...A-Rod and a chunk of his record $252 million contract went to the New York Yankees in a trade that brought All-Star Alfonso Soriano to Texas. A proposed deal to send Rodriguez to Boston had fell apart late last year. He was the last of the...

...the clubhouse showed he had acute lower back spasms caused by a recurring disc problem. New York was without All-Stars Alfonso Soriano and Jason Giambi in the starting lineup. Manager Joe Torre benched the slumping Soriano in favor of Enrique...