http://majorchampionshipnews.com/topic/al-east2011-01-05T00:31:30Z2011-01-05T00:31:30ZAP Newstag:majorchampionshipnews.com,2011-01-05:/photo/rangers-beltre-baseball-2406204p/

FILE - Newly-acquired <a title="Boston Red Sox" href="/topic/Boston+Red+Sox" >Boston Red Sox</a> third baseman <a title="Adrian Beltre" href="/topic/Adrian+Beltre" >Adrian Beltre</a> smiles during a baseball news conference introducing him at <a title="Fenway Park" href="/topic/Fenway+Park" >Fenway Park</a> in Boston, in this Jan. 8, 2007 file photo. Beltre and the AL champion <a title="Texas Rangers" href="/topic/Texas+Rangers" >Texas Rangers</a> reached a preliminary agreement on a $96 million...

2011-01-02T12:31:18ZAP Newstag:majorchampionshipnews.com,2011-01-02:/photo/orioles-simon-suspect-baseball-2405090p/

FILE - In this June 27, 2010 file photo, <a title="Baltimore Orioles" href="/topic/Baltimore+Orioles" >Baltimore Orioles</a> relief pitcher <a title="Alfredo Simon" href="/topic/Alfredo+Simon" >Alfredo Simon</a> celebrates after getting the last out against the <a title="Washington Nationals" href="/topic/Washington+Nationals" >Washington Nationals</a> during a baseball game in Baltimore. Police say Baltimore Orioles pitcher Alfredo Simon is the main suspect in the fatal shooting of a man in the...

2010-12-28T20:31:48ZAP Newstag:majorchampionshipnews.com,2010-12-28:/photo/obit-lajoie-2403440p/

FILE-This Dec. 8, 2005 file photo shows <a title="Boston Red Sox" href="/topic/Boston+Red+Sox" >Boston Red Sox</a> special advisor/baseball operations <a title="Bill Lajoie" href="/topic/Bill+Lajoie" >Bill Lajoie</a> responding to a question at a press conference. The former <a title="Detroit" href="/topic/Detroit" >Detroit</a> general manager who guided the team during its 1984 World Series championship season, has died. He was 76. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez,File)<div id="copyright"><div> ...

2010-12-23T12:30:35ZAP Newstag:majorchampionshipnews.com,2010-12-23:/photo/steinbrenner-fbi-file-baseball-2401661p/

FILE - This Dec. 29, 2989, file photo shows <a title="New York Yankees" href="/topic/New+York+Yankees" >New York Yankees</a> owner <a title="George Steinbrenner" href="/topic/George+Steinbrenner" >George Steinbrenner</a>, left, former Yankees slugger <a title="Mickey Mantle" href="/topic/Mickey+Mantle" >Mickey Mantle</a>, center, and former <a title="Richard Nixon" href="/topic/Richard+Nixon" >President Richard Nixon</a> behind the casket containing the late Yankees player and <a title="Billy M...

2010-12-16T12:32:19ZAP Newstag:majorchampionshipnews.com,2010-12-16:/photo/yankees-rivera-baseball-2398379p/

FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2010 file photo, <a title="New York Yankees" href="/topic/New+York+Yankees" >New York Yankees</a> relief pitcher <a title="Mariano Rivera" href="/topic/Mariano+Rivera" >Mariano Rivera</a> delivers a pitch in Game 1 of baseball's <a title="American League (MLB)" href="/topic/American+League+(MLB)" >American League Championship Series</a> in <a title="Arlington (Texas)" href="/topic/Arlington+(Texas)" >Arlington, Texas</a>. Rivera and the Yankees have finalized their $30 mi...