The Texas Rangers have hired former All-Star shortstop Tony Fernandez as a special assistant to general manager Jon Daniels. Fernandez went to five All-Star games and won four straight Gold Gloves with Toronto, where he spent most of a 17-year career that ended in 2001.
The Toronto Blue Jays have signed Dutch pitcher Rick VandenHurk.
The Cubs and the Red Sox have agreed on a deal that settles their dispute over what Boston should get after Theo Epstein left for Chicago. The Cubs said Tuesday they are sending right-handed reliever Chris Carpenter and a player to be named to the Red Sox for a player to be named.
The Yankees finalized a $1.1 million, one-year contract with Raul Ibanez and reached a $900,000, one-year deal to keep Eric Chavez.