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AP source: Youkilis, Yankees reach 1-year deal
Kevin Youkilis is about to get a different look at the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry. The hard-nosed Youkilis, who helped personify Boston's championship ...
Keppinger, Chavez, Blanton & Bay move at meetings
The Los Angeles Angels added starter Joe Blanton and reliever Sean Burnett to their retooled pitching staff. Jeff Keppinger found a new home, as did ...
AP source: Keppinger, Chisox reach $12M, 3-yr deal
A person familiar with the contract tells The Associated Press that versatile infielder Jeff Keppinger has reached agreement with the Chicago White ...
Miguel Cabrera voted top player by big leaguers
Miguel Cabrera is waiting for the crown that was presented to him at the World Series to arrive at his home. He'll give it a prominent spot in his ...
Peavy, White Sox agree to $29 million, 2-year deal
Pitcher Jake Peavy and the Chicago White Sox agreed Tuesday to a $29 million, two-year contract. The right-hander will receive $14.5 million in each ...
3 Orioles win Gold Gloves; 9 1st-timers, not Trout
J.J. Hardy thought he'd hit a home run, only to be robbed when Mike Trout made one of the most sensational grabs of the season. On Tuesday night, ...
Sanchez set to take the mound for trailing Tigers
Justin Verlander already lost. Doug Fister pitched gamely, but his fine effort wasn't good enough either. Now, with their World Series hopes slipping ...
One-game wild-card playoffs: Dramatic, but fair?
By sometime Friday night, either Chipper Jones will be out of baseball or the defending World Series champion Cardinals will be out of the playoffs.
Tigers clinch AL Central title with late surge
There could have been some infighting when the Detroit Tigers were languishing below .500 midway through the season, or even when they trailed the ...
Tigers beat Royals 6-3 to clinch AL Central title
Jim Leyland had tears in his eyes as he surveyed his crowded office Monday night. There was Miguel Cabrera, surrounded by his family, with the Triple ...
White Sox eliminated after 11-0 win over Indians
Their collapse complete, all the White Sox could do was watch from afar as another team celebrated winning the AL Central. This wasn't their year, but ...
O's, Yanks, Rangers clinch; Tigers, A's on verge
Here's how the pennant races look with three days to go: — TRIPLE CLINCH: Mike Napoli homered twice and drove in six runs as the Texas Rangers assured ...
Cabrera ties Hamilton in HRs; Tigers beat Twins
Miguel Cabrera's line drive home run in the eighth inning against Minnesota moved him into a tie with Texas star Josh Hamilton for the AL lead, ...
Nats and Rangers close in, Yanks and Sox lose
Here's how the pennant races look with six days to go: — CLOSING IN: Washington and Texas can wrap up division titles this weekend. Both teams have ...
Fister fans 9 in a row, Tigers increase lead
Doug Fister was breezing along after striking out nine straight batters and setting an American League record. Detroit led by four runs in the eighth ...
Indians fire manager Manny Acta with 6 games left
One month, one miserable month wiped out almost everything Manny Acta did for three years. "That month just crushed our hopes," Acta said. And cost ...
Tigers take AL Central lead, Rays & Angels win
Here's how the pennant races look with exactly one week to go: — TIGERS ROAR: The AL Central has a new leader, with Detroit moving past Chicago for ...
White Sox lose, fall out of AL Central lead
For two months the Chicago White Sox had been ahead or tied for the lead in the AL Central. Now, with just a week left, they're looking up at the ...
Tigers beat Royals on Peralta's groundout in 8th
Most of the 32,360 fans at Comerica Park groaned when Jhonny Peralta hit a tailor-made double-play grounder that looked set to end the eighth inning.
Braves clinch playoff berth; Tigers tie White Sox
Here's how the pennant races look with eight days to go: — REDEMPTION: Chipper Jones and the Braves are back in the playoffs after missing out last ...
Sanchez's shutout puts Tigers in tie for first
Anibal Sanchez retired the final batter on a weak grounder, and Detroit players began celebrating around the mound. Moments later, the home crowd ...
Obama offers his World Series prediction
President Barack Obama is offering his prediction for the upcoming World Series. Obama says during a campaign stop in Virginia that he is "looking ...
O's tighten AL East, White Sox pad AL Central edge
Here's how the pennant races look with barely two weeks left: — ORANGE SQUEEZE: The Orioles tightened the AL East race, romping 10-4 at Seattle and ...
Error paves way as White Sox beat Tigers
Alex Rios went barreling into second base with a hard slide that teammate Gordon Beckham said might be the biggest play of the season for the White ...