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Players, teams start rush to settle in arbitration

Players and teams started rushing to settle arbitration cases Monday, a day before the sides were to swap proposed salaries.

Duquette joins Orioles’ front office

The Baltimore Orioles have formally announced the hiring of Dan Duquette as executive vice president of baseball operations.

Yankees crush reeling Red Sox

New York crushes reeling rival in laugher.

Playoffs for Yankees in 16 of 17 years

Jorge Posada came off the bench and helped the Yankees to yet another first-place finish with a go-ahead single in the eighth inning, and New York swept the Tampa Bay Rays by identical 4-2 scores in a day-night doubleheader Wednesday to win the AL East.

Shields strong as Rays blast Red Sox

James Shields came within two outs of his 12th complete game this season, B.J. Upton hit his first grand slam and the Tampa Bay Rays routed the fading Boston Red Sox 9-1 on Sunday.

Angels deny Sabathia win No. 20

Dan Haren pitched a four-hitter for his fifth career shutout and retired 18 straight batters as the Los Angeles Angels climbed within 1-1/2 games of the AL West lead with a 6-0 victory over CC Sabathia and the New York Yankees on Saturday night.

A-Rod, Granderson power Yankees

Alex Rodriguez hit a colossal home run, Curtis Granderson also connected and the New York Yankees got back on track with an 11-7 victory over the skidding Cleveland Indians in a game that quickly grew testy Friday night.

Jorge Posada apologizes to manager

Yankees manager Joe Girardi says Jorge Posada has apologized to him in a face-to-face conversation, one day after the slumping star asked to be removed from the lineup and ended up in a messy public spat with management.

Sad end to Manny’s impressive career

Manny's abrupt exit from baseball caps a drama-filled career.

Angels front-runners to land Beltre

The Angels, more than ever, look like the front-runners to sign free-agent third baseman Adrian Beltre.

Red Sox obtain Miller from Marlins for Richardson

Andrew Miller has been acquired by the Boston Red Sox from the Florida Marlins for Dustin Richardson in a trade of left-handed pitchers.

Red Sox activate Buchholz and Lowrie

The Boston Red Sox have activated left-hander Clay Buchholz and infielder Jed Lowrie from the disabled list.

Johnny Damon and Tigers finalize $8M, 1-year deal

Papelbon, Ramirez, Delcarmen agree to deals with BoSox

The Red Sox and closer Jonathan Papelbon agreed Tuesday to a $9.35 million, one-year contract, the highest salary for a reliever with four years of major league service.