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New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman, center, stands for the national anthem during a ceremony at City Hall celebrating the Yankees 27th World Series championship on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, in New York. (AP Photo/Michael Appleton, Pool)

Baseball GMs come to Chicago for brief meeting

AP - 2 hours, 59 minutes ago

CHICAGO - Instead of swaying palm trees, the roar of 747s greeted baseball's general managers Monday as they began gathering for their annual meeting.

  • New York Yankees' Hideki Matsui, the World Series MVP, holds up a Key to the City that was presented to him during a ceremony at City Hall celebrating the Yankees 27th World Series championship on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, in New York. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
    Hideki Matsui, Johnny Damon become free agents AP - Mon Nov 9, 7:37 PM ET

    NEW YORK - World Series MVP Hideki Matsui became a free agent Monday along with New York Yankees teammates Johnny Damon, Eric Hinske, Jose Molina and Xavier Nady.

  • Dodgers' entire coaching staff to return next year AP - Mon Nov 9, 6:34 PM ET

    LOS ANGELES - Joe Torre's entire coaching staff will be back with the Los Angeles Dodgers next season.

  • Cuban pitcher who hurt stopping fight AP - Mon Nov 9, 1:21 PM ET

    HAVANA - The pitcher who helped Cuba defeat the Baltimore Orioles in the United States a decade ago is in stable condition after his face was crushed with a blunt object while trying to stop a fight.

  • Mom of former major leaguer Zambrano kidnapped AP - Mon Nov 9, 1:34 AM ET

    The mother of former major leaguer Victor Zambrano has been kidnapped.

  • Phillies decline option on Feliz AP - Sun Nov 8, 7:30 PM ET

    PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Phillies have declined their $5.5 million 2010 option on third baseman Pedro Feliz.

  • FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2009, file photo, Minnesota Twins' Michael Cuddyer is congratulated in the dugout after hitting a home run in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, in Chicago. The Twins picked up outfielder Michael Cuddyer's $10.5 million option for 2011 on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Cuddyer hit a career-high 32 home runs to lead the team. He also had 94 RBIs and was sixth in the American League with 73 extra-base hits. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
    Twins exercise 2011 option on Cuddyer AP - Sat Nov 7, 2:21 PM ET

    MINNEAPOLIS - The Minnesota Twins have picked up outfielder Michael Cuddyer's $10.5 million option for 2011.

  • FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2008, file photo, Milwaukee Brewers' J.J. Hardy poses for a photograph. The Brewers traded Hardy to the Minnesota Twins on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, for outfielder Carlos Gomez. (AP Photo/Morry Gash,file)
    Twins swap Gomez for Brewers' Hardy AP - Sat Nov 7, 5:39 AM ET

    MINNEAPOLIS - The Milwaukee Brewers finally gave J.J. Hardy the change of scenery he had been expecting and reunited the unhappy shortstop with an old friend in the process.

  • Ramirez to return to Dodgers next season AP - Sat Nov 7, 5:34 AM ET

    LOS ANGELES - Manny Ramirez is coming back to the Dodgers next season.

  • New York Yankees' Johnny Damon, left, and Joba Chamberlain celebrate after Game 6 of the Major League Baseball World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, in New York. The Yankees won 7-3. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
    Yanks' Damon wants to return; will explore options AP - Sat Nov 7, 5:32 AM ET

    NEW YORK - Johnny Damon soaked it all in as he shared a float with first-timers Nick Swisher and Jerry Hairston Jr. for the New York Yankees' championship parade through the Canyon of Heroes on Friday. The whole scene made him a little wistful.

  • In this Oct. 1, 2009, photo, San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum sits in the dugout during a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks in San Francisco. Lincecum is facing misdemeanor marijuana charges following a traffic stop in his home state of Washington. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
    Report: Lincecum has agreement on pot charge AP - Sat Nov 7, 5:31 AM ET

    SEATTLE - San Francisco Giants ace Tim Lincecum has an agreement with a prosecutor in his home state of Washington that could settle his misdemeanor marijuana charge, The Columbian reported Friday.

  • Angels GM Reagins gets contract extension AP - Fri Nov 6, 6:00 PM ET

    ANAHEIM, Calif. - Los Angeles Angels general manager Tony Reagins has agreed to a long-term contract extension.

  • Brewers decline option on RHP David Weathers AP - Fri Nov 6, 5:55 PM ET

    MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee Brewers have declined a club option on right-handed reliever David Weathers for next season.

  • Mets decline 2010 option on reliever J.J. Putz AP - Fri Nov 6, 5:24 PM ET

    NEW YORK - The New York Mets have declined an option on reliever J.J. Putz, making him eligible for free agency.

  • New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez, right, and teammate Francisco Cervelli wave from a float during a ticker-tape parade along Broadway celebrating their 27th World Series championship on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, in New York. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)
    Crowds roar, confetti falls as NYC fetes Yankees AP - Fri Nov 6, 4:40 PM ET

    NEW YORK - Crowds roared, church bells rang and streams of paper rained down on Broadway as the New York Yankees celebrated their 27th championship Friday in a way only this city can, with a parade up the Canyon of Heroes.

  • NY Yankees victory parade draws thousands of fans Reuters - Fri Nov 6, 3:47 PM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of New York Yankee fans cheered their baseball team on Friday at a parade through Lower Manhattan to celebrate its 27th World Series victory.

