Rangers To Scout Yasmany Tomas On Wednesday  —  The Rangers will have a private workout for Cuban outfielder Yasmany Tomas at their Dominican complex on Wednesday, according to a source.  —  Tomas had his first open showcase yesterday at the Giants' facility in the Dominican Republic and is at the Phillies today for a private workout.

Braves Fire Frank Wren  —  The Braves have fired general manager Frank Wren, the team announced.  John Hart, a senior advisor with the club, will become the interim GM and will also be part of a three-man team (along with team president John Schuerholz and former manager Bobby Cox) in charge of finding a permanent general manager.

Ferguson: Judging an MLB manager is never an easy task  —  Scott Ferguson, TSN 1050  —  I've often wondered how to truly judge managers, especially the ones who are getting their first shot at a big league job.  How much slack should we cut them?  How long before you write them off?

Rays rookie Nathan Karns unfazed by poor results  —  ST. PETERSBURG — Rookie RHP Nathan Karns didn't think he pitched much differently — or much worse — on Sunday than he did in his dazzling Rays debut in Toronto on Sept. 12.  —  But the difference in results was dramatic as he threw seven two-hit …

Showalter wants starters to get extra day of rest  —  9/16/14: Ubaldo Jimenez pitches five innings, allowing two runs on two hits and four walks while striking out six  —  BALTIMORE — As the Orioles prepare their playoff rotation, manager Buck Showalter is willing to share one detail …

Bud Selig forms committee to study MLB's pace of play, time of games  —  TOPICS  —  Major League Baseball's wheels turn slowly, but at least they are in motion.  —  As Nick Groke pointed out in a recent story, criticism is mounting about the slow pace of play and the ever lengthening time it takes to play a nine-inning game.

Kauffman Stadium averages crowd of 24,154 per home game  —  Kauffman Stadium drew nearly two million fans this season, the most since 1991.  —  KANSAS CITY — The Royals finished the regular-season home schedule with the biggest attendance since 1991 and not far under the 2 million mark at 1,956,482.

Seven-time All-Star navigates transition between baseball and life without it  —  10/2/12: Scott Rolen jacks a solo home run over the left-field wall to knot the game at 1 in the fourth inning  —  CLEARWATER, Fla. — Scott Rolen hasn't bothered to file the paperwork that would officially make him a retired player.

Reds say Latos won't make another 2014 start  —  9/7/14: Mat Latos pitches six innings, allowing three runs, all unearned, on seven hits and one walk while striking out five batters  —  ST. LOUIS — Reds starting pitcher Mat Latos began this season injured, and that's how he's going to end it as well.