Wednesday, April 18th, 2012
Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez, whose 21-year major league career included a record 13 Gold Gloves at catcher, will reportedly announce his retirement on Monday.
The 40-year-old Rodriguez played his final two seasons for the Washington Nationals (from 2010-11) and is currently a free agent. He is a 14-time All-Star and at the ...
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Monday, March 26th, 2012
Sorry, perverts. This isn't some Deadspin-style expose where we hid in Mike Napoli's locker with a camera and a tape measure. This is a story about hot dogs. Specifically, the one-pound hot dogs that will be offered at Rangers Ballpark this season.
Yes, you read correctly.
Because the one thing America doesn't ...
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Thursday, March 8th, 2012
San Diego Padres outfielder Will Venable being the first hitter faced by $100 million Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish isn't exactly the kind of confrontation you'll be telling your grandkids about. Or even your coworkers.
But that doesn't mean Venable and Darvish can't turn this into the kind of feud only ...
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Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
The Texas Rangers made a big move Wednesday afternoon by signing Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish to a six-year, $60 million deal. When considering the posting fee paid just to negotiate with the right-hander, that means the Rangers spent over $110 million to get Darvish on board.
After spending that kind of ...
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Tuesday, December 6th, 2011
Well, the Miami Marlins made their splash in free agency by locking up shortstop Jose Reyes and closer Heath Bell, and now apparently the Washington Nationals are trying to do the same.
Reports have surfaced that the Nats have gone out on a limb and offered free agent lefty C.J. Wilson ...
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Thursday, November 17th, 2011
One of the key baseball free agents this winter is Japanese starting pitcher Yu Darvish. The 25-year-old right-hander has spent the last few seasons pitching for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters and is supposed to be posted for bidding at some point this offseason. When he is, a bunch of ...
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Tuesday, November 15th, 2011
One of the biggest names in this year's crop of baseball free agents is Texas Rangers left-hander C.J. Wilson. While the 30-year-old hurler has expressed a desire to stay in Arlington, a division rival may be in the process of luring him away from the Rangers.
The Los Angeles Angels' new ...
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