... with their teams. ... The Kansas City Royals shored up their infield, acquiring Yuniesky Betancourt from the Seattle Mariners for a pair of minor league pitchers. SPEAKING "On film he throws the ball hard, but it looks like he doesn't ...

... averaging 10 runs in the postseason and had scored 45 in the previous four games. Ackley, taken second overall by the Seattle Mariners last week, went 2 for 5 and extended his postseason hitting streak to 20 games. Moran, the Tar Heels' All-Atlantic ...

... right-hander Kyle Gibson and high school outfielder Donavan Tate. New general manager Jack Zduriencik and the Seattle Mariners pick second, followed by San Diego, Pittsburgh and Baltimore. - Advertisement - But once Strasburg comes off the ...

... the draft. They've never experienced the wear and tear of a professional season." With the second pick, the Seattle Mariners chose North Carolina slugger Dustin Ackley, who has batted at least .400 for three consecutive seasons. Also represented ...

... Saturday at Rogers Centre in Toronto. Italy and Venezuela, the other teams in Pool C, play Saturday night, with Seattle Mariners right-hander Carlos Silva scheduled to start for Venezuela. The top two teams in pool play advance to the next ...

... processing plants in Mandan and Stanton, makes deli meats and other products, including the official hot dog for sale at Seattle Mariners baseball games in Safeco Field. Russell said the new arrangement also might lead to sales to some Pacific Rim markets ...

... year, the arrival of Johan Santana no doubt helping ease the sting of the Mets' historic September collapse. In Seattle, Mariners fans are salivating over Erik Bedard, Felix Hernandez, Jarrod Washburn, Miguel Batista and Carlos Silva, who ...

... doubled twice to help Mike Mussina win his third straight start in the New York Yankees' 6-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday. One day after co-chairman Hank Steinbrenner said he was "disappointed with the way the season has ...

... June 17 and replaced him with Jerry Manuel. Two other teams followed suit within three days. The disappointing Seattle Mariners dumped John McLaren for Jim Riggleman, and Toronto supplanted John Gibbons with old favorite Cito Gaston. On the ...

... agency, California-based Total Sports International, represented several Cuban baseball defectors, including Seattle Mariners shortstop Yuniesky Betancourt. He also represented his nephew, top Florida Marlins prospect Matt Dominguez, when ...