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Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Toronto Blue Jays on Friday exercised the team option on catcher Rod Barajas for 2009. Barajas, 33, hit for a .249 average, 11 homers and 49 RBI in 104 games last season for Toronto. He threw out 17 o

New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Manny Ramirez and Mark Teixeira highlight a list of 65 Major League players who filed for free agency on Thursday. Garret Anderson, Jason Varitek, Derek Lowe, Ryan Dempster and Ben Sheets were also among

Flushing, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Mets re-signed third baseman/outfielder Fernando Tatis to a one-year contract Thursday. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. Tatis, the National League Comeback

Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Washington Nationals outrighted pitchers Chad Cordero and Ryan Wagner, and infielder Pete Orr to Triple-A Syracuse on Thursday and announced that all three declined their assignments and opted to become

Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The city of Philadelphia will celebrate its first major professional sports championship in 25 years with a parade on Friday from Center City to the sports complex in South Philadelphia. The Phillies

Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Milwaukee Brewers named former Oakland Athletics skipper Ken Macha manager on Thursday. The Brewers signed Macha, 58, to a two-year contract, which runs through the 2010 season. "Today's

Chicago, IL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ken Griffey Jr. will not be a member of the Chicago White Sox in 2009. The club declined the option on his contract for 2009 on Thursday, making the 38-year-old a free agent. He combined to hit .249 wi

Kansas City, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Kansas City Royals have acquired first baseman Mike Jacobs from the Florida Marlins in exchange for pitcher Leo Nunez. Jacobs, who turned 28 years old on Thursday, belted a career-high 32 home

Detroit, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Detroit Tigers announced on Thursday that they have declined to exercise the 2009 option on the contract of shortstop Edgar Renteria, making the veteran a free agent. Renteria batted .270 with 10 hom

Milwaukee, WI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Milwaukee Brewers are reportedly set to name Ken Macha their new manager. The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports that an official announcement could come as early as Thursday. The paper said Brewer