Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein was back at the airport Friday as part of the team's announcement of a new partnership — not with Mark Teixeira.

Gary Sheffield put himself in the spotlight again, and the Detroit Tigers slugger enjoyed every second of it.

Now that agent Scott Boras is done giving teams his sales pitch for Alex Rodriguez, A-Rod is ready to meet and greet.

After spending a month publicly campaigning that Alex Rodriguez has baseball's highest value, agent Scott Boras says he's going to be more quiet now that the general managers' annual meetings are about to begin.

The Yankees were told by agent Scott Boras that they could not meet with Alex Rodriguez unless they presented an extension offer that guaranteed the star $350 million "as a floor."

Scott Boras says the New York Yankees could still negotiate with Alex Rodriguez if they wanted to. Boras maintained Wednesday that the Yankees should treat A-Rod the same way they deal with reliever Mariano Rivera and catcher Jorge Posada, who also are free agents.

Alex Rodriguez and agent Scott Boras picked quite a time for their big announcement. Smack in the middle of Game 4 of the World Series, Boras ended months of speculation and said A-Rod is opting out of the final three seasons of his contract with the New York Yankees.
Scott Boras loves the World Series so much, he wants to make it best-of-nine — and open with two games at a neutral site.

A private jet, carrying Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez and six others, overran a runway at Bob Hope Airport on Friday and was brought to a halt by an arresting system. "I spoke to Alex. He's fine," agent Scott Boras said.



