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Two-time champions Japan will likely miss their US-based players in next year's World Baseball Classic, local media said Tuesday, after mega-star Ichiro Suzuki announced he would stay away from the tournament.

Major League Baseball officially approved a controversial multi-player trade involving Miami and Toronto on Monday that many consider to be a salary dump by the last place Marlins.

San Francisco catcher Buster Posey, who came back from devastating injury to help the Giants win the World Series, was named baseball's National League Most Valuable Player on Thursday.

San Francisco catcher Buster Posey, who came back from devastating injury to help the Giants win the World Series, was named baseball's National League Most Valuable Player on Thursday.

New York Mets knuckleball pitcher R.A. Dickey capped a storybook season by being named the National League's Cy Young Award winner.

Oakland Athletics Bob Melvin and Washington Nationals Davey Johnson have been named Managers of the Year for the second time in their Major League Baseball careers.

Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout was the unanimous choice on Monday as Major League Baseball's American League Rookie of the Year, beating out finalists Yoenis Cespedes and Yu Darvish.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are the US team that won a bidding war to obtain the negotiating rights to top South Korean pitcher Ryu Hyun-Jin, Major League Baseball announced on Saturday.

Philippines baseball officials have scoured the US and Japan professional leagues for players with the talent and eligibility to help the national side make it to the world championships, officials said.

Major League Baseball suspended San Diego Padres catcher Yasmani Grandal for 50 games for a positive test for testosterone.

The Colorado Rockies named former shortstop Walt Weiss as the sixth manager in club history.

Mark McGwire, whose former single-season home run record was sullied by an admission of steroid use, was named hitting coach of the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday.

Brook Lopez scored 27 points and Deron Williams added 19 to spark the Brooklyn Nets to a 107-100 victory over Toronto on Saturday in a triumphant debut in their new $1 billion home arena.

Due to the devastation from Hurricane Sandy, the Brooklyn Nets will have to wait almost a month to entertain their uptown NBA rivals, the New York Knicks.

Mike Redmond was named the new manager of Major League Baseball's Miami Marlins on Thursday, returning to a team that he helped to a World Series title as a catcher back in 2003.

Rafael Soriano, who saved 42 games in 46 chances this year as a relief pitcher for the New York Yankees, has opted out of his contract with the Major League Baseball club, the team said Wednesday.

Damage across New York from Hurricane Sandy has forced the NBA to postpone the Brooklyn Nets' home opener against the New York Knicks originally set for Thursday, the league announced on Wednesday.

The Chicago White Sox inked pitcher Jake Peavy to a two-year, $29 million deal, with $15 million more on offer depending on how many innings he pitches in the next two seasons.

The Detroit Tigers are sticking with manager Jim Leyland for another season, despite being swept out of baseball's World Series by the San Francisco Giants in four games.

San Francisco third baseman Pablo Sandoval was a unanimous choice for Most Valuable Player of the World Series thanks largely to the Venezuelan slugger's powerful performance with a bat.