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Matt Holliday and his family are among nearly 30 people at the St. Louis home of Cardinals teammate Chris Carpenter, watching Giants vs. Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI. Holliday shares his thoughts on the handoff to baseball with MLB.com during the big game.

There is a new man making a name for himself with Escogido: former Major Leaguer and current manager Ken Oberkfell. The locals refer to Oberkfell as "El Mago de los Leones," Spanish for "The Leones' magician" because of his mystifying success since taking over the club for the 2009-2010 season.

Rick Ankiel has agreed to terms on a Minor League contract that will have him back with the Nationals in 2012, a baseball source confirmed.

Right-hander Alfredo Aceves and the Red Sox have avoided arbitration with a $1.2 million deal, according to multiple reports Sunday morning.

Right-hander Brad Penny is headed to Japan's Pacific League after 12 seasons in the Majors, The Associated Press reported Sunday morning.

Recovered from last season's hamstring injury and determined to win a starting role in center field with the Rangers, Julio Borbon is focused on helping his Dominican Republic teammates secure a Caribbean Series championship.

Veteran infielder Alex Cora is close to agreeing on a Minor League deal with the Cardinals, according to an industry source.

Red Sox slugger David Ortiz was the guest speaker at a banquet to honor the participants in Major League Baseball's Venezuela-Dominican Republic Showcase for the countries' top prospects held during the last two days.

Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz said he wants a multi-year deal and would like to avoid salary arbitration for next season.

An estimated crowd of 36,000 Giants fans celebrated Saturday's FanFest by collecting autographs, listening to their favorite players and gathering freebies.

Entering the offseason, the Indians' front office set improving their offense among their top priorities. Specifically, adding production from the first-base position was said to be an important objective. They are now much closer to that goal.

Nobody would ever suspect that Sam Fuld had Type 1 diabetes, based on the reckless abandon with which the 30-year-old Rays outfielder plays baseball. Only upon seeing Fuld injecting himself with insulin in the clubhouse does one realize what Fuld overcomes on a daily basis.

Three-time All-Star Cecil Fielder, who twice led the Majors in home runs, and four-time World Series champion Tino Martinez were inducted into the Ted Williams Hitters Hall of Fame at Tropicana Field on Friday night.

A year ago, Luis Ayala took the mound for Mexico's Obregon squad during the Caribbean Series without a job in the United States and ended up signing a Minor League deal with the Yankees a few days after the round-robin ended.

The Royals have agreed to contract terms with Ramon Hernandez Jorrin, a right-handed-hitting outfielder from Cuba, after evaluating him in the Dominican Republic.

Contrary to widespread assumptions, the Giants can afford to retain Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain long term, general manager Brian Sabean said Friday.

To some observers, third baseman Pablo Sandoval passed the eyeball test Friday. But his physical condition still didn't satisfy Giants manager Bruce Bochy.

A large group of eager teenagers took their first step toward their big league dreams and Major League Baseball took another step forward in Latin America on the first day of the Venezuela-Dominican Republic Showcase on Friday at the Mets complex.

The Dodgers' ninth annual Community Caravan, to be held Feb. 14-15, will focus on joining fans in giving back to the Los Angeles community.

Jeff Allison got up Friday morning to get ready to go to work at a local baseball facility and coach kids. Then he read the headline about Josh Hamilton. "It tore me apart," said Allison.

The Dodgers filed a motion with the bankruptcy court on Friday to disallow all claims by Bryan Stow and his children stemming from Stow's beating in the Dodger Stadium parking lot on Opening Day last year.

The offseason maneuvering is in full swing. Stay up on all the trades, signings, rumors and analysis with the Hot Stove MLBlog.

Speaking publicly Friday for the first time since he and the Giants agreed to their deal on Jan. 24, Tim Lincecum calmly rebutted the assumptions of his skeptics as if they were so many helpless hitters.

To conform with Miami Marlins policy, shortstop Jose Reyes cut off his famed dreadlocks, which he had sported the past three years as a member of the New York Mets.

Frank Robinson won the Triple Crown in his first year in Baltimore, leading the American League with a .316 average, 49 home runs and 122 RBIs. Robinson's teammate and fellow Hall of Famer Jim Palmer, who is currently an Orioles broadcaster, shared some special moments and insight from that groundbreaking 1966 season.

When he hasn't been caring for his baby twins this winter, Giants catcher Buster Posey has been fully immersed in rehab. He is convinced he'll be back in form by Opening Day, ready to catch, play some first base and hit.

Arguably the biggest news to come out of this week's State of the Franchise in Toronto was the potential for the Blue Jays to install a natural-grass surface at Rogers Centre.

Rangers general manager Jon Daniels said the club is in the process of hiring an "accountability" partner for outfielder Josh Hamilton.

The Rays continued their run of success in arbitration on Friday, when they won their case with right-hander Jeff Niemann.

The grand opening of JetBlue Park, the Red Sox's new Spring Training home, has been scheduled for Feb. 25, the same day as the team's first full-squad workout.

The Brewers and right-hander Shaun Marcum were minutes away from squaring off in an arbitration hearing Friday when they struck a deal on a $7.725 million, one-year contract, meeting at the midpoint to settle the team's largest remaining arbitration case.

Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton, long engaged in a battle against drug and alcohol addiction, publicly apologized for his actions on Monday, when he consumed alcohol in two Dallas establishments.

The unofficial beginning of spring came on Friday, when two trucks -- loaded with Indians gear -- began a 2,075-mile journey to the team's spring facilities in Goodyear, Ariz.

By the mid-1950s, Reds fans had grown accustomed to seeing African-American players the likes of Jackie Robinson, Willie Mays and Hank Aaron -- as visiting ballplayers. It wasn't until Frank Robinson walked into Crosley Field in 1956 that Cincinnati finally had a black baseball superstar of its own.

Instead of going into a hearing room in St. Petersburg on Friday, the Cubs and Matt Garza avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $9.5 million contract.

The hype for this weekend's Giants-Patriots Super Bowl matchup no doubt got some help from years of Bostonians and New Yorkers watching the Red Sox and Yankees play out the greatest rivalry in all of sports.

The Nationals have agreed to terms on a one-year deal with Edwin Jackson, pending a physical. Jackson, 28, went a combined 12-9 with a 3.79 ERA last season with the White Sox and Cardinals.