Hideki Matsui isn't close to signing a Major League contract with any team, according to a source.
The slugger will likely wait and see how Spring Training plays out and which team might have a need for him.
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It now appears "likely" that baseball will introduce playoff expansion for the 2012 season, according to sources.
According to the terms of baseball's new labor deal, Major League Baseball and the players' association are required to reach an agreement before Thursday or postpone playoff expansion until 2013.
Multiple sources have declined to reveal any details of the talks, but the sides have made enough progress that one source said, "The feeling is now that it's likely that something is going to get done."
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After waiting until spring training and failing to land a job to his satisfaction, Roy Oswalt has told clubs that he might pull a Roger Clemens and return midseason, according to a baseball source.
Oswalt, 34, has told teams that he plans to keep throwing, stay ready and would be willing to return during the season if nothing materializes before then. That approach would mirror what Clemens did in 2006 and 2007, when he returned in June to pitch for the Astros and then the Yankees.
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General Feb 2012 Archive
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MLB.com | Feb 22, 2012
The infielder will not yet file retirement papers and remains open to playing again.
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Buster Olney/ESPN The Magazine | Feb 22, 2012
Tony La Russa is in camp with the Tigers shadowing general manager Dave Dombrowski.
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Associated Press | Feb 21, 2012
Major League Baseball has tweaked a loophole that some might now call the Joe Maddon Rule.
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Sports Illustrated | Feb 21, 2012
Ivan Rodriguez, 40, is working out daily to keep himself in shape as he hopes for a chance to play this season.
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Buster Olney/ESPN.com | Feb 18, 2012
Scott Kazmir threw for about 10 scouts on Friday in Houston as he looks for Major League employment.
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ESPN.com | Feb 17, 2012
The overall rise of salaries for players in arbitration has slowed to its lowest level since 2007.
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ESPN.com | Feb 16, 2012
Gary Carter, who helped the Mets win the 1986 World Series, died Thursday at age 57.
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Buster Olney/ESPN.com (via Twitter) | Feb 13, 2012
The free agent left-hander appeared in just one game last season, pitching less than two innings with the Angels.
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ESPN.com | Feb 13, 2012
Jose Canseco will try out with the Quintana Roo Tigers of the Mexican League.
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MLB.com | Feb 10, 2012
Rich Harden will miss the 2012 season after undergoing right shoulder surgery last week.
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Associated Press | Feb 8, 2012
Former Major League outfielder Danny Clyburn Jr. has been shot and killed in his South Carolina hometown.
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ESPN.com | Feb 7, 2012
Yoenis Cespedes has been granted a visitor's visa to travel from the Dominican Republic to the United States, according to a source.
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Jayson Stark/ESPN.com | Feb 7, 2012
The Escogido Leones were defeated Monday by Venezuela's Aragua Tigres, 7-0, but still clinched the Caribbean Series title.
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Boston Globe | Feb 5, 2012
Despite physical and anxiety issues, there are three West Coast teams courting Hong-Chih Kuo.
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ESPN.com | Feb 5, 2012
Brad Penny has signed with the Sofbank Hawks of Japan's Pacific League.
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Jayson Stark/ESPN.com (via Twitter) | Feb 2, 2012
Vladimir Guerrero and Johnny Damon remain on the free agent market because they are asking for more money than teams are willing to spend.
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Jayson Stark/ESPN.com | Feb 1, 2012
Bud Selig continues to talk about the playoff field expanding in 2012, but sources claim efforts to make that happen remain bogged down because of details.
