Bob Veale, a Birmingham native who pitched for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Boston Red Sox in the 1960s and 1970s, is shown outside Rickwood Field in Birmingham in 2003. Veale died this week at age 89. ...
DETROIT -- Former Detroit Tigers utility man Zack Short has signed a minor-league deal with the Houston Astros, according to this week’s MLB transactions log. Short, 29, played at the big-league level ...
Right-hander Walker Buehler is guaranteed $21.05 million in his one-year contract with the Boston Red Sox and can earn an additional $2.5 million in performance bonuses ...
It’s a new year but the same old shortfalls for Major League Baseball ’s 30 franchises in search of the perfect offseason. Fortunately, there’s plenty of time to shore up almost any deficiency.