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DETROIT (AP) - Jordy Mercer found out quickly that the Tigers had him on their radar. They were one of the first clubs that we had talks with, Detroits new shortstop said Tuesday. It was early on in the process, so I know they were interested. They didnt back down. ......
NFL WASHINGTON (AP) - Redskins safety Montae Nicholson was arrested early Tuesday morning and charged with assault and battery and being drunk in public stemming from a fight at a restaurant and retail complex near the teams practice facility in Ashburn, Virginia. Loudoun County Sheriffs Office spokesman Kraig Troxell confirmed ......
NEW YORK (AP) - Matt Harvey has agreed to an $11 million, one-year contract with the Los Angeles Angels, returning to the team that drafted him out of high school but failed to sign the pitcher. Harveys deal was disclosed by a person familiar with the negotiations who spoke Tuesday ......
NEW YORK (AP) - Longtime star Carlos Beltran has joined the New York Yankees as a special adviser. His hiring came shortly before prized free agent Manny Machado was expected to meet with the Yankees on Wednesday. Beltran and Machado have the same agent. Beltran spent nearly three seasons of ......
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The Royals signed outfielder Terrance Gore to a split contract for next season on Tuesday, giving them yet another speedster to join what could be baseballs fastest roster next season. Gore, traded by the Royals to the Cubs for cash last August, will make $650,000 ......
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Andrew McCutchen returned to his home state to join his third team in less than 12 months, intent on regaining his old hitting stroke. The Philadelphia Phillies introduced their newest outfielder at a news conference Tuesday, a week after giving him a $50 million, three-year contract that ......