Marlins and Angels dominate winter meetings (AP)

The Miami Marlins and Los Angeles Angels didn't just dominate the podium at the winter meetings. They were the only teams that used them to reshape their clubs. As Albert Pujols, Jose Reyes and some other All-Stars found new homes, the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies were uncharacteristically quiet this week, failing to make any big free-agent signings or major...

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MLB All-Stars defeat Taiwan team 6-4 (AP)

Robinson Cano of the New York Yankees and Ty Wigginton of the Colorado Rockies each hit solo home runs Sunday to lead an MLB All-Star team to a 6-4 win over Taiwan and a sweep of their five-game series. Cano's blast in the third inning and Wigginton's in the seventh helped seal the game in the southern city of Kaohsiung and added to the MLB power display.

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Aces back on: Sabathia to face Verlander in Game 3 (AP)

The matchup of aces is back on. CC Sabathia is scheduled to start Monday for the New York Yankees against Tigers right-hander Justin Verlander in Game 3 of their American League playoff in Detroit. The two perennial All-Stars squared off in the series opener Friday night at Yankee Stadium but the game was suspended after only 1 1/2 innings because of rain, disappointing fans who were geared up for...

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Sabathia skipping out is the most ludicrous All-Star ‘snub’ of all (Yahoo! Sports)

Reasons vary, but 16 players — including 13 of the first 68 chosen — won't appear at Chase Field for the All-Star game on Tuesday night. This season's whopping 84 "All-Stars" — that's one in nine active players in the … Continue reading →

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Rangers righty Alexi Ogando joins AL All-Stars (AP)

Texas Rangers right-hander Alexi Ogando was named to the AL All-Star team by Major League Baseball on Sunday as a replacement for New York Yankees left-hander C.C. Sabathia. Sabathia had been the replacement for Tampa Bay's James Shields, but Sabathia and Shields both pitched on Sunday, and Ogando was next on the players' ballot.

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Yankees reliever Robertson chosen for All-Stars (AP)

Yankees pitcher David Robertson was chosen to replace Tampa Bay starter David Price at the All-Star game. AL manager Ron Washington said he was taking the Yankees reliever, who has 56 strikeouts in 35 1-3 innings. Robertson has a 1.27 ERA this season, mostly pitching the eighth inning for New York, and will make his first All-Star appearance.

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Hey, former All-Stars! Welcome to Camp Last Chance (AP)

Hardly a day goes by at a baseball spring training complex without a fan doing a double-take. Hey, there's Gold Glove third baseman Eric Chavez taking grounders at first base on a back field. Yes, it is slugger Andruw Jones all alone in the batting cage. Wow, that's one-time ace Mike Hampton pitching late in a game, long after the regulars headed for the showers.

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