... revelation that he tested positive for marijuana at the World Baseball Classic, Soto hit a three-run homer off Jose Contreras (2-7) in the seventh to give the Cubs a 5-2 lead. Wells (2-3) won his second straight start, allowing ...

... start getting a little bit of Cubs' history in my background," Edmonds said. "It's a great win." Everything Jose Contreras of the White Sox threw, the Cubs seemed to swing at and hit in their biggest inning of the season. Edmonds and Mike ...

SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Star Cuban pitcher Jose Contreras was released on bond after seeking asylum in the United States. Contreras, who defected last week, posted $2,000 bond and ...

... get Colon, who won 20 games last season for Cleveland and Montreal. But when the Yankees added Cuban free agent Jose Contreras and re-signed Roger Clemens, it created a logjam of eight starting pitchers. Yankees GM Brian Cashman was looking ...

... year contract with Cuban defector Jose Contreras. Last week, the Yankees agreed ... opportunities to sign Hideki Matsui or Jose Contreras presented themselves, it was ... boycott of the communist nation. "Jose Contreras is most certainly the ...

... Series championships. The era of good feeling ended abruptly over the weekend, with a dispute over Cuban pitcher Jose Contreras and his minor league assignment. "It's not something that can just be washed away," Torre said Monday. "I ...

... ending groundout. Red Sox 10, Yankees 7 BOSTON - The Boston Red Sox overcame Pedro Martinez's injury and ruined Jose Contreras' return to the majors with a five-run seventh inning and a 10-7 win over the New York Yankees on Tuesday night ...

... New York's 10 doubles tied the club record and every starter got a hit, with Matsui delivering the biggest. Jose Contreras (3-1) escaped two bases-loaded threats as he remained perfect in two starts. He gave up five hits in seven ...

... games with Columbus before joining Double-A Trenton for the final series of a homestand Monday. ... Yankees RHP Jose Contreras, sidelined since June 7 by a strained right shoulder, had an MRI and was cleared Wednesday to start throwing off ...

... Yankees the "Evil Empire" last winter after New York beat out the Red Sox in the competition to sign Cuban pitcher Jose Contreras. Yankees owner George Steinbrenner didn't seem pleased. "I though it was a semi-clever reference to Star Wars ...