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Angels' Pujols hopes to join Dominicans for WBC
Los Angeles Angels slugger Albert Pujols says he hopes to play for the Dominican Republic after the second round of the World Baseball Classic.
Stan Musial remembered during funeral Mass
Stan Musial was remembered during a funeral and memorial outside Busch Stadium on Saturday as a Hall of Famer and a St. Louis icon embraced by ...
Baseball reflects on HOF pair Weaver, Musial
One was born in St. Louis, the other became a star there. Aside from that, Earl Weaver and Stan Musial were about as different as two Hall of Famers ...
Angels trade 1B-DH Morales to Seattle for Vargas
The Los Angeles Angels got the pitching depth they wanted. The Seattle Mariners got the power-bat they so desperately needed. Two foes in the AL West ...
Hamilton, Angels finalize $125M, 5-year deal
Feeling "a little upset" that Texas didn't move quickly enough to re-sign him, free-agent outfielder Josh Hamilton donned a Los Angeles Angels jersey ...
Hamilton agrees to $125M, 5-year deal with Angels
Josh Hamilton is heading to the Los Angeles Angels, lured with a $125 million, five-year contract that steps up the migration of high-profile stars ...
Longoria agrees to deal adding $100 million
Evan Longoria wants to be with the Tampa Bay Rays for his entire big league career. The slugging third baseman got his wish Monday when they Rays ...
Miguel Cabrera, Buster Posey win MVP awards
Miguel Cabrera has a Most Valuable Player award to go with his Triple Crown. And Buster Posey has an MVP prize to put alongside his second World ...
Big Mac returns to SoCal as Dodgers hitting coach
Mark McGwire is coming home as hitting coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers, lured by the chance to spend more time with his wife and five young children
Ortiz stays with Red Sox; Haren becomes free agent
As the first deadlines of baseball's offseason passed, the Los Angeles Angels allowed pitcher Dan Haren to become a free agent Friday night and David ...
Angels decline Dan Haren's $15.5 million option
Dan Haren became a free agent Friday night after the Los Angeles Angels failed to work out a trade and then declined the pitcher's 2013 option.
Cardinals lose Game 7 of NLCS 9-0 to Giants
Rookie shortstop Pete Kozma moved to his right, only to watch the line drive off Hunter Pence's broken bat inexplicably change directions when the ...
No-quit Cards come back to beat Nats 9-7 in Game 5
In the end, it made sense that Yadier Molina and David Freese would work those key walks, and that Daniel Descalso and Pete Kozma would come through ...
Cards score 4 in 9th, beat Nats 9-7, reach NLCS
Carlos Beltran and the never-give-up St. Louis Cardinals began their latest comeback celebration quietly, plucking cans of beer from a blue bin that ...
Cardinals can close out Nationals in NLDS Game 4
Jayson Werth's Washington Nationals were as good as it got during the regular season, compiling a majors-high 98 wins. That doesn't count for much ...
Cardinals beat Braves 6-3 in disputed wild card
Talk about a wild card. This one was just plain wild. Chipper Jones played his final game. The Atlanta fans turned Turner Field into a trash heap ...
Cardinals beat Braves 6-3 in disputed playoff
David Freese and the St. Louis Cardinals rediscovered their postseason touch. Chipper Jones and the Braves kept throwing the ball away. And the ...
Scherzer, Davis turned seasons around
Back on June 1, the AP unveiled a list of 10 players who were off to slow starts but were likely to bounce back quickly — some thinly veiled advice ...
Column: A's write a script good as "Moneyball"
Forget the movie about these Oakland A's. Already been done and, besides, Brad Pitt has moved on to other things. No one would believe this anyway, ...
Texas within reach of AL West title in tight race
Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington held out one hand, then the other. Another division title is within reach for the two-time defending American ...
Reds to host Angels in 1st interleague opener
One of baseball's traditional home openers will have an innovative twist next season. The Cincinnati Reds will host the Los Angeles Angels on April ...
Angels rally in 9th inning to beat Red Sox 6-5
The Los Angeles Angels were two outs from falling another game behind in the AL wild-card race. A stirring rally against Boston's beleaguered closer ...
Miguel Cabrera and Albert Pujols sit with injuries
The Detroit Tigers and Los Angeles Angels each sat a star in the hopes of keeping them healthy for rest of the season. Miguel Cabrera and Albert ...
Rays rally from 8 runs down to beat Angels 10-8
The Tampa Bay Rays went through Dan Haren and Jered Weaver in the first two games of this series against the Los Angeles Angels as though they were ...