Milo Hamilton, 84, announced during a press conference on Wednesday afternoon at Minute Maid Park that 2012 would be his final season as the full-time radio play-by-play voice of the Astros, ending a chapter of a magnificent career that's spanned 67 years, including more than 50 in the Major Leagues.

A court filing in the Dodgers bankruptcy on behalf of injured fan Bryan Stow will not delay or obstruct the reorganization plan that calls for the club's sale by April 30, the club said in a statement Wednesday.

The vetting process for prospective buyers of the Dodgers will include meetings next month with Major League Baseball's ownership committee, the committee's chairman told The Associated Press.

The Jeremy Lin story just keeps getting better. The tale of the Harvard-educated, twice-released, Asian-American New York Knicks guard was already fairy-tale stuff. Then he hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer Tuesday night in Toronto to beat the Raptors. It gave the Knicks a six-game "Linning" streak. He's being called Linderella, the centerpiece of a national phenomenon known as — what else — Linsanity.

Veteran left-handed reliever George Sherrill again was the only Mariners pitcher to not throw on Wednesday as the club completed its second round of bullpen sessions for the 35 candidates in camp.

Munenori Kawasaki continues making a big impression on his new Mariners teammates with his outgoing personality and energy as a potential utility infielder.

In 2012, the Angels will be making at least eight appearances on FOX Saturday Baseball, one less than the maximum allotted by team, the network announced in unveiling its schedule on Wednesday.

In a Mariners training camp where the looming shadow of young pitching prospects Danny Hultzen, James Paxton and Taijuan Walker looms large, a little guy with a big smile, right-hander Erasmo Ramirez, is flying quietly under the radar.

Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos watched 19-year-old Cuban outfielder Jorge Soler and three other players work out at the club's complex in the Dominican Republic.

Reds right-handed reliever Carlos Fisher has cleared waivers and was sent outright to Triple-A Louisville on Wednesday.

The Brewers' lease at Maryvale, their sprawling spring home on the west side of Phoenix, will expire in April unless the team exercises the first of its three, two-year options or strikes a deal with City of Phoenix officials for a new long-term agreement.

Turns out Joe Maddon's Shangri-La is managing the Little Team that Could, which is why he wanted to remain the Rays' manager rather than chase some of Major League baseball's sexier posts that opened up during this past offseason.

Orioles pitcher Zach Britton will likely be limited in his activities at the start of Spring Training because he's been dealing with lingering left shoulder inflammation since August, but the 24-year-old still expects to compete for a rotation spot.

Hall of Fame outfielder Tony Gwynn underwent 14 hours of successful surgery on Tuesday and Wednesday to remove a cancerous tumor from the inside of his right cheek, which is the same spot where he previously had a malignant growth.

If the Marlins are indeed going to contend for a playoff spot, they know their starting pitching must hold up. The key to the rotation is Josh Johnson.

Jim "Mudcat" Grant became the first black 20-game winner in AL history in 1965, and he continues to promote baseball in the African-American community.

The Twins agreed to terms with Alexi Casilla on a one-year contract worth $1,382,500 to avoid arbitration, the club announced Wednesday.