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8 More Accuse Red Sox Staffer of Sex Abuse

Matt Cantor — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 12:45:49 CST

Eight more men have claimed abuse by a Boston Red Sox clubhouse boss in what the Boston Globe is calling "the worst sexual abuse scandal in Major League Baseball history." The men—among them two former Baltimore Orioles batboys—join two ex-clubhouse attendants who recently filed a lawsuit against the...

Red Sox Miss Playoffs After 'Worst Collapse Ever'

Rob Quinn — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:34:50 CDT

The Boston Red Sox are in the record books and out of playoff contention after a terrible night capped a terrible September. The Red Sox allowed two ninth-inning runs in a 4-3 loss to the Baltimore Orioles last night, the AP reports. Minutes after the Red Sox trudged off the...

Spring Training in Full Swing

Will McCahill — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:25:00 CST

The boys of summer are starting to shake off the rust, with today seeing the first (nearly) full slate of spring training baseball games in Florida and Arizona. The defending World Series champion New York Yankees were in action, getting a three-run home run in the ninth inning from unlikely-to-make-the-team-yet...

Jeter Breaks Gehrig's Yankees Hits Mark

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 21:51:54 CDT

Derek Jeter broke the New York Yankees' hit record held by Lou Gehrig for more than seven decades, singling to right field in the third inning of tonight's game against visiting Baltimore.That gave the shortstop 2,722 hits, one more than Gehrig. Jeter, 35, added an RBI single in...

Newspaper Cuts Are Emptying Out Press Boxes

Sarah Quinn — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 09:56:07 CDT

The independent baseball beat writer could be a dying profession as newspapers look to trim costs, the Wall Street Journal reports. In baseball-crazy cities like New York and Boston, not much is likely to change. "It would be suicide, quite honestly," says a Red Sox writer for the Globe . But...

Tejada Charged With Lying in Steroid Probe

Harry Kimball — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 13:41:01 CST

Houston Astros shortstop Miguel Tejada has been charged with lying to congressional staffers involved in the inquiry into steroids use in baseball, the Washington Post reports. Federal prosecutors say Tejada’s accounts of conversations with teammate Adam Piatt in 2003, while both played for the Oakland Athletics, are contradicted by Piatt,...

Yankees Land Big Prize Teixeira: 8 Years, $180M

Will McCahill — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:18:26 CST

The New York Yankees snatched the off-season’s biggest remaining free-agent prize away from their rivals today, agreeing with first baseman Mark Teixeira on an 8-year contract worth about $180 million, the Post reports. The Boston Red Sox were thought to have had the inside track on the 28-year-old switch-hitter, who’s...

Mob Cheers, Yankees Win in Stadium Finale

Matt Cantor — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 04:29:03 CDT

The fabled Yankee Stadium marked its last game with a ceremony as the Yanks beat the Baltimore Orioles, 7-3, the New York Times reports. Former greats—Whitey Ford, Yogi Berra, Bernie Williams—took the field before the game. “I feel as nervous as I was before a playoff,” Williams said....

MLB's Midterm Report Cards

Kevin Spak — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:20:03 CDT

Report card time! Here’s how the rambunctious kids of MLB are doing so far, in Yahoo Sports’ Steven Henson’s estimation. A students —Rays, Red Sox, Cubs, Angels, White Sox Particular kudos go to the Rays, the poor kid who went to the head of the class. B students —Cardinals, Brewers,...