Andy Pettitte and the Yankees close to a deal

By Craig CalcaterraNov 27, 2012, 8:50 AM EDT
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Andy Pettitte is almost back:

Multiple sources are saying the deal will be announced in the next couple of days. Not that most folks expected him to retire. Pettitte should expect a nice raise over the $2.5 million he made in 2012, when he posted a 2.87 ERA and 69/21 K/BB ratio over 75 and a third innings. Joel Sherman of the New York Post says it will be in the $10-11 million range.

With Hiroki Kuroda re-signing last week and now Pettitte back in the fold, the Yankees’ rotation looks set with CC Sabathia at the tops, followed by Kuroda and Pettitte, Phil Hughes, Ivan Nova and David Phelps for depth.

Video: Ramon Torres hits little league home run in first at-bat of season

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By Bill BaerMay 24, 2018, 8:58 PM EDT
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The Royals recalled infielder Ramon Torres from Triple-A Omaha on Saturday. He didn’t get into a game until starting Thursday night’s game against the Rangers, batting ninth.

In the top of the second inning, facing Austin Bibens-Dirkx, Torres laced a single up the middle. Center fielder Delino DeShields charged in on it, attempting to keep Ryan Goins at second base, but the ball went right past his glove, through his legs, and nearly trickled all the way to the warning track. Goins scored easily and Torres was waved home, too. He managed to narrowly beat the throw, touching home plate with his left hand on a head-first slide.

The play was officially scored a single and a three-base error. Torres wasn’t credited with an RBI on the play. But at least the Royals got two runs out of it.