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Mariners pick A's bench coach Wakamatsu as manager

Seattle, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Seattle Mariners named former Oakland Athletics bench coach Don Wakamatsu their new manager on Wednesday. The hiring was the first major decision for new Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik, th

Red Sox ship Crisp to KC

Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Boston Red Sox have traded outfielder Coco Crisp to the Kansas City Royals for right-handed reliever Ramon Ramirez. The 29-year-old Crisp hit .283 last season with seven home runs, 41 RBI and 55 runs score

Report: Mariners pick A's bench coach Wakamatsu as manager

Seattle, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik has reportedly settled on a new manager, and he has apparently raided the coaching staff of a division rival in the process. The Seattle Times r

Boston's Pedroia named AL MVP

New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia has been named the American League's Most Valuable Player, as voted on by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Pedroia, last year's AL Rookie of the Year

Cubs re-sign Dempster to four-year deal

Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Chicago Cubs have apparently re-signed right-hander Ryan Dempster. The Newark-Star Ledger and the Chicago Sun-Times are reporting that the deal is for four years and is worth $52 million. Dempster r

AL MVP award up for grabs

(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Baseball Writers' Association of America will hand out their final postseason award on Monday, as the American League's Most Valuable Player will be announced. But unlike most of the awards that have already been ha

Pujols named NL MVP

New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols has been named the National League's Most Valuable Player, as voted on by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Pujols, who won this award in 2005

Report: Yanks deal P Rasner to Japanese team

Bronx, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Yankees have sold the contract of pitcher Darrell Rasner to a team in Japan's Central League, according to a report by ESPN. The report states that the contract was sold to the Tohoku Rak

Dodgers withdraw offer to Manny

Los Angeles, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Los Angeles Dodgers have withdrawn the franchise record-setting offer they made to left fielder Manny Ramirez last week, but the club is still interested in bringing the slugger

Yankees offer Sabathia six years, $140 million

Bronx, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Yankees offered free agent pitcher CC Sabathia a six-year, $140 million contract on Friday. Yankees co-chairman Hal Steinbrenner confirmed the offer in a story on the team's Web site. The deal