
Twins' Plouffe has concussion, on 7-day DL
The Minnesota Twins placed third baseman Trevor Plouffe on the seven-day disabled list with a concussion Wednesday after he was struck in the head by ...

Upton huge game in his return to Arizona
Justin Upton put on quite a show in his return to Phoenix. Upton snapped a 14-game homerless drought and had four hits to help the Braves snap a ...

Sanchez fans 17 to set Tigers record
For one night at least, Anibal Sanchez changed the pitching pecking order in the Detroit clubhouse. Sanchez struck out 17 in eight marvelous innings, ...

Sanchez fans 17, Tigers beat Braves 10-0
Anibal Sanchez approached the dugout with the crowd at Comerica Park roaring its approval, then he took off his hat to acknowledge the fans. Aware of ...

Upton brothers go back-to-back as Braves sweep DH
In their first season with the Atlanta Braves, Justin and B.J. Upton have become the new bash brothers. The power-hitting siblings cracked ...

With 10 straight wins, all is rosy in Atlanta
Chipper Jones retired last year, Bobby Cox the season before that. Despite the loss of two franchise cornerstones, the Atlanta Braves seem to be as ...

Royals can't overcome 5 HRs by Braves in 6-3 loss
Kansas City manager Ned Yost won't hesitate to give the ball to Kelvin Herrera again soon. Even after a rough outing against the Atlanta Braves.

Jeter, Rivera make spring training debuts
In a few years, this will be a scene from Old-Timers' Day: Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera walking on the field to loud ovations. For now, though, it ...

Yankees closer Rivera says this is final season
Mariano Rivera and his family walked into the pavilion behind the third-base stands at Steinbrenner Field followed by his New York Yankees' teammates.

Cabrera duels with Kimbrel, Tigers beat Braves 2-1
The first game of spring training can provide some unusual scenarios. Such as Detroit slugger Miguel Cabrera facing Atlanta closer Craig Kimbrel — in ...

Durant scores 41 as streaking Thunder top Hawks
Oklahoma City's biggest stars displayed a unique version of balanced scoring against Atlanta: Russell Westbrook led the Thunder in the first half and ...

AP source: Upton, Braves reach $75M, 5-year deal
Free-agent outfielder B.J. Upton and the Atlanta Braves have agreed to a $75.25 million, five-year contract, a person familiar with the deal said ...