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A few years ago, this might've been good fodder for a joke about how Alex Rodriguez considered himself set apart from his Yankee teammates. Tuesday, during the Bombers' team photo shoot, ...

Chicago — Are the Brewers' pitchers doing a proper job of protecting their hitters? That continued to be a topic of discussion Wednesday as HBPs continued to pile up for the Brewers' h...

DETROIT -- Edwin Jackson's job description has been made clear to him since he came to the White Sox in a deadline deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks: Throw strikes, attack hitters, be...

BOSTON—Justin Masterson doesn't hold a grudge against the Red Sox for shipping him to Cleveland at the trading deadline last year. Instead, he holds on to the things he learned during ...

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. - The Twins left Tropicana Field on Wednesday pacified by pleasant thoughts after beating the Rays 2-1 in 13 innings. Delmon Young's RBI single in the 13th scored ...

When Alex Rodriguez hit his 500th home run, he felt the euphoria of a personal milestone that virtually guaranteed his entry into the Hall of Fame. Exactly three years later to the day...

Since the start of the season, Mike Lowell said he just wanted a chance to play every day. Now, his opportunity has come. Lowell started at first base last night for the second time in...

DETROIT -- White Sox general manager Ken Williams is obviously full of surprises. The reaction Sox manager Ozzie Guillen had to the latest rumor surrounding the team Thursday was furth...

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. - You can take the Twins out of the Metrodome, but that doesn't mean they can't benefit from some dome magic. What could have been a disastrous loss to the Tampa B...

BALTIMORE -- White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen believes in second chances. All Guillen had to do was listen to the ghosts of Jon Garland, Aaron Rowand, Jose Contreras and Joe Crede to re...

NEW YORK — As darkness fell in the Bronx, there appeared to be resolution among the players in the dark blue jerseys last night. They knew they had to come back from each blow dealt by th...

The Milwaukee Brewers shrunk in the face of opportunity for the better part of eight innings. For the most part they crumpled whenever a scoring chance presented itself against the Hou...

BALTIMORE -- Any glimmer of hope that help was coming to the South Side all but faded away Saturday with the news that Carlos Delgado signed a minor-league deal with the Boston Red Sox. ...

The Cubs don't need others telling them what they've known for a long time about this discouraging season. ''It's just like a bad taste in your mouth when you play this way,'' Derrick ...

It had been three months since "Hells Bells" had played at Miller Park. Three months since anyone even thought about turning that countdown banner beyond the Milwaukee Brewers' bullpen. ...

NEW YORK — The planets were aligned. The Rays had already lost their fourth straight game and the Red Sox were riding high after a nifty Friday night victory. Alex Rodriguez was bounced f...

BALTIMORE -- Two pounds. That's the water weight White Sox general manager Ken Williams figured he could shed doing his morning sprints Sunday in the 90-degree heat engulfing Camden Ya...

The pall hanging over the Cubs has a stagnating feel, not only because of how badly things are going on the field, but because of the daunting eight full weeks that still lie ahead. Fo...

Normally when things like this happen in baseball, there is no logical explanation. When one team is completely dominated by another only to come back days later and exact payback, it ...

NEW YORK — Another Yankee was scratched from the lineup before a game against the Red Sox, and this time Joe Buck had nothing to do with it. A day after Alex Rodriguez was struck by a ...

Two days before the Milwaukee Brewers announced they had acquired outfielder Chris Dickerson from Cincinnati in a trade for outfielder Jim Edmonds, Dickerson received a tip that he might ...

BALTIMORE -- This is not the time for a history lesson. Actually, it's probably the worst possible time. White Sox first baseman Paul Konerko is glad that the clubhouse is made up o...

NEW YORK — The finale was better than the first three games. It was an epic August matinee on a sultry Monday afternoon in the new/old ballpark on 161st Street. The Red Sox and Yankees st...

SAN FRANCISCO -- The Cubs' rebuilding effort for 2011 took one of its first and biggest steps Monday night when Carlos Zambrano stepped onto the mound for his first start since a June 25 ...

It shouldn't be that difficult to get from Cincinnati to Milwaukee. It was Monday for outfielder Chris Dickerson, acquired earlier in the day from the Reds in a trade for veteran outfi...

TORONTO — It was only a few weeks ago that Mike Lowell, Jed Lowrie, and Jacoby Ellsbury appeared to have taken up permanent residence on the disabled list. Lowell had been felled by a ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- For all the deserved attention and hype the Cubs' high-end rookies have received this season, one part of the story generally has been overlooked. This part: The Cubs ...

Though the Twins and White Sox opened a three-game series Tuesday night with identical records, the Sox' road to sharing first place in the American League Central has borne little resemb...

ARLINGTON, Tex. - The Rangers beat the Yankees' unbeatable pitcher Tuesday night. Wednesday night, the Yankees have a chance to return the favor. Texas walked off with a 4-3 win in 10 ...

Four swings. Four balls put into play. Four balls traveling over the fence in fair territory. Four runs. A little bit of history. One game away from a sweep. The Milwauk...

TORONTO — Two unruly Red Sox fans were ordered to leave Rogers Centre in the bottom of the eighth inning last night. Escorted by security guards, they marched up the aisle behind the firs...

No disrespect directed at Mark Buehrle or Freddy Garcia from Paul Konerko, who knows those pitchers' resumes will go down in White Sox lore. But Wednesday called for something special:...

Emotional Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez was arrested after last night's game for assaulting his father-in-law, police said. Rodriguez and his wife's father brawled in a tunnel just o...

ARLINGTON, Tex. - Marcus Thames wasn't trying to emulate Mark Teixeira Wednesday night, but he did a very good impression filling in for him in the No. 3 spot. Thames homered in the ei...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Acting Cubs manager Alan Trammell suggested the backpedaling Cubs had a chance to beat the imposing Tim Lincecum, and they did. Then he said Tuesday that moves were comin...

On the personal frustration meter, LaTroy Hawkins' needle went beyond the red zone long ago. The Milwaukee Brewers veteran reliever returned to the disabled list Thursday with shoulder...

It was an all too familiar business-as-usual night for the Minnesota Twins. Not the first time, either. They've made a habit of strolling into the South Side of Chicago in a big Aug...

KANSAS CITY - It was hard to tell which was hotter Thursday night: the temperature at Kauffman Stadium or CC Sabathia. The Yankees' ace came within one out of a complete-game victory, ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Enough already with all the talk about growing pains. It seems the more that term has been thrown around this team lately, the more the Cubs throw around the baseball....

TORONTO — The Red Sox gave John Lackey the kind of contract — five years and $82.5 million — befitting the ace of a pitching staff. But they did not ask him to take that role. With Jos...

Beating the Minnesota Twins isn't the only priority for the White Sox in their quest to win the American League Central. Beating the American League Central -- period -- is the other. ...

Denver — As Ryan Braun went back toward the wall, he knew he had a beat on the ball and believed he could make a play on it to save the game. And for a split second, Kameron Loe, the p...

KANSAS CITY – The Yankees nearly had Mother Nature to blame for their loss to the lowly Royals Friday night. In the end, the only ones to blame were themselves. The Yankees and Royals ...

ST. LOUIS -- What's the Cubs' starting rotation going to look like next April? How the Cubs answer that question will have the most to say about how long and hard their climb back towa...

ARLINGTON, Texas — Despite all the home runs and all the pitching changes, it seemed like it would never be enough. No matter that the Red Sox tied a season high with five home runs again...

ARLINGTON, Texas — Back in July, when he was promoted from Triple A Pawtucket to make a spot start, Felix Doubront was asked about the idea of pitching in relief for the Red Sox later in ...