
MLB hoping for large replay expansion in 2014
Major League Baseball appears set for a vast expansion of video review by umpires in 2014 and is examining whether all calls other than balls and ...

MLB suspends, fines umps after 2nd mistake
Major League Baseball suspended umpire Fieldin Culbreth for two games on Friday because he was in charge of the crew that allowed Astros manager Bo ...

MLB says umpires made 'improper call' against A's
Major League Baseball said the umpires were wrong. The Athletics knew that all along. "We saw what we saw last night," Oakland manager Bob Melvin said

Selig: MLB won't interrupt season for Olympics
Major League Baseball won't change its schedule to boost the sport's chances of getting back into the Olympics. Baseball was an Olympic medal sport ...

No visible rancor as Padres beat Dodgers 6-3
Padres pitcher Eric Stults hit a three-run homer and stuck around long enough to benefit from a two-run seventh inning as San Diego beat the Los ...

Greinke out with injury; Quentin suspended 8 games
Zack Greinke's pitch sailed up and into Carlos Quentin's upper left arm, and it was on. A little personal history was at play, as were rules that ...

Indians' Carrasco suspended 8 games
Another dangerous pitch has Carlos Carrasco in trouble again. The Cleveland Indians pitcher was suspended for eight games by Major League Baseball on ...
Iannetta's hit in 13th sends Angels over Reds 3-1
In a game so long that everything became blurred, catcher Chris Iannetta had one thing clearly in mind when he dug in for his final at-bat.

Team USA ousted from WBC _ a journeyman jolts 'em
Ryan Braun and Ryan Vogelsong are out, Team USA is ruined. Either that, or a much simpler reason a club loaded with big league All-Stars got ...

Figueroa helps Puerto Rico oust US from WBC, 4-3
Brandon Phillips grimaced as he chuckled about his travel plans. He had hoped to accompany Team USA to the semifinals of the World Baseball Classic ...

MLB pitchers lost in translation no more
There were times in the low minors when Mariano Rivera felt totally lost on the mound. That was, before he got a good grasp of his cut fastball — and ...

Mets' Wright returns to NY because of sore ribs
Mets third baseman David Wright flew back to New York to have his sore ribs examined by team doctors. General manager Sandy Alderson said he expects ...

Dominicans beat United States in WBC, 3-1
Horns honked, percussion pulsed and school kids squealed. Miami can make quite a din when the Dominicans win. The visiting team on the scoreboard, the ...

US beats Puerto Rico 7-1 in WBC
Gio Gonzalez gave Team USA its best start yet, and David Wright provided a big finish. Gonzalez pitched five scoreless innings and the Americans beat ...

Gonzalez starts for US against Puerto Rico in WBC
Gio Gonzalez munched on chicken wings and shrimp scampi at a sports bar in his hometown as he watched Team USA rally to stay alive in the World ...

Jones, Hosmer lead US past Canada, move up in WBC
Running out of outs, Adam Jones and the United States suddenly broke loose and saved themselves from a humbling loss. Now, thanks to a fast finish, ...

Wright's grand slam leads US past Italy 6-2
With one swing, David Wright got the sputtering U.S. team off the mat in the World Baseball Classic. The New York Mets slugger hit a two-out grand ...

Team USA falls flat in 5-2 loss to Mexico at WBC
Team USA has a lineup full of MVPs and All-Stars, and sent out the reigning NL Cy Young winner for its opening game of the World Baseball Classic.

Mexico rolls to 5-2 win over Team USA at WBC
When Mexico beat the United States during the 2006 World Baseball Classic, it was a little bittersweet because the team was headed home no matter what
Knuckler Dickey says WBC role a great privilege
Many big-name pitchers found reason to say no to the World Baseball Classic. R.A. Dickey was an automatic yes. The knuckleball master, winner of the ...

AP source: Rivera plans to retire after 2013
The great Mariano Rivera is getting set to close his career. The New York Yankees' reliever plans to announce this weekend that he will retire after ...

Royals' Hosmer to replace Teixeira in WBC
Kansas City Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer has been called upon to replace injured Yankees slugger Mark Teixeira on the United States team for the ...

US team plays to 4-4 tie with White Sox
The U.S. team played the Chicago White Sox to a draw on Tuesday. The afternoon probably felt like a loss. In its first of two exhibition games before ...

Torre: MLB examining expanded replay for 2014
Major League Baseball intends to expand the use of instant replay for the 2014 season and will be studying over the course of this year which calls ...
Torre-led US motivated to break Classic drought
Baseball was invented in the United States, but the World Baseball Classic has been dominated by Japan. U.S. manager Joe Torre has taken a different ...