  • Phillies pick up $8 million option on Lee Reuters - Fri Nov 6, 3:16 PM ET

    PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The Philadelphia Phillies exercised their $8 million club option on left-hander Cliff Lee on Friday, as the National League champions were quickly back to work just two days after losing the World Series.

  • Top pick Strasburg (neck) scratched from start AP - Fri Nov 6, 2:53 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - The Washington Nationals say No. 1 overall draft pick Stephen Strasburg has a strained neck muscle and is being scratched from his scheduled start in the Arizona Fall League Rising Stars game.

  • In this image provided by World Vision Rich Stearns, right, talks with Leonard, 10, in Chingale, Malawi on June 16, 2008 after giving him a new pair of shoes. Stearns and his organization view the Series and the Super Bowl, for which it also holds a licensed-merchandise agreement with the NFL, in a different way: bring on the losers! Each fall and winter for the last three years, World Vision has sent to the impoverished around the world thousands of team championship caps, jerseys and T-shirts produced before the World Series and Super Bowl and then rendered unusable for marketing in the United States when teams don't win the title. (AP Photo/Jon Warren - World Vision)
    Phillies title gear a hit far from World Series AP - Fri Nov 6, 9:33 AM ET

    SEATTLE - Rich Stearns works and lives just outside Seattle. He grew up in New York state. He lived in Philadelphia for 10 years.

  • Court denies Jamie McCourt's bid for Dodgers job AP - Thu Nov 5, 8:43 PM ET

    LOS ANGELES - The wife of Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt lost her bid Thursday to be reinstated as the team's chief executive during a hearing in the couple's messy divorce.

  • Chris Sessa, left, and Shawn Kunkle, employees of Signs USA Inc., in Tampa, Fla., change the numbers on the championship sign Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, outside the New York Yankees minor league complex in Tampa. The Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Phillies to win the Major League Baseball World Series. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
    Yankees turn attention to No 28 AP - Thu Nov 5, 8:07 PM ET

    NEW YORK - The sign men were out bright and early at the Yankees minor league complex, sticking vinyl strips with a fresh, white "27" over the "26" that had been up on the board for nine, long years to mark the team's total of World Series titles.

  • New York Yankees players (L-R) Andy Pettitte, Jorge Posada (obscured), Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera look at the World Series trophy after the Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 6 to win the 2009 Major League Baseball World Series in New York, November 4, 2009. REUTERS/Pool-David J. Phillip
    Yankees revel in victory, tough decisions ahead Reuters - Thu Nov 5, 5:55 PM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Yankees christened the new $1.5 billion Yankee Stadium the same way they opened "The House That Ruth Built" 86 years ago -- with a World Series title, the 27th for Major League Baseball's storied franchise.

  • World Series ratings rebound from '08 record low AP - Thu Nov 5, 5:27 PM ET

    NEW YORK - World Series television ratings bounced back from last year's record lows.

  • New York Yankees' Hideki Matsui watches his two run RBI double during the fifth inning of Game 6 of the Major League Baseball World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, in New York. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
    Matsui bat, Damon spikes headed to Hall of Fame AP - Thu Nov 5, 3:41 PM ET

    COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. - Hideki Matsui's bat and Johnny Damon's spikes are among the items from the Yankees' World Series title going to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

  • Angels re-sign Abreu to 2-year deal AP - Thu Nov 5, 3:12 PM ET

    ANAHEIM, Calif. - The Los Angeles Angels have re-signed outfielder Bobby Abreu to a two-year contract.

  • The New York Yankees celebrate after Game 6 of the Major League Baseball World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, in New York. The Yankees won 7-3.(AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
    NYC to host ticker-tape parade for Yankees AP - Thu Nov 5, 11:33 AM ET

    NEW YORK - New York City will host a ticker-tape parade and ceremony in honor of the World Series champion New York Yankees.

  • Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Pedro Martinez throws to the New York Yankees in the first inning in Game 2 of the 2009 Major League Baseball World Series in New York, October 29, 2009. REUTERS/Mike Segar
    Matsui powers Yankees to World Series title Reuters - Thu Nov 5, 11:08 AM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Yankees beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3 to win the World Series on Wednesday, the Bronx Bombers ending a nine-year wait for a 27th title with a 4-2 series victory over the defending champions.

  • New York Yankees' Hideki Matsui holds up the MVP trophy after Game 6 of the Major League Baseball World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, in New York. The Yankees won 7-3. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
    Matsui becomes 1st Japanese-born World Series MVP AP - Thu Nov 5, 9:25 AM ET

    NEW YORK - Hideki Matsui took a meaty cut, watched the ball fly and winced when it hooked a foot foul.

  • People watch a TV at Yamada Denki discount store in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, showing New York Yankees' Hideki Matsui at bat during the Major League Baseball World Series Game 6 against the Philadelphia Phillies Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, in New York. Matsui became the first Japanese-born player to be named World Series Most Valuable Player after hitting a record six RBIs in the deciding game to lead the Yankees over the Phillies 7-3. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
    Japanese fans celebrate Matsui's MVP performance AP - Thu Nov 5, 8:22 AM ET

    TOKYO - Japan nearly came to a standstill as millions watched on TV while Hideki Matsui, the man they know as Godzilla, stomped around New York to lead the Yankees to the World Series title.

  • New York Yankees celebrate after winning the Major League Baseball World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, in New York.(AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
    Ecstasy in the Bronx! Yankees win title No. 27 AP - Thu Nov 5, 6:20 AM ET

    NEW YORK - The New York Yankees bolted from the dugout even before the last grounder was scooped up. After waiting nine years for championship No. 27, no one would dare hold them back.

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