http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/ Baseball - Sports: Find breaking news, world news and pictures on Baseball en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/ http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2100122-yankees-man-city-to-co-own-nyc-mls-team.html NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees are going into the soccer business. The Yankees are partnering with Manchester City to own Major League Soccer's 20th team, which will be called New York City Football Club and plans to start play in the 2015 season. Manchester City, owned by Sheik Mansour bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi, will be the majori... Tue, 21 May 2013 16:39:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2100122-yankees-man-city-to-co-own-nyc-mls-team.html 2013-05-21T16:39:04Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2099460-nats-reliever-breaks-pitching-hand-punching-locker.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — On a night the Washington Nationals welcomed back slugger Bryce Harper, the team learned it will be without reliever Ryan Mattheus after he broke his hand punching a locker. On top of that, manager Davey Johnson said that right fielder Jayson Werth is still a couple of weeks from coming off the disabled list after another MRI on his s... Tue, 21 May 2013 06:41:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2099460-nats-reliever-breaks-pitching-hand-punching-locker.html 2013-05-21T06:41:44Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2099418-giants-vogelsong-wins-injures-hand.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Ryan Vogelsong felt the best he had in months, then it all ended on one painful swing. The right-hander broke his throwing hand chasing an inside fastball after pitching himself toward his first win in seven starts, and the San Francisco Giants returned from a terrible road trip to beat the Washington Nationals 8-0 on Monday night. ... Tue, 21 May 2013 06:37:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2099418-giants-vogelsong-wins-injures-hand.html 2013-05-21T06:37:05Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2099416-marquis-wins-5th-straight-padres-beat-cards-4-2.html SAN DIEGO (AP) — At age 34, Jason Marquis is pitching as smart as ever. Marquis combined with four relievers on a four-hitter to win his fifth straight start, tying his career high, and Will Venable homered to lead the San Diego Padres to a 4-2 win against rookie Shelby Miller and the NL Central-leading St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night. ... Tue, 21 May 2013 06:11:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2099416-marquis-wins-5th-straight-padres-beat-cards-4-2.html 2013-05-21T06:11:45Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2099400-giants-rhp-vogelsong-breaks-hand-4-6-weeks.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Giants right-hander Ryan Vogelsong has broken his pitching hand while batting against the Washington Nationals. Vogelsong broke two bones along his pinkie and dislocated a knuckle in the same area when he fouled off a pitch in the fifth inning Monday night. He is scheduled for surgery Tuesday and expected to miss four to six weeks. ... Tue, 21 May 2013 06:03:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2099400-giants-rhp-vogelsong-breaks-hand-4-6-weeks.html 2013-05-21T06:03:04Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2099406-sports-world-eyes-oklahoma-tornado.html The massive tornado that ripped through a handful of Oklahoma City suburbs and killed at least 50 people grabbed the attention of the sports world on Monday, especially the players and coaches with ties to the area. Kevin Durant, a three-time scoring champion for the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder, posted on his Twitter account that he was praying for everyo... Tue, 21 May 2013 05:08:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2099406-sports-world-eyes-oklahoma-tornado.html 2013-05-21T05:08:23Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2099324-corbin-tosses-3-hitter-d-backs-beat-rockies-5-1.html DENVER (AP) — Patrick Corbin was a maestro on the mound, making his slider move all over the place. And after the Arizona Diamondbacks lefty finished off his virtuoso performance, he calmly sauntered over to congratulate his catcher, casually shook his hand and coolly walked off the field. There were no big displays of emotion to celebrate Corbin's first ... Tue, 21 May 2013 04:39:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2099324-corbin-tosses-3-hitter-d-backs-beat-rockies-5-1.html 2013-05-21T04:39:01Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2099246-dunn-homers-white-sox-beat-lester-red-sox-6-4.html CHICAGO (AP) — Adam Dunn has been insisting all season he feels great, even while he was piling up strikeouts at the beginning of the year. It's not so hard to believe him right now. Dunn hit a three-run homer in the first inning and the Chicago White Sox handed Jon Lester his first loss with a 6-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Monday night. ... Tue, 21 May 2013 04:23:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2099246-dunn-homers-white-sox-beat-lester-red-sox-6-4.html 2013-05-21T04:23:36Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2099208-bruce-homers-to-cueto-reds-win-mets.html NEW YORK (AP) — Things weren't going well for Johnny Cueto in his return from the disabled list, so he had a conversation — with himself. That's all it took. Cueto responded to the pep talk by striking out six of his last seven batters, then Jay Bruce helped make him a winner by hitting a tiebreaking home run that carried the Cincinnati Reds to a 4-3 vict... Tue, 21 May 2013 04:04:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2099208-bruce-homers-to-cueto-reds-win-mets.html 