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Yankees spoil Mattingly's return to Bronx
Hiroki Kuroda shut down his former team into the seventh inning, Ichiro Suzuki homered and drove in three runs, and the New York Yankees spoiled Don ...
Yankees' Jeter takes batting practice in Tampa
Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter has taken on-field batting practice for the first time since being cleared to increase his rehabilitation program for ...
Astros sign No. 1 overall pick RHP Mark Appel
The Houston Astros have signed right-handed pitcher Mark Appel of Stanford, the No. 1 overall draft pick in the draft earlier this month. Terms were ...
Pitcher safety against liners still issue for MLB
Cleveland Indians reliever Vinnie Pestano has a recurring dream. A batter hits a line drive right back up the middle and it's screaming toward his ...
AL West-leading A's beat Rangers, Darvish 6-2
Facing Yu Darvish has been no problem for the Oakland Athletics. They have beaten the Texas Rangers' Japanese ace four times, more than any other team
UCLA defeats Wolfpack 2-1 at College World Series
Never has a team swinging metal bats produced so few runs through two College World Series games yet found itself in such an enviable position.
North Carolina ousts Tigers from CWS with 4-2 win
Home runs are few and far between at the College World Series these days, which made Brian Holberton's first-inning shot all the more important for ...
Wheeler, Harvey lead Mets' sweep of Braves
After a long day at Turner Field, the future suddenly looks a lot brighter for the New York Mets. Just imagine Matt Harvey and Zack Wheeler at the top ...
Yankees INF Youkilis needs surgery, Teixeira to DL
They come back for a bit, then they're gone again. So it goes for the New York Yankees and many of their ailing stars this season. Kevin Youkilis ...
US collegians to host Cuba in July
The U.S. collegiate national baseball team will host its Cuban counterpart next month in a five-game international "friendship" series. The Triple-A ...
Padres beat Giants 5-3 on safety squeeze in 13th
Andrew Cashner provided quite the thrilling warmup for his Tuesday start against San Francisco: a tiebreaking bunt as a pinch hitter in the 13th ...
Freeman's homer in 9th lifts Braves over Mets 2-1
The Atlanta Braves waited a long time to get going. Finally, at 1:22 a.m., Freddie Freeman gave them a most improbable victory. Freeman hit a two-run ...
4 solo homers send Reds over Pirates 4-1
Todd Frazier wasn't going to let left-hander Francisco Liriano get another fastball by him. He guessed right and hit one a long way. Frazier and Zack ...
Rangers end 6-game skid with 8-7 win over A's
Nelson Cruz thrust his right arm into the air and shouted out in relief while running the bases after hitting his second homer of the night for the ...
Scherzer improves to 10-0, Tigers top Orioles 5-1
Max Scherzer has shrugged off the significance of his undefeated start, saying records are fluky statistics for pitchers and that he's simply playing ...
Oregon St. sends Cards packing with 11-4 CWS win
It's one down and three to go for Oregon State. The No. 3 national seed Beavers stayed alive at the College World Series on Monday, beating Louisville ...
Boston's Lester loses for 1st time at Camden Yards
Jon Lester insisted he was victimized by bad luck, even though the box score suggested otherwise. The Boston Red Sox left-hander yielded five runs and ...
Angels' 9th-inning rally falls short vs Yankees
After eight innings of offensive frustration against CC Sabathia, the Los Angeles Angels broke through with five hits and five runs in the dramatic ...
Strasburg looks good in return, but Nats lose 2-0
Pretty much everything about Stephen Strasburg's return from the disabled list went well except the result. Washington's ace right-hander allowed one ...
Rays' Cobb released from hospital after being hit
Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Alex Cobb left the hospital and went home Sunday, one day after he was hit in the right ear by a line drive. The Rays announced ...
Angels send Yankees to 5th straight loss, 6-2
Mark Teixeira is headed back to New York earlier than his fellow Yankees to get his troublesome right wrist examined. The way they are crumbling at ...
Yankees 1B Teixeira leaves in 4th inning
Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira left New York's game against the Los Angeles Angels in the fourth inning Saturday with an aggravated right wrist.
Cobb hit by line drive in Rays' win over Royals
A scary moment involving Tampa Bay right-hander Alex Cobb overshadowed the Rays victory. Cobb was taken off the field on a stretcher after he was hit ...
Rays pitcher Cobb struck by line drive
Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Alex Cobb was taken off the field on a stretcher after he was hit on the right ear by a liner off the bat of Kansas City's ...
Alderson: Mets set to make moves by end of season
Mets general manager Sandy Alderson knows how long Mets fans have been waiting for their team to do more than tear down and rebuild. He's been the one ...