Jason Bay

Free-agent left fielder Jason Bay has reportedly rejected the Boston Red Sox's latest offer, with his agent saying Bay was prepared to "move on." According to a Foxsports. com report, agent Joe Urbon said, "We don't agree with their evaluation of the player. Frankly, we have other offers on the table that are of greater interest to Jason." The Red Sox reportedly offered Bay a four-year, $60-million contract. Also in Boston, outfielder Brian Anderson became a free agent when the Red Sox decided against offering him a contract for next season.

Free-agent left fielder Jason Bay has reportedly rejected the Boston Red Sox's latest offer, with his agent saying Bay was prepared to "move on." According to a Foxsports. com report, agent Joe Urbon said, "We don't agree with their evaluation of the player. Frankly, we have other offers on the table that are of greater interest to Jason." The Red Sox reportedly offered Bay a four-year, $60-million contract. Also in Boston, outfielder Brian Anderson became a free agent when the Red Sox decided against offering him a contract for next season.

Jason Bay hit a two-run home run, David Ortiz and Victor Martinez added solo shots and the Boston Red Sox beat Roy Halladay and the Toronto Blue Jays, 6-1, Wednesday night. "We've been swinging good and when you're swinging good, that's what happens," said Ortiz, who has hit a home run in three consecutive games. Boston, which moved one game in front of Texas in the American League wild-card race, has hit at least two home runs in five games in a row. Bay, who has hit a home run in seven of his last 11 games, hit a two-run drive to left field in the fifth inning, his team-high 27th, to make it 5-1. -- associated press

Don't expect a Bay window to be added to any renovations the Angels make this winter. Thought by some to be the front-runner for slugger Jason Bay , the Angels made clear Wednesday that the free-agent outfielder is nowhere near the top of their priority list. "He has been in our internal discussions, but I think we have some more pressing needs . . . than the talent Jason can bring," Manager Mike Scioscia said Wednesday at the winter meetings. "He's an extraordinary talent, but we definitely have to look for some balance in some areas, and that might not make Jason a great fit for our club.

A dozen or so Japanese media members gathered around Tony Reagins as the Angels general manager checked into the winter meetings hotel Monday afternoon, ready to pounce with their questions about free-agent slugger Hideki Matsui. Reagins didn't disappoint. "He's a person we've talked about," Reagins said of Matsui, who earned World Series most-valuable-player honors by hitting .615 with three home runs and eight runs batted in to help the New York Yankees defeat the Philadelphia Phillies in six games.

at Chicago 13, Seattle 5: The White Sox hit four homers in the victory. Oakland 3, at Minnesota 2: Mark Ellis homered and Kurt Suzuki had two RBIs for the A's. Boston 6, at Baltimore 3: Jason Bay homered twice and drove in four runs for the Red Sox. Detroit 8, at Texas 7: Gary Sheffield hit his 493rd homer, moving into a tie with Lou Gehrig and Fred McGriff for 25th on the career home run list. at Tampa Bay 6, Angels 4: Andy Sonnanstine picked up his 13th win for the Rays.

Julio Borbon had four hits and four of Texas' eight stolen bases, Derek Holland (6-7) pitched into the seventh inning and the Rangers cut Boston's American League wild-card lead to half a game with a 7-2 victory over the Red Sox on Saturday night. The eight stolen bases matched the most in the majors this season. Boston also saw Tampa Bay steal eight bases on May 3. Elvis Andrus stole three bases and Ian Kinsler stole two. Jason Bay and Victor Martinez hit home runs for the Red Sox. -- associated press

at Kansas City 6, Cleveland 2: Zack Greinke struck out a team-record 15 in eight innings for the Royals. at Boston 6, Chicago 3: Jason Bay hit a solo homer to break an eighth-inning tie for the Red Sox. Tampa Bay 7, at Toronto 3: Carlos Pena hit two two-run homers, giving him 200 for his career. The Blue Jays have lost 10 of 13. at Minnesota 7, Baltimore 6: Delmon Young's fourth hit of the game scored Michael Cuddyer in the ninth inning. at Seattle 4, Oakland 2 (10): Ryan Langerhans homered off Craig Breslow with one out in the bottom of the 10th inning for the Mariners.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- David Ortiz, Mike Lowell, Jason Bay, Jason Varitek, Kevin Youkilis and Jacoby Ellsbury each hit a home run and Boston beat Tampa Bay, 13-5, Monday night. The Red Sox won for the first time in seven games at Tropicana Field this season, climbing to within .002 percentage points of the first-place Rays in the American League East. The Rays (88-60) were a season-high 5 1/2 games ahead of the Red Sox (89-61) heading into September. Daisuke Matsuzaka (17-2)

BOSTON -- Jon Lester pitched into the eighth inning, Jason Bay hit a home run in a three-run first inning and the Boston Red Sox beat Tampa Bay, 3-0, Monday night to move to within half a game of the American League East-leading Rays. It was the first time since July 23 that the Red Sox had been that close to the division lead. Boston improved to 6-1 in its last seven games, and Tampa Bay is 1-6 in that same stretch after losing its fourth consecutive game. The Rays were shut out for the second consecutive day for the first time this year, having lost at Toronto, 1-0, Sunday.

