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World Series MVP George Springer hit a leadoff homer in the season opener for the second year in a row and the Houston Astros won 4-1 over the Texas Rangers Continue to Article

March 29, 2018 7:13:pm EST

Injury-prone Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Troy Tulowitzki will open the regular season on the 60-day disabled list with bilateral heel bone spurs, the team announced in advance of Thursday's Opening Day. Outfielders Dalton Pompey (right wrist sprain) and Anthony Alford (right hamstring strain) will begin the season on the 10-day disabled list. Toronto also selected the contracts of right-handed relievers John Axford and Tyler Clippard and designated left-hander Sam Moll for assignment. Continue to Article

March 29, 2018 11:48:am EST

Rusty Staub, the orange-haired outfielder who became a huge hit with baseball fans in two countries during an All-Star career that spanned 23 major league seasons, died Thursday. He was 73. He died after an illness in a hospital in West Palm Beach, Florida, hours before the start of the baseball season, the team said in a statement. The Mets learned of the death from friends of Staub who were with him at the time, a team spokesman added. Affectionately dubbed "Le Grand Orange," Staub was a six-time All-Star and the only player in major league history to have at least 500 hits with four teams. He became a huge hit with fans in the U.S. and Canada, most adored in New York and Montreal. A savvy, Continue to Article

March 29, 2018 10:01:am EST

The Texas Rangers have cut pitcher Bartolo Colon, but the popular 44-year-old could rejoin them soon. The Rangers released Colon from his minor league contract. The team faced a Saturday deadline to either add the right-hander to their 25-man roster, cut him or pay him $100,000 to stick around for now. Colon made five starts in spring training and had a 3.00 ERA in 18 innings. He was a combined 7-14 with 6.48 ERA for Atlanta and Minnesota last year. Colon's contract called for $1.75 million if he pitched for Texas. The Rangers still have the option of renegotiating a new deal with Colon, and have shown interest in keeping him. Continue to Article

March 24, 2018 6:39:pm EST

The Texas Rangers have released 44-year-old pitcher Bartolo Colon from his minor league contract Saturday. The Rangers had brought the right-hander Colon into camp with a guarantee of $1.75 million if he made the major leaguer roster. Colon vied for a spot in the Rangers' starting rotation, but he gave up nine runs (six earned) on 19 hits over 18 innings for a 3.00 ERA spanning five starts this spring. He struck out 10 and gave up four home runs. He was working out Saturday, and the Rangers were reported to be working on alternative scenarios for him to stay with the team, so he may still make the roster on a different contract. Colon, the 2005 American League Cy Young Award winner, was a combined Continue to Article

March 24, 2018 1:34:pm EST

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