Major League Baseball News Headlines

FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) -- Detroit Tigers star Miguel Cabrera pleaded nocontest Thursday in Florida to drunken driving. More »Tigers' Cabrera takes plea deal, no jail

SEATTLE (AP) -- The Seattle Mariners have signed free-agent Japanese pitcherHisashi Iwakuma to a one-year contract. More »Mariners sign Japanese RHP Iwakuma

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- The new raised railings at Rangers Ballpark havebeveled tops and lean slightly inward, making it safer for fans in front-rowseats throughout the stadium. More »Railings at Rangers Ballpark made safer

OAKLAND, Calif. -- (AP) -- The Oakland Athletics have a familiar face to playcenter field after re-signing Coco Crisp to a $14 million two-year contractThursday with a club option for 2014. More »A's keep CF Crisp for $14M over 2 years

NEW YORK (AP) -- A person familiar with the negotiations tells The AssociatedPress that shortstop Ronny Cedeno and the New York Mets have agreed to a $1.15million, one-year contract. More »Mets agree to sign SS Cedeno for 1 year

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- Veteran infielder Jorge Cantu has agreed to a minorleague contract with the Los Angeles Angels. More »Angels sign Cantu to minor league deal

NEW YORK (AP) -- The financially troubled New York Mets have hired theconsulting company that worked with the Texas Rangers during that team'sbankruptcy in 2010. More »Mets hire firm to help with finances

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Derek Lilliquist will be making the calls from the St.Louis Cardinals dugout instead of receiving them next season. More »Cardinals' Duncan takes leave of absence

CHICAGO (AP) -- Andrew Cashner won a spot in the Chicago Cubs' rotation lastspring and made his only start on April 5 before a strained rotator cuff senthim to the disabled list. More »Cubs, Padres swap RHP Cashner, 1B Rizzo

MIAMI (AP) -- The Miami Marlins are counting on excitable Ozzie Guillen tohave a calming influence on quarrelsome Carlos Zambrano. More »Zambrano trade to Marlins approved

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- The Texas Rangers have hired Josh Hamilton'sfather-in-law as a staff special assistant. More »Rangers hire Hamilton's father-in-law

BOSTON (AP) -- Boston Red Sox reliever Bobby Jenks has undergone a secondspinal decompression procedure that could delay the start of his spring training More »BoSox's Jenks has second spine procedure

DENVER (AP) -- The Colorado Rockies have acquired a minor league infielderthat manager Jim Tracy loves -- his son. More »Rockies acquire manager Tracy's son Chad

NEW YORK (AP) -- Expecting no major moves before the start of spring trainingnext month, New York Mets general manager Sandy Alderson thinks hispayroll-cutting team can improve on last year's 77-85 record and fourth-placefinish in the NL East. More »Mets' Alderson: No major moves expected

NEW YORK (AP) -- The New York Yankees say they have failed to sign Japaneseshortstop Hiroyuki Nakajima. More »Yankees fail to sign SS Nakajima

Albert Pujols won two World Series titles with the Cardinals. More »Pujols deal complete: 10 years, $240M

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Los Angeles Dodgers have re-signed reliever MikeMacDougal to a $1 million, one-year contract with a club option for 2013. More »Dodgers re-sign reliever MacDougal

NEW YORK (AP) -- Joe Torre resigned Wednesday as Major League Baseball'sexecutive vice president for baseball operations to join a group trying to buythe Los Angeles Dodgers. More »Torre joins group looking to buy Dodgers

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- Reliever Fernando Rodney signed a $2 million,one-year contract with the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday. More »Rays sign reliever Rodney to $2M deal

KOBE, Japan (AP) -- Japanese infielder Munenori Kawasaki says he's beeninvited to spring training by the Seattle Mariners. More »INF Kawasaki invited to Mariners camp

CINCINNATI (AP) -- The Cincinnati Reds and right-hander Andrew Brackmanfinalized a one-year deal on Wednesday, uniting him with his hometown team. More »Reds, RHP Brackman finalize 1-year deal

Pitcher Chad Gaudin says he has reached agreement on a minor league dealwith the Miami Marlins and received an invitation to spring training. More »Marlins invite RHP Gaudin to camp

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Yu Darvish is visiting Texas for the first timeduring a 30-day window the AL champion Rangers have to negotiate a contract withthe Japanese pitcher. More »Darvish visits Texas, status unclear

MIAMI (AP) -- A person familiar with the negotiations says infielder GregDobbs has agreed to a two-year contract to remain with the Miami Marlins. More »Marlins keep INF Dobbs with 2-year deal