Baseball-Major League Baseball roundup

Reuters

Nov 12 (The Sports Xchange) - Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw maintained his firm grip on the National League Cy Young Award, winning for the third time on Wednesday, and Cleveland Indians right-hander Corey Kluber claimed his first American League Cy Young. Kershaw was the first unanimous choice in the voting by the Baseball Writers Association of America since Detroit Tigers right-hander Justin Verlander in 2011. Kluber edged Seattle Mariners ace Felix Hernandez in the AL voting. - - The Detroit Tigers reach agreement with designated hitter Victor Martinez on a four-year contract worth around $70 million, according to an ESPN report Wednesday. Martinez had earlier rejected the team's one-year qualifying offer of $15.3 million for 2015. - - The New York Yankees signed left-handed pitcher Jose De Paula to a one-year major league contract Wednesday. De Paula, 26, went 4-3 with a 4.21 ERA over 51 1/3 innings in 16 appearances (10 starts) for Triple-A Fresno in 2014, striking out 41 batters. After the season, he pitched for Gigantes del Cibao of the Dominican Baseball League. - - The Chicago Cubs claimed right-handed pitcher Donn Roach off waivers from the San Diego Padres on Wednesday. Roach, who turns 25 next month, went 1-0 with a 4.75 ERA over 30 1/3 innings in 16 appearances (one start) with the Padres last season, his first year in the major leagues. (Editing by Frank Pingue)