2013-05-21T04:04:57Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2099244-yankees-hit-4-hrs-beat-orioles-6-4-10-innings.html BALTIMORE (AP) — Vernon Wells doubled in the tiebreaking run in the 10th inning and the New York Yankees hit four solo homers in a 6-4 victory over the Orioles on Monday night, extending Baltimore's losing streak to six games. New York trailed 4-3 in the ninth before Travis Hafner homered with one out on a 3-1 pitch from Jim Johnson, who has blown three s... Tue, 21 May 2013 03:13:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2099244-yankees-hit-4-hrs-beat-orioles-6-4-10-innings.html 2013-05-21T03:13:11Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2099254-kershaw-pitches-3-hitter-dodgers-beat-brewers.html MILWAUKEE (AP) — Clayton Kershaw scattered three singles in his second complete game of the year and Matt Kemp hit his first home run since April 24, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 3-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday night. Ryan Braun managed a pair of singles and Yuniesky Betancourt also singled for the only hits off Kershaw (5-2). The... Tue, 21 May 2013 03:10:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2099254-kershaw-pitches-3-hitter-dodgers-beat-brewers.html 2013-05-21T03:10:56Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2098732-indians-rally-to-beat-mariners-10-8.html CLEVELAND (AP) — Chris Perez was stunned, surprised and shocked. And he was hardly alone. The Cleveland Indians somehow pulled out a game they had no business winning. "Best game I've ever been a part of," said Perez. "It was the craziest, most fun ... obviously, it stunk to give up a home run, but it was still fun." ... Tue, 21 May 2013 01:29:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2098732-indians-rally-to-beat-mariners-10-8.html 2013-05-21T01:29:22Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2099052-mattingly-feel-hes-to-fired.html MILWAUKEE (AP) — Beleaguered manager Don Mattingly insisted Monday he doesn't feel he's about to be fired by the Los Angeles Dodgers, and he has no idea whether he needs to win a three-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers to keep his job. Mattingly's comments came an hour after GM Ned Colletti said his manager is "doing fine" and has kept the team st... Tue, 21 May 2013 00:57:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2099052-mattingly-feel-hes-to-fired.html 2013-05-21T00:57:18Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2098808-mariners-blow-leads-lose-10-8-to-indians.html CLEVELAND (AP) — After four losses, three on walk-offs by the Indians in four days, the Seattle Mariners couldn't pack their bags and get to the airport fast enough. "Glad to leave," closer Tom Wilhelmsen said. "Glad to leave Cleveland." Talk about lost weekends. Despite hitting homers in the eighth, ninth and 10th innings, the Mariners made costly errors... Mon, 20 May 2013 22:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2098808-mariners-blow-leads-lose-10-8-to-indians.html 2013-05-20T22:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2097362-cabrera-hits-3-hrs-tigers-fall-11-8-texas.html ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Miguel Cabrera never had a night like this last season when he won baseball's first Triple Crown in 45 years. And it still wasn't enough to get the Detroit Tigers a win. David Murphy put Texas ahead for good with a three-run home run just over the wall in right field in the sixth inning, and the Rangers spoiled the second three-hom... Mon, 20 May 2013 07:09:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2097362-cabrera-hits-3-hrs-tigers-fall-11-8-texas.html 2013-05-20T07:09:34Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2097212-rangers-beat-tigers-11-8-despite-3-hrs-cabrera.html ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — David Murphy's three-run shot was barely enough against Miguel Cabrera's three home runs. Murphy put Texas ahead for good with a drive just over the wall in right field in the sixth inning, and the Rangers spoiled the second three-homer game of Cabrera's career with an 11-8 victory on Sunday night. "Very nice to... Mon, 20 May 2013 05:06:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2097212-rangers-beat-tigers-11-8-despite-3-hrs-cabrera.html 2013-05-20T05:06:15Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2096700-rays-hit-2-hrs-beat-orioles-3-1-3-game-sweep.html BALTIMORE (AP) — Matt Moore pitched seven innings of five-hit ball to stay unbeaten, Luke Scott and Matt Joyce homered and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-1 Sunday for a three-game sweep. Moore (8-0) gave up one run, struck out three and walked one. The left-hander has won nine straight decisions, breaking the franchise record of eight set... Sun, 19 May 2013 21:41:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2096700-rays-hit-2-hrs-beat-orioles-3-1-3-game-sweep.html 2013-05-19T21:41:33Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2096696-rangers-kinsler-dl-recall-profar.html ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers have placed second baseman Ian Kinsler on the 15-day disabled list because of bruised ribs and recalled top prospect Jurickson Profar from Triple-A Round Rock. The move was announced before the Rangers, with the best record in the majors, played their series finale against Detroit on Sunday night. Because Kinsler ... Sun, 19 May 2013 21:39:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2096696-rangers-kinsler-dl-recall-profar.html 2013-05-19T21:39:58Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2096682-phillies-ruiz-howard-set-mri-exams.html PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz and first baseman Ryan Howard will have MRI exams Monday. Ruiz will miss Monday's game at the Miami Marlins after