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Justin Verlander and the Detroit Tigers have reached agreement on a new contract that could exceed $202 million, according to sources.

Yankees officials know from experience that's it's within the realm of possibility that Mark Teixeira could be back and banging balls into the upper deck by late spring, or that his wrist problem could essentially wash out his season. Everything else...

ESPN.com's Buster Olney ranked the top-10 infields in baseball and he puts the Texas Rangers at No. 1. Here's part of what he wrote: The left side of the Texas infield is dynamic defensively, with MVP candidate Adrian Beltre at third and the improve...

The New York Yankees and left-hander Andy Pettitte have finalized a contract for next season for $12 million plus awards bonuses, sources tell ESPN's Buster Olney.

Buster Olney made an important point in his Insider blog today: Rosters for the wild-card game can be changed for the Division Series: The participating teams will set 25-man rosters for this one-game, winner-take-all extravaganza -- rosters th...

Major League Baseball has reviewed video of Jose Valverde apparently throwing a spitball and has discussed the incident with the Detroit Tigers, according to a source with knowledge of the situation.

Buster Olney weighs in on the Red Sox's rocky start in his blog this morning -- click HERE for Olney's complete blog entry (Insider content). Olney suggests that rationality regarding the team went out the window last September but a growing disco...

Check out the 2012 capsules previewing each team in the American League Central.

On the eve of Thursday's soft deadline for finalizing details of the implementation of a 10-team playoff field, MLB and its players association are close to announcing the change that would take effect in October, sources said Wednesday.

Former St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa, in Detroit Tigers camp shadowing general manager Dave Dombrowski, said he is in talks with Major League Baseball about a job with the league.

Cuban outfielder Yoenis Cespedes has agreed to a four-year, $36 million deal with the Oakland Athletics, sources told ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney on Monday.

The New York Yankees are considering adding a left-handed bat, and one of the three most prominent remaining free agents -- Raul Ibanez, Johnny Damon or Hideki Matsui -- could be on the team within a week, according to a major league source.

After breaking down the various positions, ESPN.com's Buster Olney has now done an overall ranking. It's based on what we know now about the teams, understanding that things could certainly change before and during spring training (remember the Range...

ESPN.com's Buster Olney's series continues today with the top lineups in Major League Baseball heading into 2012. He puts the Boston Red Sox on top, followed by the Rangers. Here's what he says about Texas: 2. Texas Rangers During the course of t...

At a time when MLB wants to restore the Dodgers' brand after years of damage under the ownership of Frank McCourt, Earvin "Magic" Johnson is a major player in a group that wants to buy the team.

Tigers outfielder Delmon Young has been scratched from Detroit's lineup for Game 3 against Texas, manager Jim Leyland announced Tuesday.