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Infielder Michael Young fittingly announced his retirement in a Texas Rangers uniform Friday, after playing 14 seasons in the major leagues, 13 of those with the Rangers.

The Texas Rangers have shown some interest in MLB free-agent pitcher A.J. Burnett. This being reported by Richard Durrett of ESPN Dallas on Twitter.

The New York Yankees are known across baseball as having one of the lesser-ranked farm systems in the sport. Now we have an exact number to put on that belief.

In the middle of the 2014 NFL Super Bowl week, Seattle Seahawks' quarterback Russell Wilson is making his way around the Internet for appearing on a Texas Rangers baseball card.

NFL on Fox tweeted a picture of the Bowman brand baseball card on January 27.

A little girl nearly stirred things up in the love lives of Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg and infielder Anthony Rendon when she was allowed to ask "how many girlfriends do you have?" 

Just a few days after they released their new mascot, the Chicago Cubs have unveiled a few of their Sunday throwback jerseys for the 2014 season.

You can see four of the jerseys above, with them coming from the 1942, 1953, 1929 and 1969 seasons. The 1929 Cubs went 98-54 that year, eventually losing to the Philadelphia Athletics in the World Series.

Thanks to Matthew Robins (@BupsJones on Twitter) for the find.

The Detroit Tigers and pitching ace Max Scherzer have reportedly agreed on a one-year, $15.5 million deal that will bring the veteran back for a fifth straight season in the Motor City, according to CBSSports.com baseball writer Jon Heyman:

The Tigers then made things official: 

Giancarlo Stanton, one of Major League Baseball's premier power hitters, avoided arbitration by reaching a one-year agreement with the Miami Marlins worth $6.5 million.

Juan C. Rodriguez of the South Florida Sun Sentinel passed along word of the deal:

He also provided terms of the short-term contract:

Quite simply, it's a steal for the Marlins.

With a Jan. 17 deadline to avoid arbitration, the Washington Nationals and star pitcher Jordan Zimmermann were able to agree upon a two-year contract extension worth a total of $24 million, according to ESPN's Jerry Crasnick.

Alex Rodriguez's appeal finally has a resolution, and it's not one the slugger was hoping for, as he was suspended for the entirety of the 2014 Major League Baseball season. As you might expect, Twitter was absolutely ablaze with reactions upon hearing the verdict.