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2 MTSU baseball players face rape charges

Two MTSU baseball players, Conlon Palo and Damian Seguen, have been charged with rape and dismissed from the team.Palo, 18, and Seguen, 21, were arrested by the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office on Thursday, according to an incident [...]

Posted On : Jan, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

Agent’s Loans to Poor Players Pose Concerns

The company of Scott Boras, baseball’s pre-eminent agent, provided tens of thousands of dollars in loans and payments to the families of poor Dominican teenage prospects, according to people with ties to Mr. Boras, raising question [...]

Posted On : Nov, 23 2010 | Comments : 0

Florida jury acquits ex-baseball player of vehicular manslau...

A South Florida jury found former World Series hero Jim Leyritz guilty of driving drunk Saturday but acquitted him of a more serious charge of DUI manslaughter. An emotional Leyritz was handcuffed until the verdict was read, then went ov [...]

Posted On : Nov, 21 2010 | Comments : 0

Former player, manager King dies

Clyde King, whose baseball career as a player, coach, manager and front-office man spanned six decades, has died in North Carolina. He was 86. Wayne Memorial Hospital spokeswoman Amy Cain says King died Tuesday in Goldsboro, N.C. He [...]

Posted On : Nov, 04 2010 | Comments : 0

Alex Rodriguez worried about payments to ex-Rangers players

Alex Rodriguez filed an objection to aspects of next week's auction of the Texas Rangers, saying he and other former players may not get the millions owed them. Rodriguez is due $24.9 million in deferred compensation six years a [...]

Posted On : Jul, 31 2010 | Comments : 0

Eight local baseball players drafted on Day 3

Eight players with local ties were selected during the three-day Major League Baseball first-year players draft that concluded early Wednesday afternoon. All 1,525 drafted players have until Aug. 15 to sign a contract with the team that [...]

Posted On : Jun, 10 2010 | Comments : 0

Fewer Black Players but More Diversity in MLB

A new report shows Major League Baseball equaled its best grades for racial and gender diversity hiring, even as the percentage of black players dropped again last year. MLB received an A for race and a B for gender hiring on Wednesd [...]

Posted On : Apr, 30 2010 | Comments : 0

Players, clubs rush to settle in arbitration

Players and clubs rushed to settle salary arbitration cases before the scheduled exchange of figures Tuesday. Twelve more players reached agreements Monday, leaving 110 set to swap salaries among the 128 who filed for arbitration last Frida [...]

Posted On : Jan, 19 2010 | Comments : 0

Several area baseball players selected on final day of MLB d...

Three of the South Bay's top high school baseball players of the last few years were drafted on the final day of the Major League Baseball amateur draft Thursday.Westchester outfielder Chris Jacobs, El Camino College pitcher Kyle Petter and [...]