8:01 PM EST
HOUSTON (AP) — Astros reliever Brandon Lyon had surgery to drain a small cyst in his pitching shoulder but is expected to be ready for spring training.
6:57 PM EST
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jacque Jones has returned to the Minnesota Twins, agreeing to a minor league contract.
6:45 PM EST
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Yorvit Torrealba and the San Diego Padres have finalized a one-year contract that guarantees the catcher $1.25 million.
6:23 PM EST
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minnesota Twins shortstop Greg Gagne has been elected to the team's Hall of Fame.
4:08 PM EST
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Speedy outfielder Willy Taveras has been released by the Oakland Athletics, eight days after he was acquired from Cincinnati with infielder Adam Rosales for infielder Aaron Miles and a player to be named.
6:49 PM EST
NEW YORK (AP) — Marcus Thames agreed Monday to a minor league contract with the New York Yankees, who also finalized a $1.1 million, one-year deal with Randy Winn to give themselves more left field options.
6:02 PM EST
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins have been spending their way out of that small-budget image, mirroring the imminent increase in revenue from their new ballpark with a big spike in player salary commitments.
3:53 PM EST
NEW YORK (AP) — Randy Winn and the New York Yankees have finalized a $1.1 million, one-year contract.
3:48 PM EST
NEW YORK (AP) — Former major league manager Bob Melvin has been hired as a professional scout by the New York Mets, who also brought back Mookie Wilson as their minor league outfield and base running coordinator.
3:35 PM EST
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — The Baseball Hall of Fame will hold a second annual Hall of Fame Classic on Father's Day this year.
1:58 PM EST
CLEVELAND (AP) — A company has withdrawn its application to trademark the term "sabermetrics" following opposition from the Society for American Baseball Research.
1:46 PM EST
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Brewers are erecting a statue of baseball commissioner Bud Selig outside Miller Park and will unveil it on Aug. 24.
1:46 PM EST
CHICAGO (AP) — Omar Vizquel will wear the No. 11 of former White Sox shortstop and fellow Venezuelan Luis Aparicio this season.
1:26 PM EST
SEATTLE (AP) — Despite shoulder surgeries and disappointment in Seattle during each of the last two seasons, free-agent left-hander Erik Bedard is coming back to the Mariners.
11:41 PM EST
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tim Lincecum is prepared to hear some harsh criticism in an arbitration hearing with the San Francisco Giants — perhaps even delving into his offseason pot bust.
