MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

The New York Mets are looking for minority owners. Twenty-million dollars will get an individual 4 percent ownership of the team.

The Rangers spent $51 million to negotiate with the Japanese star.

Home-run king Barry Bonds avoided a prison sentence on Friday over a single criminal conviction related to an investigation of steroids in sports, a punishment one prosecutor called a slap on the wrist.

Barry Bonds, Major League Baseball's all-time home-run leader, was sentenced to 30 days of house arrest, two years of probation, and 250 hours of community service for providing a misleading statement to a grand jury. He also was fined $4,000.

The Minnesota Twins added some power to their lineup by signing free-agent outfielder Josh Willingham to a three-year deal worth $21 million, the Major League Baseball (MLB) club said on Thursday.

Teams have dropped out of the sweepstakes.

If you've had the pleasure of sleeping with Derek Jeter, you might have gotten a bonus gift of a signed baseball, according to a hilarious New York Post story.

Deidre Pujols recently gave an interview to St. Louis radio station JOY-FM to sound off on her husband's leaving of the St. Louis Cardinals to join the Los Angeles Angels.

Ryan Braun, the reigning National League most valuable player and the Milwaukee Brewers' left fielder, will have a hearing before a three-person panel in January regarding his positive drug test for a banned substance in October.

Milwaukee Brewers slugger Ryan Braun, who was named this year's National League MVP, has tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs, according to a report.

Harrison Ford has officially signed on for the upcoming Jackie Robinson biopic, Legendary Pictures announced today.

Karina Smirnoff may be celebrating her first win on Dancing With the Stars, but the dancer's love life is far less rosy: after postponing her wedding in October, Smirnoff has called her engagement to Brad Penny. Find out why the DWTS star split from her baseballer fiance, including rumors that the Penny didn't support her and that Smirnoff outgrew the relationship.

U.S. federal prosecutors, on Thursday, recommended a 15-month prison sentence for former Major League Baseball outfielder Barry Bonds.

The Los Angeles Angels pulled off a stunning coup on Thursday by reaching an agreement to sign three-time National League most valuable player Albert Pujols and All-Star pitcher C.J. Wilson.

Harrison Ford is circling the Jackie Robinson biopic 42, TheWrap has confirmed.

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Kevin Gross ruled on Thursday that the Los Angeles Dodgers can sell their television rights months before the team’s contract with Fox Sports expires -- a significant win for the team in its ongoing legal saga.

The judge overseeing the Los Angeles Dodgers bankruptcy said he will allow the team to begin a multibillion-dollar sale of future rights to broadcast the bankrupt team's games, dealing a blow to its current broadcaster, Fox Sports.

The Los Angeles Angels pulled off a stunning coup on Thursday by reaching an agreement to sign three-time National League most valuable player Albert Pujols and All-Star pitcher C.J. Wilson.

The first baseman has an altercation with police.

Albert Pujols has finally decided where he is going to play next year after several teams were in on the sweepstakes for arguably the best player in baseball right now. The Los Angeles Angels came out the winner, signing the three-time National League MVP to a 10-year, $250 million dollar deal.

Prospective bidders are piling up for the Los Angeles Dodgers, but Fox Sports argued on Wednesday that the bankrupt team's owner Frank McCourt is improperly breaking its broadcasting contract in his effort to sell the team.