Umps miss call in bizarre fashion

At this point, it may be more surprising when a week goes by without a terrible call by an MLB umpire.The latest gaffe might have been the worst of all. On Friday, the Texas Rangers were attempting t... Read More

Mets' Harvey having a 'super' year

It's now an understatement to say New York Mets ace Matt Harvey is having a super year.Sure, the right-hander is 5-0 with a 1.93 ERA and 74 strikeouts (through Friday), but did you see who the 24-yea... Read More

Cabrera, Fielder power Detroit

Jim Leyland is usually pretty confident about his managerial moves.Thursday, though, he wasn't entirely sure if he had done something smart or stupid.With the game tied in the eighth, Omar Infante s... Read More

Boston gives Francona royal welcome

Photographers crouched, shutters poised. Cameramen craned for a better view. Writers crammed into the visiting dugout at Fenway Park, up the steps and against the railing.The pregame media horde migh... Read More

Orioles power past Blue Jays

Chris Davis hit his major-league-leading 16th home run, Nick Markakis had three hits and three RBIs and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays 10-6 on Friday night.J.J. Hardy, Danny Valenci... Read More

Jays' Happ moved to 60-day DL

The Toronto Blue Jays moved pitcher J.A. Happ to the 60-day disabled list Friday as the left-hander recovers from injuries after being hit in the head by a line drive earlier in this month.Happ suffe... Read More

Sanchez deals as Tigers blank Twins

Anibal Sanchez took a no-hitter into the ninth inning before Minnesota's Joe Mauer broke it up with a one-out single, and that was the only hit the Detroit right-hander allowed in the Tigers' 6-0 vict... Read More

Nats get homestand off to good start

Jordan Zimmermann became the National League's first eight-game winner, and the Washington Nationals followed a calamitous road trip with a winning start to a homestand, beating the Philadelphia Phill... Read More

Hey, Jose: Please check your swing

It's not exactly breaking news to assert that former slugger Jose Canseco might be just a little out there.WithIn the last 24 hours, Canseco has tweeted the name, phone number and place of business... Read More

Setbacks can't keep Neal Cotts down

Joe Bick rattles off the date - Feb. 10, 2012. It was the day Bick, an agent, broke difficult news to his client, left-hander Neal Cotts."Neal, it's heartbreaking for me to tell you this, but I think... Read More