14 Results for tournament

Smoak honored for his last two years

Richard Durrett

...medal winning performance in the 2009 Baseball World Cup. He was named to the World Cup all-tournament team and was the tournament's Most Valuable Player

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 07, 2009

Where we stand as winter meetings arrive

Buster Olney

The Cleveland Indians have relative pennies to spend this winter, and the Houston Astros and Detroit Tigers won't spend much, either. The Los Angeles ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 06, 2009

Pedro eager to rejoin Phils next season

Associated Press

Pedro Martinez says he's thankful that the Phillies gave him a chance to play for them and is eager to compete for the NL East champions next season.

Story | Conversation | December 05, 2009

Some random tidbits from paradise

Gordon Edes

PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic -- A few things picked up at David Ortiz's charity golf tournament while contemplating why baseball's winter meetings couldn't be held in this slice of paradise instead...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 04, 2009

An international draft primer

Jorge Arangure Jr.

This week during a conference call with reporters, new Major League Baseball Players Association executive director Michael Weiner indicated that the ...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | December 04, 2009

Sox third baseman says he feels great

Gordon Edes, ESPNBoston.com

Red Sox third baseman Mike Lowell says he has been unaffected by trade rumors.

Story | Conversation | December 04, 2009

Enberg aims to show he can still bring it

Associated Press

Dick Enberg was introduced Thursday as the San Diego Padres' new TV play-by-play announcer.

Story | Conversation | December 03, 2009

Report: Diaz arrived in Miami on Sunday

Associated Press

A top Cuban umpire has defected to the United States.

Story | Conversation | November 30, 2009

Cuban defector Chapman fires agent

Jorge Arangure Jr., ESPN.com

Cuban pitching phenom Aroldis Chapman has fired the representative who helped him gain free agency, his former agency confirmed Saturday.

Story | Conversation | November 21, 2009

Ynoa making progress

Jorge Arangure Jr.

On Friday, heralded Oakland A's prospect Michael Ynoa, who was signed last year to a record $4.25 million bonus, will pitch in a game for the first ti...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 18, 2009

OTL: Field of Schemes?

Patrick Hruby

It seemed like a feel-good story on the surface: A Cambodian refugee brings the game of baseball to his home country. It seemed too good to be true ... and perhaps it is.

Story | Conversation | November 18, 2009

Chapman kept defection plans from kin

Associated Press

Aroldis Chapman simply left his room at the Domina Hotel in Rotterdam last July and went down to the lobby. The Cuban pitcher's defection during a tournament in the Netherlands lacked any of the drama a movie script writer would want.

Story | Conversation | November 13, 2009

Executives chime in on offseason topics

Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.com

As the hot stove season gets under way, ESPN.com surveys executives in the game on eight notable questions that will play out in the coming weeks.

Story | Conversation | November 09, 2009

Woods' appeal hasn't fully hit China

Dan Washburn, Special to ESPN.com

The cavalcade that followed Tiger in Round 1 of the HSBC Champions created a circus atmosphere. Despite the attention, Woods' star isn't nearly as high in China as one might expect, writes ESPN.com's Dan Washburn.

Story | Conversation | November 03, 2009