Mattingly Cuts Coaching Role to Spend More Time at Home
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Don Mattingly has told the Dodgers that he cannot be their batting coach and has decided to spend more time with his wife and his youngest son at home in Evansville, Ind.
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Two major league officials said that the Los Angeles Dodgers planned to fire Grady Little as their manager and replace him with Joe Torre, who would make Don Mattingly a coach.
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Slugger Mike Sweeney, much like the Royals&#39; season, is gone. The four-time All-Star first baseman left the team and flew back home to California after Monday night&#39;s game against the Devil Rays.
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It could be argued that it is time for Yankees Manager Joe Torre to go. But it is hardly Torreâs fault that the front office does not seem to feel Don Mattingly is ready to take over.
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Shane Victorino typically spends off days relaxing in the dugout. He changed his routine Sunday and the move worked.
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Atlanta finished a dismal road trip with another loss. Arizona did the same to close out a terrible homestand. Meanwhile, the New York Mets seem to win everywhere they play.
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An 11-game homestand, the longest of the season, should give the Red Sox ample opportunity to reverse a puzzling trend from the season's first half: the disappearance of home runs by the team's lefthanded hitters in Fenway Park.
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The Nats complete a shuffling of their minor league coaching staff, as ex-major leaguer Tim Foli returns to the dugout for Class AAA Columbus.
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Both pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre and hitting coach Don Mattingly are virtually guaranteed to return as coaches next season.
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - He couldn&#39;t beat &#39;em, so Edgar Renteria figured he&#39;d join &#39;em. The All-star shortstop has decided to leave the St.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Sports Network) - Ohio State athletic  director Andy Geiger announced a one-year contract extension  for men's head basketball coach Thad Matta as a direct result  of the school imposing a ban on postseason play for 2004-05.
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NEW YORK -- Making wholesale substitutions as the Yankees piled on the runs yesterday, Red Sox manager Terry Francona removed Jason Varitek. The catcher and de facto team captain promptly removed his equipment from the dugout and went to the clubhouse. He did not need to witness New York put the finishing touches on a 14-4 victory. He had seen ...
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Craig Biggio's playing time may be reduced during the second half of the year as the Astros give Chris Burke a longer look at second base.
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Bobby Mattick, who managed the Toronto Blue Jays in 1980 and '81 and helped develop the talent that produced five division titles and two World Series championships, died at 89.
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The Boston Red Sox manager worked as the bench coach for the Athletics last season, and still has many friends in the other clubhouse -- and during a September pennant race, he just can&#39;t deal with any personal distractions.
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Mets general manager Omar Minaya shook up New York&#39;s coaching staff Wednesday while continuing to search for a manager to replace Art Howe.
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The Red Sox manager pieced together another makeshift lineup last night at Fenway Park, in a game that no longer has significant ramifications for his team.