Baseball

Cleveland Indians infielder Zach Walters was involved in a car accident that required a hospital visit but is expected to be OK. 

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The Pittsburgh Pirates announced on Wednesday that they have signed first baseman/outfielder John Jaso to a two-year contract. 

What the New York Mets really needed this Christmas week was a center fielder who could also hit in the middle of the lineup.

What they got was Alejandro De Aza.

After a season in which their starting rotation led Major League Baseball with a 2.99 ERA, you'd think a starting pitcher would be the last thing the St. Louis Cardinals would need this winter.

But need one they did. And Tuesday, they found just the man for the job in Mike Leake.

The New York Mets have bolstered their outfield depth for next season, reportedly agreeing to a deal with Alejandro De Aza on a one-year deal. 

For the second time in less than a year, Mike Leake has found a new home, agreeing to terms with the St. Louis Cardinals.

Are you sitting there wondering why the New York Yankees haven't seemed interested in building for 2016 this winter?

Here's a potential spoiler: It might be because they have their eyes on what's coming after 2018.

Twenty-four years after he played his final game for the organization, the Boston Red Sox announced Monday they will retire Wade Boggs' No. 26 in May.

Boggs was overwhelmed upon hearing the news:

It's an even year, San Francisco Giants fans. And that means—well, here's the thing. You want honesty?

It means nothing.

There is no mystical energy that binds the galaxy together and decrees the Giants must hoist a Commissioner's Trophy in 2016. Yes, they won titles in 2010, 2012 and 2014. That's a fascinating numerical anomaly, but it's not a harbinger of things to come.

The reignited rivalry between the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs didn't need any more heat. But Jason Heyward and Mike Matheny went ahead and added some spice anyway.