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Rays Sign Casey Kotchman, Claim Rob Delaney From Twins

The Rays shored up at first base and in the bullpen Friday by signing Casey Kotchman to a minor league deal and claiming right-hander Rob Delaney off waivers from the Twins. Kotchman will make $750,000 plus the possibility of incentives if he's in the majors the entire season, according to SI.com. Though Kotchman has...

Casey Kotchman Refuses Trip to Minors to Become a Free Agent

The Mariners are clearing roster space in a hurry this week and Casey Kotchman is the latest to be sent packing from the Pacific Northwest. The veteran first baseman refused an outright assignment to Triple-A Tacoma on Thursday and exercised his right to become a free agent. With the Mariners declining to exercise their...

Seattle Turns First Triple Play in 15 Years

SEATTLE -- The Mariners were looking for a way to defuse the tension after manager Don Wakamatsu was fired. They found it in a most unusual place. With Oakland runners on first and second and none out in the fourth, third baseman Jose Lopez started the first triple play in 15 years for the Mariners. It got starting...

MLB Trade Deadline Roundup: Rays Shopping B.J. Upton

July 31 is fast approaching, and the MLB FanHouse staff has its ear to the ground for all the latest buzz on who might be moved, where, and when. Get the latest tidbits in our MLB Trade Deadline Roundup. • The Rays have the second-best record in baseball behind the Yankees but are still pondering a couple of major...

Seattle Gloves Earn Praise From Leyland

SEATTLE -- Seeing as how the Detroit Tigers train in Lakeland, Fla., and the Seattle Mariners do their spring work in Peoria, Ariz., this weekend was the first time the two teams had a chance to see each other live. What the Tigers saw surprised them a little and impressed them a lot. "I had been reading about the...

Casey Kotchman News From the Web

05/24/12 Casey Kotchman key in Tribe's win Source: The Gazette - Medina OH There's not a manager in baseball that would take Casey Kotchman over Prince Fielder at first base â unless he has a glove on his right hand.
05/23/12 Nearing return, Hannahan available off bench Source: MLB - Cleveland Indians Jack Hannahan wasn't back in the Indians lineup Wednesday, but manager Manny Acta was confident the third baseman was close to a return.
05/23/12 Kotchman helps Tribe top Tigers Source: Minor League Baseball Casey Kotchman went 3-for-4 and knocked in the go-ahead run in the sixth inning, as the Indians upended the Tigers, 5-3, in an AL Central battle.
05/23/12 Sending a message: Indians win first game in... Source: The Morning Journal - Cleveland OH They are getting used to their new digs - the penthouse suite in the Central.
05/22/12 Live blog recap: Detroit Tigers look sloppy in 5-3... Source: The Saginaw News - Saginaw MI 10:10 p.m.: The runners are stranded as Miguel Cabrera strikes out looking and Fielder grounds into a fielder's choice.

Background on Casey Kotchman

Casey John Kotchman (born February 22, 1983, in St. Petersburg, Florida) is an American Major League Baseball first baseman for the Cleveland Indians.

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