Tigers third-base coach Gene Lamont will interview for the Red Sox managerial vacancy on Saturday.

Yankees general manager Brian Cashman will lend a hand on Wednesday to support a winter coat drive at the Times Square Hard Rock Cafe, sponsored by the Yankees and New York Cares.

While Delmon Young delivered some second-half pop in the middle of the Detroit lineup, the Tigers, mindful of their need to build a more complete starting nine, have given no guarantees that Young will be the club's left fielder in 2012.

Royals general manager Dayton Moore said on Tuesday that he should not have commented on a player under contract with another club after his comments on a Kansas City radio show on Monday regarding Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano.

Beat reporter Scott Merkin tries to answer a few questions surrounding the Mark Buehrle situation, which figures to play out as the White Sox biggest free-agent gain or loss during this present offseason.

Casey Kelly, who has now spent two seasons in Double-A, is struggling to live up to the fairly high expectations of a player who is a key part of a blockbuster trade and who enters his first season in his new organization as the No. 1 prospect.

Government prosecutors contend in a motion filed on Tuesday that the judge overseeing the federal perjury trial of Roger Clemens does not have authority to impose the financial sanctions requested by Clemens' defense team late last month.

It was what enticed certain candidates to begin with, and one of the most attractive parts of the Orioles' front-office vacancy to new executive vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette.

D-backs team president and CEO Derrick Hall underwent successful surgery on Tuesday to remove his prostate, the club announced.

It appears that the Cardinals will interview Terry Francona for their vacant managerial job on Tuesday. A Boston radio station is reporting that Francona will meet, or has met, with the Cardinals as one of their Tuesday interviews.

After more than nine years out of Major League Baseball, Dan Duquette was officially introduced Tuesday morning as the Orioles' executive vice president of baseball operations, bringing with him more than two decades of experience and a new beacon of hope for an organization in dire need of a turnaround after 14 consecutive losing seasons.

After failing to reach the postseason for the second season in a row, the Red Sox have announced they will not raise ticket prices at Fenway Park for the 2012 season.

With the help of Rangers manager Ron Washington and Major League pitcher Chad Gaudin, the New Orleans UYA will host its inaugural celebrity golf tournament on Monday.

The Astros' decision to retain Clint Barmes will likely come down to economics, which means they're going to have a hard time retaining him given the rebuilding phase the club is undergoing as it awaits new ownership.

The Yankees' HOPE Week community outreach initiative will receive two upcoming awards, the club announced Tuesday.

Orioles pitcher Alfredo Simon was cleared of charges Tuesday in the case related to a Jan. 1 shooting in the Dominican Republic.

The Arizona Fall League is just what third baseman Mike Olt needed to help regain his status as one of the Rangers' top offensive prospects.