If you had Clint Hurdle in the managerial first-fired pool, congratulations. Hurdle was let go on Friday, with former Dodgers manager Jim Tracy taking over. And Hurdle seemed to be ... Read More

The Baltimore Orioles were another franchise that was babying a prospect this spring when catcher Matt Wieters was sent to the minors. But they finally called up their catcher of ... Read More

The performance-enhancing poster boys are having a tag-team 2009 season. Alex Rodriguez started on the disabled list but is back, and hitting homers at an blistering pace. The Yankees third ... Read More

An interesting sidelight to the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the United States Supreme Court is her ties to Major League Baseball. President Barack Obama said Tuesday that "some say ... Read More

They don't have "One Shining Moment," but they do have many of the same schools and fight songs and colors. The basketball champ (North Carolina) and both national title football ... Read More

It's May 25, and here comes pitcher David Price, as if on cue. Back in March, the Rays made the decision to put one of their key players - if not ... Read More

For the past generation of baseball, run-generation became kind of boring. Chicks might dig the long ball, but it's a fleeting excitement. Now stealing home? That's something old, yet very new ... Read More

Jason Kendall picked up his 2,000th career hit on Monday, a great milestone in a career that looked to be circling the drain a few years ago. And Todd Helton, an ... Read More

A.J. Hinch celebrated his 35th birthday over the weekend, his second as a big-league manager. But he probably doesn't feel like celebrating too much. His Diamondbacks are still sliding horribly, becoming ... Read More

Poor Chris Coghlan. The rookie outfielder for the Florida Marlins hit his first career home run last week in Milwaukee, but it cost him more than he bargained for. Coghlan’s ball ... Read More

Living arrangements in the low minor leagues are on a shoestring. Admission is low in most instances, and so is the pay. These aren't the bonus babies - these are ... Read More

Ryan Zimmerman's hitting streak ended at 30 games on Wednesday, as the Washington Nationals third baseman went 0 for 3 in a 6-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants. But to ... Read More

The Detroit Tigers made a blockbuster trade with the Florida Marlins after the 2007 season, and a key part of the deal was left-hander Dontrelle Willis. A two-time All-Star and ... Read More

When last we heard from Roger Clemens, on Feb. 13, 2008, he was making a mess of his own life by testifying in front of Congress in an argument with ... Read More

We remember baseball's brother acts by automatically comparing them. It's not exactly fair, but it's how the human mind seems to work. When we think of Joe Niekro, we remember his ... Read More

The 50-game suspension levied on Manny Ramirez on Thursday for violating baseball's drug policy is yet another sucker punch to baseball's reputation. And a sucker punch to fans who love ... Read More

Taking care of business at home and within the division are two major goals for any contender. The Milwaukee Brewers and Los Angeles Dodgers are making that happen in a ... Read More

Only four players in baseball's modern era have had 100 stolen bases in a season. (See if you can name them - answer at the bottom of this post.) Carl ... Read More

One of the interesting aspects of the first month of the MLB season is that a few of the division favorites aren't off to great starts. Sure, a month does not ... Read More

Selena Roberts of Sports Illustrated has written a book about Alex Rodriguez that looks to be the most revealing book since Jose Canseco's "Juiced." The book -- titled "A-Rod: The Many ... Read More