Phillies 2B Utley may be out until May
PHILADELPHIA (AP) Three-time All-Star Chase Utley, who anchored the middle of the lineup for the World Series champion Phillies, will have surgery and may not be ready for the start of the 2009 regular season. (MORE)
Control of Yanks shifts to Boss' son Hal
NEW YORK (AP) For more than three decades, George Steinbrenner's imprints were all over the New York Yankees. (MORE)
Yankees' Mussina announces retirement
NEW YORK (AP) Mike Mussina took a secret to the ballpark every day this season. Maybe that's why he was so successful on the mound, so jovial in the clubhouse. (MORE)
Dice-K says he'll play for Japan in WBC
TOKYO (AP) Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka is ready to help Japan defend its title at the 2009 World Baseball Classic. (MORE)
MLB: Postseason games can't be shortened
NEW YORK (AP) There has never been a rain-shortened game in the postseason, and now there never will be. (MORE)
Steinbrenner: Offer to CC has deadline
NEW YORK (AP) CC Sabathia will have a deadline to accept the New York Yankees' contract proposal. (MORE)
Cardinals close to deal with LHP Miller
ST. LOUIS (AP) Looking to fill one of their most pressing offseason needs, the St. Louis Cardinals were close to a contract agreement with left-handed reliever Trever Miller. (MORE)
Mariners hire Wakamatsu as manager
SEATTLE (AP) Don Wakamatsu is proud to be the first Asian-American manager in major league history. He's also keenly aware of what his grandparents endured, generations before he took over the Seattle Mariners. (MORE)
Red Sox trade OF Crisp to Royals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Kansas City Royals picked up the leadoff hitter they had been seeking, acquiring center fielder Coco Crisp from the Boston Red Sox for reliever Ramon Ramirez on Wednesday. (MORE)
A's owner: Make 1st round 1-game playoff
NEW YORK (AP) Lew Wolff has a way to shorten baseball's postseason: Make the first round best-of-one. (MORE)