Free-agent catcher Brian Schneider and the Philadelphia Phillies agreed Tuesday to a $2.75 million, two-year contract. Schneider, who spent the last two seasons with the rival New York Mets, will be a backup to Carlos Ruiz for the NL champions. "We feel Brian is ideal for ...

Phillies pitcher Jamie Moyer has been hospitalized due to recurring symptoms from groin surgery in September. The team announced Wednesday that Moyer has been admitted to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital but did not give any more information about his condition.

Philadelphia Phillies pitching ace Jamie Moyer was in hospital with a blood infection, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro said Friday that lefthander Moyer was being cared for in the Thomas Jefferson University hospital. "He is doing fine," Amaro said. He has "some type of blood infection and will likely stay one more night, getting the ...

Phillies left-hander Jamie Moyer is recovering at a Philadelphia hospital from a blood infection. Moyer's wife, Karen, said in an e-mail to The Associated Press on Saturday that her 46-year-old husband is fine now after an infection following abdominal surgery. Moyer was expected to stay another night at the hospital. He ...