Felix Hernandez, the Seattle Mariners’ ace right-hander, is on the precipice of securing a $175 million contract extension that would be a record for Major League Baseball pitchers. The sides are in heated discussions about the deal, according to USA Today. At 26, Hernandez was scheduled to earn $19.5 million in the upcoming season and [...]
Ex-Dodger Milton Bradley Facing up to 13 Years in Jail
January 12, 2013 | Posted by
Milton Bradley, who played as an outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Seattle Mariners, is facing up to 13 years in jail after being charged with abusing his estranged wife, L.A. prosecutors announced Friday. The 34-year-old Bradley was charged on Thursday with 13 misdemeanor counts of assault with a deadly weapon, vandalism and dissuading [...]
Greg Halman’s Brother Acquitted In His Murder
August 30, 2012 | Posted by
A Dutch court acquitted the brother of Seattle Mariners outfielder Greg Halman on Thursday, saying that he was temporarily insane at the time. Rotterdam District said Jason Halman “was in a state of psychosis at the time of the stabbing” and couldn’t therefore be held accountable for his actions. Greg Halman, who was 24 at [...]
Yankees Acquire ‘The Michael Jordan of Japan,’ Ichiro Suzuki
July 24, 2012 | Posted by
Once the biggest star of Japan, Ichiro Suzuki now wears the pinstripes of the biggest sports team in America, the New York Yankees. In a trade that stunned the baseball world, the Yankees acquired the 10-time all-star outfielder for two pitching prospects, moving him from the last-place Seattle Mariners to first place New York. “I’m [...]
