Free Agent Pitcher Brad Lidge Signs 1 Year Deal with Nationals

Brad Lidge, whose storybook season helped the Phillies win the 2008 World Series, has signed a one-year contract with the Washington Nationals.

NL MVP Ryan Braun Tests Positive For PED

National League MVP Ryan Braun, who last season led the Milwaukee Brewers to their first division title in nearly three decades, has tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug and faces a 50-game suspension if the initial finding is upheld.

MLB Takes Control Of LA Dodgers Day To Day Operations

Major League Baseball (MLB), in an extraordinary move, plans to take control of the day-to-day operations of the Los Angeles Dodgers because of mounting concern over the franchise's financial plight.

Dodgers owner Frank McCourt, who is locked in a bitter divorce battle that many expect will result in that storied team's sale, reportedly took a personal loan from Fox Broadcasting Company last week to cover the Dodgers' payroll.