Youkilis to have surgery; likely done for year  —  + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email + Bio  —  The Red Sox [team stats] just announced that Kevin Youkilis [stats] will undergo what is expected to be season-ending surgery on the torn muscle in his thumb.

GREENBERG-RYAN WIN TEXAS RANGERS AUCTION AFTER CUBAN-CRANE CONCEDE  —  THIS IS BREAKING NEWS...  In a flurry of bids at auction that ran late into Weds. night and early Thurs. morning, the group led by Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and Houston businessman Jim Crane approached William Snyder …

A-Rod can't inject meaning into No. 600  —  Rodriguez's PED use taints what could have been a truly historic home run … Poor Alex Rodriguez, he coulda been a contenduh.  In a perfect big league world, a world in which sluggers drink their milk and take their Vitamin C and do their chin-ups …

Source: Nats' Dunn claimed on waivers  —  Washington Nationals slugger Adam Dunn was claimed on trade waivers today, one major league source told FOXSports.com.  —  The identity of the club is not known.  The news lessens the likelihood that Dunn will be dealt this month.

Royals Designate Jose Guillen For Assignment  —  The Royals designated Jose Guillen for assignment, according to Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star (on Twitter).  The team, which called up Philip Humber in a corresponding move, now has ten days to determine Guillen's future.

Red Sox Tried To Re-Acquire Justin Masterson  —  The Red Sox tried to reacquire Justin Masterson before the July 31st trade deadline, according to the MLB Network's Peter Gammons on Twitter.  The Indians, who obtained Masterson from Boston in the 2009 Victor Martinez deal …

Amazing on-field feats well within reach  —  Three first basemen and two pitchers striving to join some exclusive company in 2010  —  Nobody loves a good trade rumor more than Rumblings and Grumblings.  But this just in:  —  While we've all been obsessing these last few weeks …

Mets source: team willing to negotiate Jose Reyes extension in lieu of exercising $11 million option  —  ATLANTA - Jose Reyes signed his first big contract with the Mets in August of 2006, but the shortstop will have to wait until this winter for a potential extension.

Chad Tracy signs with Florida Marlins, Brett Hayes is back  —  The Marlins have signed free agent Chad Tracy and put him on the roster, sending outfielder Bryan Petersen to Class AAA New Orleans.  —  Tracy, 30, gives the Marlins a left-handed bat off the bench with a potential for power.

Report: New York Mets owner Fred Wilpon says GM Omar Minaya will be back next season  —  New York Mets principal owner Fred Wilpon said Thursday that Omar Minaya will remain general manager beyond this season.  —  While in East Hartford, Conn., for an announcement of a partnership between …

Dome run!  Twins' Kubel hits go-ahead single off catwalk  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Jason Kubel's (FSY) two-out popup clanked off a catwalk high above Tropicana Field and fell near the pitcher's mound for a go-ahead single in the ninth inning, a true dome run that sent the Minnesota Twins past the Tampa Bay Rays 8-6 Thursday.

(2 of 2)  —  The Nationals are under contract to play at 8,100-seat Space Coast Stadium through Dec. 31, 2017.  If they default on their lease and leave Viera, the club must reimburse the county for Space Coast Stadium construction-bond payments until another team moves in, said Shannon Wilson, assistant county attorney.

Brown helps banged up Phillies keep winning, dispatch Marlins  —  MIAMI (AP) — Rookie Domonic Brown (FSY) says he's starting to feel comfortable as a big leaguer and it's showing.  —  Brown drove in three runs, Kyle Kendrick (FSY) pitched six effective innings and the Philadelphia Phillies beat …