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Free-agent outfielder B.J. Upton, who was with the Rays for his entire career, has agreed to a five-year, $75.25 million contract with the Braves – it’s actually the largest free-agent contract in Braves history. Last season, Upton batted .246 with 28 dingers, 78 RBIs, and 31 stolen bases. [...]

Torii Hunter, a free agent, wants to play on a team that will get him to the World Series, but it seems as if he has quite a bit of options to choose from. Earlier this month, it was reported that the Red Sox, Yankees, Phillies, Dodgers, and even the Braves want Hunter, but according [...]

Back in April, when the Tigers were playing the Yankees on the road, Delmon Young had a bit of an incident with some Jews outside a Manhattan hotel. If you remember, it was 2:30 in the morning, and Young was in a drunken state. He decided to shout out an anti-Semitic slur at that group [...]

NOTE: This is a guest post One of the most important relationships in Major League Baseball is the bond between a pitcher and a catcher. Pitchers rely heavily on their battery mates to know the tendencies of each hitter, what to throw in certain situations and to call a game that plays to the pitcher’s [...]

A source told John Perrotto of Baseball Prospectus this week that Josh Hamilton is seeking a seven-year contract that’s worth $175 million. That’s exactly $25 million a year. Hamilton might have trouble finding a team that’s willing to make a long term commitment. He struggled to stay consistently healthy during his tenure with the Rangers, [...]

Because he won the Triple Crown this year, Miguel Cabrera got an actual crown in reward. It’s beautiful. [via Darren Rovell] [...]

Phil Coke, a reliever for the Tigers and a likely candidate to replace Jose Valverde as their closer (Valverde hasn’t lost his closing job with Detroit yet, but it’s not going to be a surprise if he does), was on MLB Network’s Intentional Talk recently. In the interview, he told us a hilarious tale about [...]

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October 3, 2012 – Evan Stambaugh Miguel Cabrera, the Tigers slugger, won the Triple Crown tonight. The Triple Crown is the first since Carl Yastrzemski did it back in 1967. Cabrera ended the season with a .330 batting average, 44 home runs, and 139 RBI. Because of the Triple Crown achievement, Cabrera should lock up [...]

September 29, 2012 – Evan Stambaugh Reds pitcher Homer Bailey threw a no-hitter against the Pirates last night. While one run is usually never enough to win a game, it was in this case – the Reds beat the Pirates 1-0. Bailey struck out 10 and only walked one. The no-hitter is the seventh one [...]