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Nats send Castilla to Padres for Lawrence
Nov 3 2005 10:26PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Third baseman Vinny Castilla was traded by the Washington Nationals to the San Diego Padres for right-hander Brian Lawrence and cash Thursday night.
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Dodgers get permission to interview Hart
Nov 3 2005 10:16PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Los Angeles Dodgers received permission to interview former Cleveland Indians and Texas Rangers general manager John Hart for their vacant GM job, and also plan to discuss the position with current club executive Kim Ng.
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Padres hire Glenn Hoffman, promote Waller
Nov 3 2005 8:22PM (CT)
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Glenn Hoffman, the older brother of free agent closer Trevor Hoffman, was hired as third base coach of the San Diego Padres on Thursday.
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Alomar, Bautista come off retired list
Nov 3 2005 7:58PM (CT)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Roberto Alomar and Danny Bautista were reinstated from the voluntary retired list Thursday by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, and the pair filed for free agency.
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Blue Jays woo free-agent pitcher Burnett
Nov 3 2005 7:57PM (CT)
TORONTO (AP) - Free-agent pitcher A.J. Burnett traveled to Toronto this week as the Blue Jays began their pursuit of the former Florida Marlins right-hander.
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Yankees hire Pena as first base coach
Nov 3 2005 7:27PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Former Kansas City manager Tony Pena was hired by the New York Yankees on Thursday as their first base coach and said he likely would withdraw as a candidate to manage the Dominican Republic in next year's inaugural World Baseball Classic.
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Dessens declines option with Dodgers
Nov 3 2005 7:22PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Pitcher Elmer Dessens declined his option for 2006 with the Los Angeles Dodgers and filed for free agency Thursday.
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Rangers agree to minor league deals with 5
Nov 3 2005 6:36PM (CT)
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Outfielder Adam Hyzdu, third baseman/catcher Jamie Burke and catcher Nick Trzesniak agreed to minor league contracts with the Texas Rangers and were invited Thursday to the team's major league spring training camp.
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Brewers raise some ticket prices
Nov 3 2005 6:27PM (CT)
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Milwaukee Brewers fans will pay higher ticket prices for 60 percent of Miller Park's seats next year.
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Lovullo hired to manage Buffalo Bisons
Nov 3 2005 5:27PM (CT)
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Former major leaguer Torey Lovullo was hired Thursday as manager of the Buffalo Bisons, Cleveland's Triple-A farm team.
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Indians shuffle coaching staff
Nov 3 2005 5:10PM (CT)
CLEVELAND (AP) - Indians manager Eric Wedge shuffled his staff Thursday, moving third-base coach Joel Skinner to the bench and switching Jeff Datz from first base to third.
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Gooden gets probation for fleeing police
Nov 3 2005 4:52PM (CT)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Former baseball star Dwight Gooden was sentenced to three years' probation Thursday after pleading guilty to speeding away from police following a traffic stop last August.
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Rays hire Hunsicker as No. 2 baseball man
Nov 3 2005 4:50PM (CT)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Gerry Hunsicker is excited about the prospect of making a difference with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. The perennial doormat team hired the former Houston Astros general manager as its No. 2 baseball man on Thursday, giving the club a proven front office executive to work with the club's young and inexperienced head of baseball operations.
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Minor league team offers GM job to Epstein
Nov 3 2005 4:49PM (CT)
BROCKTON, Mass. (AP) - It didn't take long for Theo Epstein to get another offer to be a baseball general manager _ if he doesn't mind cuts in his salary and the team payroll.
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Tigers send cash to complete trade
Nov 3 2005 2:31PM (CT)
DETROIT (AP) - The Detroit Tigers sent cash to the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday to complete the July 22 trade for infielder John McDonald.
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Outgoing BoSox GM says no power struggle
Nov 3 2005 6:44AM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Outgoing Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein dismissed reports that a power struggle with team president Larry Lucchino led him to walk away from the organization this week.
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Ex-All-Star Lawton suspended for steroids
Nov 3 2005 6:43AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Former All-Star outfielder Matt Lawton was suspended Wednesday for a positive steroids test, becoming the 12th player penalized for violating major league baseball's policy.
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