The Kansas City Royals are barely making more than Alex Rodriguez this year. The salaries for Kansas City's 27 players on its opening-day roster and disabled lists total $36.1 million, according to an analysis of major league contracts by The Associated Press. A-Rod alone makes $32 million atop the New York Yankees' $201.7 million payroll.

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It looks like the New York Mets are going to have one rough season both on and off the field.

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We did it in 2008. And again in 2010. Now the tradition continues as we list all 30 men who have received the honor of an opening day start in 2011 and break them down into groups. Where does the … Continue reading →

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Mets left fielder Jason Bay has returned to New York for tests on his strained left rib cage muscle. Bay left Florida Wednesday morning, and the team expects to know more details about the injury later in the day. He began feeling discomfort during batting practice on Tuesday. It is unclear whether the issue is related to the back stiffness that shelved Bay on Saturday and Sunday.

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MINNEAPOLIS – A seven-day disabled list stat for concussions wouldn't have done Aaron Hill much good when the Toronto Blue Jays second baseman missed the final four months of 2008 with the injury.

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A seven-day disabled list for concussions wouldn't have done Aaron Hill much good when the Toronto Blue Jays second baseman missed the final four months of 2008 with the injury. That didn't stop him from saying the move, and several other guidelines instituted by Major League Baseball on Tuesday, was another positive sign the sport is doing more and more to address concussions.

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To no one's surprise, Mike Hampton called it a career on Saturday. Unfortunately, over the past six years, he's become less known for pitching and more for a seemingly constant run of injuries. His retirement always seemed just around the … Continue reading →

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An all-store meeting at a Home Depot in Washington state would be about the last place you'd think to find excitement for the upcoming New York Mets baseball season. And yet here's a man in an orange vest trying to … Continue reading →

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Carlos Beltran played right field for five innings in a minor league game Saturday, seeing his first action in the field this spring as he overcomes tendinitis in his left knee.

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Kyle McClellan probably won't make the Cardinals forget about Adam Wainwright's season-ending injury. Still, his spring training performance went a long way toward reassuring the St. Louis coaching staff that making him the No. 5 starter was the right choice. In his final outing of the spring, McClellan allowed one run and three hits over six innings Sunday in a 3-1 victory against the New…

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