MLB News Blog

Carlos Beltran has had surgery on his troublesome right knee and the New York Mets' center fielder will miss the start of the season. In a statement released Wednesday night, the Mets say Beltran's osteoarthritis worsened during the offseason and he decided to have arthroscopic surgery to clean out the arthritic area of his knee.

Expanded instant replay is on the agenda for the first meeting of Major League Baseball's newly formed committee of managers and longtime executives on Thursday. The 14-man committee also will discuss expanding the first round of the playoffs to best of seven and ways to eliminate lengthy breaks during the postseason.

Several members of the Florida Marlins are set to visit U.S. military troops in Iraq and Kuwait from Jan. 24 to Feb. 1. The team said Wednesday the trip is the first of its kind for a major league club since the war in Iraq began. NL Rookie of the Year Chris Coghlan, catcher John [...]

Oft-injured reliever Joel Zumaya and the Detroit Tigers avoided salary arbitration by agreeing to a $915,000, one-year contract on Wednesday. The hard-throwing right-hander was 3-3 with a 4.94 ERA and one save in 29 appearances last year during a season cut short by shoulder problems. He made $735,000.

The Kansas City Royals have hired former Milwaukee manager Ned Yost as a special adviser. The 54-year-old Yost was manager of the Brewers from 2003-08 and was 457-502. Previously, he was a coach for the Atlanta Braves, where he became acquainted with Dayton Moore, who was a front office executive with the Braves before becoming [...]

Outfielder Ryan Church and the Pittsburgh Pirates have finalized a $1.5 million, one-year contract. The 31-year-old was bothered by a sore back while hitting .273 with four home runs and 40 RBIs in 111 games with the Braves and Mets last season. He also has had multiple concussions. The Pirates expect Church to go into [...]

The San Francisco Giants completed their $3 million, one-year contract with Aubrey Huff on Wednesday. The first baseman passed a physical after the sides agreed to terms during the weekend. General manager Brian Sabean made it known finding a left-handed power hitter was a priority before the start of spring training next month.

Jose Canseco says Mark McGwire is still lying about his use of steroids and his former manager Tony La Russa isn't telling the truth either. McGwire admitted Monday that he used steroids for a decade, including when he hit 70 homers in 1998, but denied Canseco's claims that he injected himself and McGwire with steroids [...]

Jose Canseco says Mark McGwire is still lying about his use of steroids and his former manager Tony La Russa isn't telling the truth either. McGwire admitted Monday that he used steroids for a decade, including when he hit 70 homers in 1998, but denied Canseco's claims that he injected himself and McGwire with steroids [...]