Alfonso Soriano News

Alfonso Soriano wants to warm up for his Chicago Cubs debut by playing for his hometown team in the Dominican winter league. ``I'm going to ask permission to play for the Eastern Stars when I get back to Chicago for the press conference where they're going to introduce me next week,'' the slugger said Friday after arriving in the Caribbean country. Soriano's new US$136-million, eight-year with the Cubs is the fifth-richest in major league history. If he gets permission ...

Memo to the National League. The Chicago Cubs mean business. The team without a World Series title since 1908 has tackled the off-season with a fury and is on the verge of landing Alfonso Soriano, one of the game's top offensive players. Soriano has agreed to an eight-year contract worth about US$136 million, a major league official told The Associated Press on Sunday. The deal is contingent on Soriano passing ...