Nolan Ryan

Astros trainer retires to Steamboat

Steamboat Springs — Any doubts former head Houston Astros trainer Dave Labossiere had about leaving baseball after 25 years in the big leagues floated away last week. Labossiere, who started with the Astros in 1983, woke up...

Ryan: Rangers will not be major players in free agency

There are many rumors surrounding the Texas Rangers and who they'll pursue in the free agent market. Ben Sheets, Brad Penny, Trevor Hoffman and Kerry Wood are among the names being tossed about according to MLB.com. The real...

Baseball notebook: Brewers in no rush to find a closer

How bad was Eric Gagne last season in Milwaukee? So bad that even the loss of the guy who had replaced him as closer, Salomon Torres, was greeted with something resembling indifference by general manager Doug Melvin.

Johnson as a 1-year fix for Cubs?

Hendry hedges his bets in case Dempster bolts One day after severing ties with closer Kerry Wood, the Cubs began exploring Friday the possibility of signing left-hander Randy Johnson to a one-year deal. GM Jim Hendry still...

Johnson may leave D-backs as talks on contract go nowhere

Tucson, Arizona | Published: 11.14.2008 PHOENIX — Randy Johnson filed for free agency Thursday after failing to reach a contract agreement to return to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Johnson made $16 million last year and went 11-10...

Maddux arrives armed with a plan

Rangers counting on new pitching coach to revitalize staff As the Rangers' week-long conditioning camp wound down, Nolan Ryan reiterated the "overall plan of committing to our young players." Depending on which rumor you...

Big Unit a free agent as talks with D'backs end

Johnson, 45, is five wins shy of the historic 300-wins plateau PHOENIX (AP) -- Randy Johnson filed for free agency on Thursday after failing to reach a contract agreement to return to the Arizona Diamondbacks. The agents said...

GMs with the hardest offseason jobs

1. Still, the NL West is relentlessly mediocre, assuming Manny Ramirez is not back with the Dodgers, thus with the right moves, Sabean could put the Giants back into contention more quickly than imagined. Ned Colletti,...

Softball Inks Five

Baylor head softball coach Glenn Moore announced the signing of five student-athletes to National Letters of Intent Wednesday. The class is made up of four high school athletes and one junior college transfer.

Ryan's example influencing Rangers pitchers

Nolan Ryan is already influencing the Texas Rangers pitching staff. "We're going to take the approach that whoever comes out ahead, whoever makes it through, is going to make the team," strength and conditioning coach Jose...

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