
Cardinals shortstop Furcal to have elbow surgery
St. Louis shortstop Rafael Furcal will undergo ligament replacement surgery in his right elbow and expects to miss the 2013 season. Furcal made the ...

Column: World Baseball Classic a flawed tournament
I'll admit that watching baseball late at night from Taiwan interested me, if only for an inning or so. Not so much for the product on the field, ...

Teixeira out 8 to 10 weeks with wrist injury
Mark Teixeira will to be out at least until early May with a strained right wrist tendon, the latest major injury setback for the New York Yankees.
Brewers' Braun hoping to win over fans in WBC
Ryan Braun understands why many people are skeptical of him, given the way his name has twice been linked to performance-enhancing drugs. He refuses ...

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 ...
Pujols 0 for 3 in spring training debut for Angels
Depending on one's point of view, Albert Pujols started his exhibition season 10 days late or 10 days early. Recovering from offseason surgery on his ...

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 ...
Pujols to make 2013 spring training debut
Albert Pujols is in the starting lineup to make his 2013 spring training debut for the Los Angeles Angels, about 10 days ahead of schedule following ...
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 ...

Yankees GM Cashman breaks leg skydiving
Yankees general manager Brian Cashman broke his right leg and dislocated the ankle while skydiving in Florida. Cashman jumped with the U.S.
Gibson, Baker have testy exchange over use of DH
Dusty Baker and Kirk Gibson had a testy exchange — before a pitch was even thrown. The two managers had differing opinions on the designated hitter ...
Furcal has setback in comeback from elbow injury
Rafael Furcal had hoped to make his spring training debut Sunday. Instead, the 35-year-old shortstop was told to stop baseball activities. Trying to ...

Garza DL bound; Samardzija to start Cubs' opener
Matt Garza will start the season on the disabled list because of an injured muscle in his side that is preventing the right-hander from throwing, and ...

Weiner says increased penalties are '2014 issue'
Baseball players' union head Michael Weiner says toughening penalties for drug violations will have to wait until the 2014 season. "There are going ...

Angels' Trout takes high road on salary, position
Los Angeles Angels slugger Mike Trout figures if he keeps producing like he did during his historic rookie season, he'll be in line for a handsome ...

Yankees' Ichiro Suzuki OK after traffic accident
Yankees outfielder Ichiro Suzuki said he had no soreness Sunday, one day after being involved in a traffic accident. Suzuki was on his way home after ...

Cardinals manager Mike Matheny has ruptured disk
St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Matheny has a ruptured disk in his back. Matheny, a major league catcher from 1994-06, is ...

Bud Selig calls for tougher drug penalties
Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig called for tougher penalties for major leaguers who violate the sport's drug agreement, a move the union is willing ...

Alderson: Santana 'less & less likely' for opener
New York Mets general manager Sandy Alderson says Johan Santana is becoming "less and less likely" to be ready for the team's opener against San Diego ...

Brewers 3B Ramirez leaves game with strained knee
Milwaukee Brewers third baseman Aramis Ramirez has left a spring training game against the Los Angeles Angels with a strained left knee.
Chris Perez hopes to be back for Indians' opener
Cleveland All-Star closer Chris Perez hopes to recover from a shoulder injury in time for the Indians' April 2 opener at Toronto. Perez was diagnosed ...

Lincecum scratched from start due to blister
San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum was scratched from a start against the Chicago Cubs because of a blister on his right middle finger.
Zack Greinke hit hard in 2nd start for Dodgers
Zack Greinke's rocky outing hardly raised an eyebrow at Dodgers camp. Greinke was hit hard in his second spring training start, allowing three doubles ...