A dozen or so Japanese media members gathered around Tony Reagins as the Angels general manager checked into the winter meetings hotel Monday afternoon, ready to pounce with their questions about free-agent slugger Hideki Matsui. Reagins didn't disappoint. "He's a person we've talked about," Reagins said of Matsui, who earned World Series most-valuable-player honors by hitting .615 with three home runs and eight runs batted in to help the New York Yankees defeat the Philadelphia Phillies in six games.

Matt Holliday is not coming. Jason Bay might be coming. John Lackey and Chone Figgins are not coming back -- not together, anyway. Those were the highlights of the state of the Angels address delivered by owner Arte Moreno on Thursday, after baseball's owners concluded their meetings here. The free-agent shopping season opens today, with owners citing an uncertain economic forecast in suggesting players might linger on the market well into the winter. Yet Moreno left one thing absolutely certain: The Angels have no interest in outfielder Matt Holliday, perhaps the best position player available in free agency.

The door to the visitors' clubhouse at Fenway Park is on the concourse beneath the third base grandstands. And though most in the sellout crowd of 38,704 were disappointed by the Angels' comeback win over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday, they managed to keep their ire focused on the real enemy: the New York Yankees. So as fans passed by the locker room on their way out of the ballpark, they sent the Angels off to the American League Championship Series with chants of "Beat the Yankees!

at Kansas City 6, Cleveland 2: Zack Greinke struck out a team-record 15 in eight innings for the Royals. at Boston 6, Chicago 3: Jason Bay hit a solo homer to break an eighth-inning tie for the Red Sox. Tampa Bay 7, at Toronto 3: Carlos Pena hit two two-run homers, giving him 200 for his career. The Blue Jays have lost 10 of 13. at Minnesota 7, Baltimore 6: Delmon Young's fourth hit of the game scored Michael Cuddyer in the ninth inning. at Seattle 4, Oakland 2 (10): Ryan Langerhans homered off Craig Breslow with one out in the bottom of the 10th inning for the Mariners.

Jason Bay hit a two-run home run, David Ortiz and Victor Martinez added solo shots and the Boston Red Sox beat Roy Halladay and the Toronto Blue Jays, 6-1, Wednesday night. "We've been swinging good and when you're swinging good, that's what happens," said Ortiz, who has hit a home run in three consecutive games. Boston, which moved one game in front of Texas in the American League wild-card race, has hit at least two home runs in five games in a row. Bay, who has hit a home run in seven of his last 11 games, hit a two-run drive to left field in the fifth inning, his team-high 27th, to make it 5-1. -- associated press

Julio Borbon had four hits and four of Texas' eight stolen bases, Derek Holland (6-7) pitched into the seventh inning and the Rangers cut Boston's American League wild-card lead to half a game with a 7-2 victory over the Red Sox on Saturday night. The eight stolen bases matched the most in the majors this season. Boston also saw Tampa Bay steal eight bases on May 3. Elvis Andrus stole three bases and Ian Kinsler stole two. Jason Bay and Victor Martinez hit home runs for the Red Sox. -- associated press

NEW YORK -- Alex Rodriguez flopped all night when the New York Yankees needed a big hit against the Boston Red Sox. Jason Bay drove in two runs, David Ortiz had a strong game at the plate and the Red Sox got an outstanding effort from the bullpen Tuesday to close out the opener of a key three-game series, 7-3. Johnny Damon homered twice for the Yankees, but Rodriguez grounded into two double plays -- one with the bases loaded -- and struck...

NEW YORK -- Jason Bay drove in four runs, Dustin Pedroia hit a grand slam and the Boston Red Sox defeated the New York Yankees, 11-3, Wednesday night, putting a dent in New York's playoff chances. Paul Byrd beat New York in a key game for the second year in a row and David Ortiz reached base four times for the second game in a row. Pedroia's first career slam capped a seven-run eighth inning and sent hordes of booing Yankees fans shuffling toward the exits. New York dropped seven games behind Boston, which remained 3 1/2 games behind first-place Tampa Bay in the American League East.

Josh Beckett pitched seven strong innings for his major league-high 14th win, Mike Lowell and Jason Bay hit home runs and the Boston Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers, 8-2, Wednesday night. Bay and Lowell provided Beckett all the runs he needed, giving Boston a 3-0 lead after three innings. Bay hit a two-run shot in the third after Lowell's solo home run in the second. "When Jason gets hot, as you can see, it's not just singles," Manager Terry Francona said. There wasn't any carry-over from Tuesday night's bench-clearing brawl that began when Red Sox star Kevin Youkilis was hit by a pitch from Rick Porcello and charged the mound.