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After all has been said and done, Jose Cruz will return to the Houston Astros organization in a new role, with details to be worked out in the near future.

According to MLB.com Astros beat writer Brian McTaggart, Cruz met with president of baseball operations Tal Smith at Minute Maid Park on Tuesday, Oct. 20, before agreeing to remain a part of the Houston organization.

It's official. The quick courtship of Rudy Jaramillo by the Chicago Cubs added up to a three-year deal worth reportedly $800,000 per season on Wednesday morning.

The salary makes Jaramillo the highest paid coach in baseball.

Jaramillo comes to Chicago with an impressive resume, having coached 17 Silver Slugger Award winners in 10 seasons. He is considered one of the most respected coaches in the game.

The Washington Post and AOL Fanhouse are reporting that Los Angeles Dodgers bench coach and former Yankee great Don Mattingly is a candidate for the vacant manging spot for the Washington Nationals.

This past week, the Nats have asked and were granted permission by the Dodgers to court Mattingly.

He told Fanhouse that any interview would wait until after the World Series.

Personally, I think this is a great move for the Nats.  I thought when Joe Torre left the Yankees they should have tried to hire him.

Now they may just get the next best thing.

It's official, ESPN's Steve Phillips has amazing taste in women. It was released today that Phillips had an affair with another lower level ESPN employee, Brooke Hundley. Phillips ended the affair and was then harassed and stalked by this "lovely" lady. She then proceeded to leave a letter on the front steps of the Phillips home addressed to Steve's wife. I don't know about you, but this chick seems like a winner! Let's look into this story...

It seems 2009 has been a year to forget for former-Met Livan Hernandez , from a personal standpoint.

I had reported back in August that Hernandez was being sued over damage done to a rental car.

Unfortunately, now the pitcher’s troubles have hit closer to home…literally.

The Los Angeles Dodgers announced on Tuesday afternoon that they are extending the contract of general manager Ned Colletti.

The terms of the agreement were not available, except that it would be a multi-year deal.

"It's a long-term deal and I'll be here for a long time and maybe here for longer than that," said Colletti.

In his four-year tenure as general manager, Colletti has guided the Dodgers to the playoffs three out of four seasons, and helped the team capture back-to-back division titles for the first time since 1977-78.

The Cleveland Plain Dealer reported on Tuesday afternoon that Los Angeles Dodgers hitting coach Don Mattingly took part in a phone interview for the unoccupied Cleveland Indians’ managerial job.

Mattingly was said to have a phone conversation sometime last week with Indians’ general manager Mark Shapiro and assistant general manager Chris Antonetti.

"I've wanted to manage a long time and I've been moving in that direction," said Mattingly.

On Tuesday, The Sporting News named Gordon Beckham of the Chicago White Sox its American League Rookie of the Year.

Larry LaRue from The News Tribune is reporting that Kenji Johjima has opted out of the final two years of his contract with the Mariners: