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Rockies Sign John Maine to Minors Deal

By Andrew JohnsonFeb 17th 2011 – 3:01PM

The Colorado Rockies have signed free-agent pitcher John Maine to a minor-league deal, the team announced Thursday. The 29-year-old right-hander has pitched sparingly due to injury over the last two seasons. Maine has managed just 121 innings at the major league level since 2009. The former Baltimore Oriole has spent the...

Report: Phillies Interested in John Maine

By FanHouse StaffJan 12th 2011 – 4:32PM

The Phillies claim they're not in any hurry to move Joe Blanton, but they're already checking in on potential replacements -- like John Maine. The frequently injured former Mets and Orioles right-hander has drawn interest from the Phillies, his agent Rex Gary told ESPN.com. Other teams also have inquired and "there is a...

Manuel, Mets Disintegrating One Puzzling Episode at a Time

By Ed PriceMay 22nd 2010 – 12:05AM

NEW YORK -- In whatever alternate reality John Maine inhabits, the Mets might be in playoff contention. In real life, the drama surrounding Maine the past two days was just one episode in the Mets' latest story arc, which includes a free-fall in the standings; a crumbling rotation; an impromptu visit by the chief...

Major League Notebook: May 20

By Andrew JohnsonMay 20th 2010 – 6:20PM

Here's what's happening around baseball on Thursday May 20, 2010: • This is a major league notebook, but we start with an item from the Nippon Professional Baseball league. Yu Darvish, the next big thing from Japan (and a player who has said he doesn't expect to leave his native land), reportedly has an agent with...

Right-Hander Out With Left Arm Injury? Only the Mets

By Ed PriceApr 23rd 2010 – 11:29PM

NEW YORK -- If you had to guess which team had a right-handed pitcher come out of its Friday game with a sore left elbow, you'd surmise the Mets. And you'd be right. The litany of injuries has gone on for a year, and this is one of the least understandable. John Maine, a right-hander, left with two out in the fourth...

john maine News From the Web

  • 05/30/12 New York Yankees: Can John Maine Ressurect His C... Source: Courier-Gazette - Newark NY One of the things New York Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman likes to get involved in is a good reclamation project.
  • 05/26/12 Yankees sign former Mets pitcher John Maine Source: NJ.com The Yankees' never-ending search for possible rotation depth has led them to a former Met who's hoping for a second chance.
  • 05/25/12 Remember Maine? Yanks give ex-Met minor shot Source: New York Yankees Blog on Daily News The Yankees have signed John Maine to a minor-league deal, adding the former Met for organizational pitching depth.
  • 05/21/12 Red Sox release Maine Source: Fredericksburg.com - Fredericksburg VA John Maine's pitching career is in doubt again after the Boston Red Sox recently released the North Stafford High School graduate.
  • 05/10/12 Red Sox release John Maine from minor-league deal Source: Comcast SportsNet In what might be the end of the line for John Maine, the Red Sox released the oft-injured right-hander after signing him to a minor-league contract in January.

Background on john maine

John Kevin Maine (born May 8, 1981) is an American professional baseball pitcher who currently plays in the New York Yankees minor league system.

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