Johnny Damon

The Detroit Tigers were dealt a serious blow today when they learned Victor Martinez had a torn ACL which will likely require season ending surgery. Luckily for Tiger fans, general manager Dave Dombrowski isn’t rushing his next step on who he will potentially target to help fill the offensive void that was created with the [...]

Even though designated hitter Johnny Damon has expressed interest in returning to the Rays, Marc Topkin of the St. Petersburg Times points out that the team won’t make any quick decisions regarding the status of him or Casey Kotchman. Topkin adds that the Rays still don’t know either who they will “bring in or ship out.” [...]

Designated hitter David Ortiz will be a free agent at the end of this season and according to Colleen Dominguez of ESPN he’s open to the idea of joining the Yankees if they decide to present him with an offer. Ortiz didn’t say he wanted to join the Yankees, but as Dominguez points out, he showed [...]

Both center fielder B.J. Upton and designated hitter Johnny Damon say that they want to return to the Tampa Bay Rays in 2012 Marc Topkin of the  St. Petersburg Times reports. Damon signed a one-year, $5.25 million deal with the Rays last year, so he will be a free agent this winter. “I don’t even feel [...]

The Philadelphia Phillies are looking for a left handed hitter, and the possible candidates include Jim Thome and Jason Giambi. Though both of them have not been placed on waviers yet. Giambi said he doesn’t mind being traded as long as he can re-sign with the Rockies next season. The Twins were waiting for Thome to [...]

Here’s a running list of injury updates for several Major League players: – First baseman Justin Morneau received a cortisone shot today to relieve vertebrae inflammation reports Phil Mackey of 1500ESPN.com. Morneau was sidelined for a sixth consecutive game Friday. – Scott Rolen, who has been dealing with shoulder soreness, has also received cortisone shots according to [...]

Former slugger Manny Ramirez’s spoke with ESPNDeportes.com after his abrupt retirement from baseball: “I’m at ease,” Ramirez said via phone from his home in Miami. “God knows what’s best [for me]. I’m now an officially retired baseball player. I’ll be going away on a trip to Spain with my old man.” Ramirez chose to walk [...]

Whether or not Johnny Damon makes it to 3,000 hits and a likely enshrinement in Cooperstown will depend on his performance this year with the Tampa Bay Rays.  According to Marc Topkin of the St. Petersburg Times, the 37-year-old could call it career if he performs poorly this season. “I have a lot riding on this,” [...]

Baseball season has finally arrived and that means that the offseason is almost officially over.  So we at PRO Rumors decided to take a look back at the offseason that each AL team had and how they compared to other clubs in the league.  Some clubs had an offseason to remember because of who [...]

According to Marc Topkin of the St. Petersburg Times, the Tampa Bay Rays have designated Justin Ruggiano for assignment to clear roster space for the recently signed Johnny Damon and Manny Ramirez. Topkin adds that the Rays still have another move to make to get their 40-man roster actually down to 40. Ruggiano last played in the [...]