BALTIMORE (Reuters) - The Baltimore Orioles have signed veteran infielder Garrett Atkins to a one-year contract, the team said on Tuesday. Atkins, 30, is a .298 hitter over seven major league campaigns with the Colorado Rockies. He hit .226 with nine home runs and 48 RBI last season. Financial terms were not disclosed but the Baltimore Sun reported the contract to ...

Third baseman Garrett Atkins and reliever Mike Gonzalez have reached preliminary agreements with the Baltimore Orioles, people familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. Gonzalez gets a $12 million, two-year contract and Atkins receives a one-year deal with an option for 2011 that guarantees him $4.5 million ...

Garrett Atkins became a free agent when the Colorado Rockies failed to offer a contract for next season. Atkins, who turned 30 on Saturday, has spent his entire seven-year major league career with the Rockies. The third baseman slumped to a .226 average this year with nine homers ...

Colorado Rockies manager Jim Tracy juggled his lineup again, flip-flopping Garrett Atkins and Yorvit Torrealba for Game 4 of the playoffs against the Philadelphia Phillies. The weather warmed considerably Monday after a cold front moved out of Colorado, with a gametime temperature of 48 degrees. Game 3 was ...