MLB

The Philadelphia Phillies acquired outfielder John Mayberry from the Texas Rangers Thursday for outfielder Greg Golson in an exchange of former first-round picks.

The Texas Rangers have sold the rights to right-handed pitcher Kameron Loe to the Fukuoka SouthBank Hawks of Japan's Pacific League for an undisclosed amount.

Major League Baseball owners approved a shift of control of the New York Yankees from George Steinbrenner to his son Hal on Thursday.

The Philadelphia Phillies announced Thursday that half of its starting infield -- All- Star second baseman Chase Utley and third baseman Pedro Feliz -- would undergo surgery.

New York Yankees right-hander Mike Mussina, as expected, retired on Thursday after 18 seasons in the major leagues.

The worst-kept secret in baseball started to leak out on Wednesday, when it was revealed that right-hander Mike Mussina was indeed going to hang up his spikes after 18 seasons.

Veteran right-handed reliever Chris Schroder, who spent the previous three seasons with Washington, signed a major league contract Wednesday with the Oakland Athletics.

New York Yankees right-hander Mike Mussina is reportedly retiring after 18 seasons in the major leagues.

The Seattle Mariners named former Oakland Athletics bench coach Don Wakamatsu their new manager on Wednesday.

The Boston Red Sox have traded outfielder Coco Crisp to the Kansas City Royals for right-handed reliever Ramon Ramirez.