Arizona Diamondbacks News

The Arizona Diamondbacks offered a contract to Japanese pitcher Hiroki Kuroda, joining a handful of teams to express interest in the right-hander. “I can confirm we made an offer to Kuroda, but I’d rather not talk about it specifically,” Arizona general manager Josh Byrnes said Tuesday. The Seattle Mariners are thought to be the leading [...]

A full World Series share was worth $308,236 for the Boston Red Sox, down from the record $362,173 set by the St. Louis Cardinals last year. Boston’s split of the postseason players’ pool was $18.89 million, down from the $20.02 million the Cardinals shared when they won the title. The Red Sox voted 47 full [...]

Major league pitcher Joe Kennedy died early Friday morning, a Hillsborough County sheriff’s official said. He was 28. Kennedy passed out at home and was brought to a hospital, Hillsborough County sheriff’s spokeswoman Debbie Carter said. She had no further details. Kennedy’s agent, Damon Lapa, told ESPN.com that Kennedy died while at home with family [...]

Signing a center fielder and trading for a starting pitcher sum up the plan to give Torre ammunition.

Still looking for an experienced starting pitcher, the Colorado Rockies have contacted the agent for…

A look at some of the key players involved in the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative steroids scandal. BARRY BONDS — The San Francisco Giants outfielder broke baseball’s career home run record on Aug. 7 when he hit number 756, surpassing the previous record held by Hank Aaron for more than three decades.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have determined that Conor Jackson will probably return in 2008. One club source…

Eric Wedge and Bob Melvin, former backup catchers who found far more success in the dugout than on the field, were honored Wednesday as managers of the year. Wedge became the first Cleveland manager to win the AL award, picked by a wide margin after the Indians tied Boston for the best record in baseball.

Bob Melvin, who guided the Arizona Diamondbacks to the West Division title this season, was named National League Manager of the Year on Wednesday.

When members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America cast their votes for National League Rookie of the Year, they probably will be choosing between a player who got off to a slow start and another who simply started late.