Topic: Jayson Werth

How close were the Washington Nationals to a deal for Prince Fielder? "All along, we were satisfied and happy with the position of first base with...
Subtitle: "Or Wait Until Upton's A Free Agent." The Tampa Bay Rays avoided arbitration with 27-year-old outfielder B.J. Upton, agreeing on a $7M...

NL Game of the Day Nationals 7, Braves 3 (11)

0 View Larger Image . Ian Desmond hit a tie-breaking, two-run double in the 11th inning and Jayson Werth followed with a two-run homer as...

NL game of the day: Marlins 3, Nationals 2 (10)

0 View Larger Image . MIAMI - Florida overcame a night of poor clutch hitting Tuesday when former A's infielder Donnie Murphy, right, delivered a ...
The $126 million man: Werth says he got assurances from Nationals before signing 7-year dealClean-shaven and optimistic, Jayson Werth says he feels good about the Washington Nationals' chances of becoming a winning team. Werth says at his introductory news conference Wednesday that ...

MLB owners spending big once again

The Cliff Lee sweepstakes is the big story at baseball's winter meetings. It is hard to check a Blackberry without reading one update or another...

Werth worth more than Expos franchise was

It's interesting to note that Jayson Werth (above), the newest member of the Washington Nationals, is worth more than the entire Expos team was...

Werth signs mega-deal with Nationals

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Right fielder Jayson Werth agreed Sunday to a US$126-million, seven-year contract with the Washington Nationals, a huge...

Giants serve cocky Phils humble pie

Chase Utley can still irritate people. As the Phillies second baseman showed Saturday night, when he flipped a ball back to Giants pitcher Jonathan...

Key moments

0 Phillies 3rd: Carlos Ruiz became the game's first baserunner with a one-out single to center. Matt Cain struck out Cole Hamels but then hit Shane ...