porter, Tigers manager
Ryu aware of sophomore slump talk

Feb 19, 2014

GLENDALE, Arizona (AP) ― Ryu Hyun-jin begins his second season with the Los Angeles Dodgers confronted by a question that is inevitable for any pitcher coming off a good rookie year.As in, can the left-hander avoid the so-called sophomore slump?Excuse Ryu if he doesn’t sound too worried. Slumps are possible anywhere.“There is a sophomore slump in Korea, too,” Ryu said Tuesday through an interpreter after throwing batting practice for the first time in camp.Ryu didn’t suffer one then and doesn’t
Yoon wants to start for Orioles

Feb 19, 2014

SARASOTA, Florida (AP) ― A day after he officially signed a three-year contract with the Baltimore Orioles, Yoon Suk-min said his goal in coming to the major leagues was to be a starting pitcher.The 27-year-old South Korean will have to compete for a spot on the Orioles’ suddenly competitive staff. With Ubaldo Jimenez in camp for a physical, Baltimore’s starters look to be Jimenez, Chris Tillman, Wei-Yin Chen, Miguel Gonzalez and Bud Norris.Yoon may be sent to the bullpen.Jimenez agreed to a fou
Introduced as Oriole, pitcher Yoon Suk-min vows not to back down

Feb 19, 2014

As he was formally introduced as a member of the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday, South Korean pitcher Yoon Suk-min said he will not back down from challenges in Major League Baseball.The Orioles held a press conference in Sarasota, the site of their spring training, to unveil the right-hander as its newest member. Yoon signed a three-year contract worth $5.75 million. The deal was first reported last week but the club waited until Yoon passed the physical before making the acquisition official on
Dodgers legend likes what he sees in club

Feb 18, 2014

GLENDALE, Arizona (AP) ― Sandy Koufax wasn’t wearing a Dodgers uniform when he walked around the practice fields Monday at the team’s spring training camp.“That’s not my job,” he said.Even without the famed No. 32 on his back, players and fans alike knew who he was. At 78, the Hall of Famer is the face of Dodger tradition and represents what Clayton Kershaw, Yasiel Puig and their current Los Angeles teammates hope to achieve.In his second year as a special adviser to team chairman Mark Walter, K
Yoon, Orioles finalize $5.6m, three-year deal

Feb 18, 2014

SARASOTA, Florida (AP) ― South Korean right-hander Yoon Suk-min and the Baltimore Orioles have finalized a three-year contract for $5,575,000, a deal that could escalate to $13,075,000 if the pitcher starts 26 or more games each season.The 27-year-old was 73-59 with a 3.19 ERA in nine seasons with the KIA Tigers in the Korea Baseball Organization.Yoon is expected to compete for a spot in Baltimore’s starting rotation.Yoon gets a $675,000 signing bonus under the agreement announced Monday, payabl
S. Korean pitcher Yoon Suk-min officially signs with Baltimore Orioles

Feb 18, 2014

South Korean pitcher Yoon Suk-min has officially signed a multiyear contract with the Baltimore Orioles after passing his physical, the Major League Baseball (MLB) club announced Tuesday (Korean time).The Orioles said they will formally introduce Yoon at a press conference on Tuesday afternoon in Sarasota, Fla., the site of the O's spring training camp.Yoon's deal is worth $5.75 million for three years, and the value could hit around $13 million with performance-based incentives. According to th
Yoon passes Orioles’ physical, deal becomes official: reports

Feb 17, 2014

South Korean pitcher Yoon Suk-min has passed the physical with the Baltimore Orioles, making his multiyear deal with the Major League Baseball club official, U.S. reports said on Sunday.MLB Daily Dish, citing a source with knowledge of the situation, said the South Korean right-hander has cleared the physical and the deal will be announced in the coming days.The Orioles haven’t made an official announcement of Yoon’s signing, which was first reported on Thursday, but the team has scheduled a pre
S. Korean pitcher Yoon Suk-min reaches agreement with Baltimore Orioles: reports

Feb 14, 2014

South Korean pitcher Yoon Suk-min has reached an agreement with the Baltimore Orioles, pending a physical, multiple U.S. reports said on Thursday.CBS Sports.com said the right-hander has agreed to join the Major League Baseball team but will have to pass the team's physical. Another report on MLB.com said the deal is worth $5.75 million over three years.Earlier this week, Yoon tweeted a photo of himself wearing an Orioles cap, fueling speculation that a deal was imminent. The Orioles said there
So long to a Yankee legend

Feb 13, 2014

Derek Jeter to retire after 2014 season
Tanaka draws big crowd at unveiling

Feb 12, 2014

NEW YORK (AP) ― The latest high-priced addition to the New York Yankees stood on the dais in front of a large news conference, put on his pinstriped jersey with No. 19 and smiled.“Hello. My name is Masahiro Tanaka,” he said slowly in English. “I’m very happy to be a Yankee.” After chartering a Boeing 787 Dreamliner for his trip from Tokyo to New York, the 25-year-old right-hander with the $155 million, seven-year contract was presented Tuesday not in the news conference room downstairs at Yankee
Jeter: Yankees have to move on without A-Rod

Feb 11, 2014

TAMPA, Florida (AP) ― Derek Jeter says the New York Yankees have no choice but to move forward now that Alex Rodriguez has accepted his suspension for the 2014 season.Rodriguez ended his extended and acrimonious fight with Major League Baseball on Friday, withdrawing a pair of lawsuits that were filed in an attempt to overturn a season-long ban for his involvement in the Biogenesis scandal ― the longest penalty in the sport’s history related to performance-enhancing drugs.Jeter spoke Monday at t
Dodgers open spring training with confidence

Feb 9, 2014

GLENDALE, Arizona (AP) ― With high expectations and an abundance of talent, Los Angeles Dodgers pitchers and catchers reported for spring training on Saturday.The reigning NL West champs gathered earlier than usual to prepare for a two-game opening series against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Sydney, Australia, on March 22-23.While nothing’s official at such an early date, manager Don Mattingly did nothing to dampen the belief that Clayton Kershaw and Zack Greinke, the potent one-two punch at the
Busan to sign agreement with baseball body to build Hall of Fame

Jan 25, 2014

The southern port city of Busan will soon reach an agreement with the national governing body of professional baseball to build the sport's Hall of Fame, officials said on Saturday.They said Busan, the nation's second-largest city, will sign a deal next month with the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) and the county of Kijang within the city to open the Hall of Fame by 2016.Building the commemorative hall is part of the KBO's project to celebrate more than 100 years of baseball and 30-plus years
High-spending Yanks add Tanaka for $155 million

Jan 23, 2014

NEW YORK (AP) ― The Yankees talked frugality, then reverted to their high-spending ways.New York capped an offseason spending spree by agreeing Wednesday to a $155 million, seven-year contract with prized Japanese pitcher Masahiro Tanaka.Following just the second season in 19 years that didn’t include a playoff appearance, the Yankees flexed their economic might and committed $438 million to four free agents.Tanaka joined catcher Brian McCann and outfielders Jacoby Ellsbury and Carlos Beltran on