straining his right hamstring Sunday in a 3-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. Ruiz, who said he felt a "pop" while running the bases in the second inning, didn't make the trip but hopes to rej... Sun, 19 May 2013 21:38:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2096682-phillies-ruiz-howard-set-mri-exams.html 2013-05-19T21:38:54Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2096578-indians-blank-mariners-6-0.html CLEVELAND (AP) — Cy Young himself wouldn't want to mess with the Indians right now. Justin Masterson struck out a season-high 11 in seven shutout innings and Michael Brantley hit a three-run homer and drove in four runs off Felix Hernandez as Cleveland toppled yet another former Cy Young Award winner on Sunday with a 6-0 victory over the Seattle Mariners.... Sun, 19 May 2013 21:21:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2096578-indians-blank-mariners-6-0.html 2013-05-19T21:21:29Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2094326-yankees-lhp-andy-pettitte-15-day-dl.html NEW YORK (AP) — Add starting pitcher Andy Pettitte to the long list of All-Stars on the New York Yankees' disabled list. Pettitte was placed on the 15-day DL Friday because of a strained left trapezius muscle in his upper back. He expects to return as soon as he is eligible. "We don't think it's overly serious but we want to pay it safe," general manager ... Fri, 17 May 2013 23:42:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2094326-yankees-lhp-andy-pettitte-15-day-dl.html 2013-05-17T23:42:02Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2093976-nolan-ryans-oldest-son-named-astros-president.html HOUSTON (AP) — Reid Ryan choked back tears as he was introduced as president of his beloved Astros, the team he grew up watching in the days when his Hall of Fame father, Nolan Ryan, starred as a pitcher for Houston. "My ties with the Astros go all the way back to 1980 when my dad came over," Reid Ryan said. "Today really is a dream come true because you ... Fri, 17 May 2013 20:36:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2093976-nolan-ryans-oldest-son-named-astros-president.html 2013-05-17T20:36:57Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2092404-strasburg-8-to-beat-hometown-padres-6-2.html SAN DIEGO (AP) — Stephen Strasburg had quite the homecoming. Pitching in front of about 50 family members and friends, Strasburg lasted a career-high eight innings against his hometown Padres to snap a seven-start winless streak, and Bryce Harper and Adam LaRoche homered to lead the Washington Nationals to a 6-2 victory against San Diego on Thursday night... Fri, 17 May 2013 05:43:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2092404-strasburg-8-to-beat-hometown-padres-6-2.html 2013-05-17T05:43:59Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2092324-middlebrooks-3-run-double-boston-win.html ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Boston Red Sox were down to their last strike when Will Middlebrooks made the most of a mistake. Middlebrooks had a three-run double off closer Fernando Rodney with two outs in the ninth inning that lifted the Red Sox past the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 on Thursday night. "He hung me a changeup and normally he buries that pitch, an... Fri, 17 May 2013 04:04:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2092324-middlebrooks-3-run-double-boston-win.html 2013-05-17T04:04:58Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2090852-mlb-hoping-large-replay-expansion-2014.html NEW YORK (AP) — 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 strikes should be subject to instant replay. Replay has been in place for home run calls since August 2008. Commissioner Bud Selig initially wanted to add trap plays and fair/foul calls down the ... Thu, 16 May 2013 22:01:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2090852-mlb-hoping-large-replay-expansion-2014.html 2013-05-16T22:01:33Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2091406-rays-cy-young-winner-david-price-dl.html ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays have put AL Cy Young Award winner David Price on the 15-day disabled list because of a strained left triceps. This is the first time in Price's career that he has been on the DL. The left-hander departed his start Wednesday night against Boston in the third inning with the injury. Price has struggled this sea... Thu, 16 May 2013 19:34:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2091406-rays-cy-young-winner-david-price-dl.html 2013-05-16T19:34:53Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2089386-dodgers-beat-nationals-3-1-greinkes-return.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Zack Greinke returned early from the disabled list, and the Los Angeles Dodgers' offense is starting to pick up. The last-place Dodgers beat the Washington Nationals 3-1 on Wednesday night for their fourth win in five games. Greinke pitched 5 1-3 strong innings in his first start since April 11 after coming off the disabled list earlier... Thu, 16 May 2013 06:31:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2089386-dodgers-beat-nationals-3-1-greinkes-return.html 2013-05-16T06:31:39Z http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2088464-verlander-darvish-set-showdown-texas.html ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Justin Verlander says it's May. Yu Darvish says it's not the first great opposing pitcher he's faced, and won't be his last. True on all counts. These showdowns don't come along every day, though. And this one — the AL's strikeout king against his potential heir — is as enticing as they come. The hard-throwing right-handers from De... Wed, 15 May 2013 21:32:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/baseball/2088464-verlander-darvish-set-showdown-texas.html 2013-05-15T21:32:57Z