Major League Baseball News and Rumors
Figueroa, Puerto Rico eliminate U.S. from WBCAssociated Press, ESPN.com Nelson Figueroa became the pride of Puerto Rico on Friday night when he led his team into the semifinals and eliminated the Americans, 4-3, in the World Baseball Classic. |
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David Wright is a gamer, we all know that by now, and that’s at least partly why Mets fans have come to love him over the years. So you know his heart was in the right place when he continued to play for Team USA after feeling discomfort in his rib-cage… |
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Evan Drellich, MLB.com Felix Doubront tossed four shutout innings and Jarrod Saltalamacchia blasted a two-run homer in a 5-0 blanking of the Twins on Friday. |
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Joe Frisaro, MLB.com The way Puerto Rico right-hander Nelson Figueroa was throwing on Friday night, he didn't need much help from his defense. But he picked up a big assist from his catcher to end the sixth inning. Yadier Molina showed why he is one of the toughest in the g… |
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Zack Meisel, MLB.com Utility man Mike Aviles showed how valuable he can be for the Indians with another clutch performance in the World Baseball Classic, providing two key hits in Puerto Rico's elimination game against Team USA. |
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Joe Frisaro, MLB.com Team USA turned to Ryan Vogelsong in Friday's elimination game against Puerto Rico, and for the most part, the right-hander minimized damage in 5 2/3 innings at Marlins Park. |
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Jonathan Mayo, MLB.com The Dominican Republic is headed to the World Baseball Classic semifinals and Twins right-hander Samuel Deduno is a big reason why. |
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Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.com A day after players from the Dominican Republic engaged in some no-holds-barred celebrations in response to their 3-1 World Baseball Classic victory against Team USA, it became apparent that some American players weren't overly thrilled. |
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Mike Oz, yahoo.com PHOENIX — While half of his teammates were in the middle of an afternoon game against the San Diego Padres and half of his teammates were getting ready to play the Kansas City Royals on Friday night, Carl Crawford showered. On Friday, Crawford — shu… |
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Evan Drellich, MLB.com Will Middlebrooks has found success in most of his ventures, which hardly makes him rare in his household. |
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Mike Bauman, MLB.com There are clubs for which pitching appears to be the big variable heading into the 2013 regular season. The Milwaukee Brewers are definitely in that category. |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com The Detroit Tigers say minor league right-hander Cesar Carrillo has been suspended 100 games for violating baseball's minor league drug prevention and treatment program. |
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Jane Lee, MLB.com Inconsistency has hurt Travis Blackley this spring, but the lefty's still hopeful it won't do the same for his chances of making the team. That's because Blackley is actually happy with how he's been throwing, particularly after shaking off a bout of fo… |
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Scott Merkin, MLB.com In the matter of John Danks breaking camp as part of the White Sox starting rotation, pitching coach Don Cooper remains optimistic but realistic. |
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Chris Haft, MLB.com Though the Giants reassigned Tyler LaTorre to Minor League camp Friday, he brought some big-time memories with him. LaTorre rejoined the Giants after a rousing stint in the World Baseball Classic with Italy, which qualified for the tournament's second r… |
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Mark Townsend, yahoo.com Major League Baseball's investigation into the Biogenesis clinic in Florida has reportedly led to a 100-game suspension for Detroit Tigers minor leaguer Cesar Carrillo. The league announced the suspension on Friday, citing violations of the minor league… |
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Adam McCalvy, MLB.com Aramis Ramirez played for the first time in nearly two weeks on Friday, making a successful return as he grounded into a double play and ran out an infield single. |
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Joe Frisaro, MLB.com A different energy level has overtaken the World Baseball Classic, where players are jumping around on the field like kids winning the Little League World Series. |
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Joe Frisaro, MLB.com Team USA losing the services of David Wright has brought attention to the greatest fear of the World Baseball Classic -- injuries. |
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Joe Frisaro, MLB.com Cardinals All-Star catcher Yadier Molina certainly is a talent deserving of some special treatment in the World Baseball Classic. Throughout the tournament, Puerto Rico manager Edwin Rodriguez has figured out ways to best use Molina, without running him… |
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Adam McCalvy, MLB.com Chris Narveson was let off the hook after a two-run first inning when Blake Lalli drove in Jean Segura with a suicide squeeze to tie the game in the Brewers' 4-3 victory on Friday. Segura went 1-for-3 with two RBIs and Lalli was 1-for-1 with a walk and … |
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Carrie Muskat, MLB.com Team Japan surprised some of the Cubs with their power but in the end, Chicago shortstop Javier Baez stole the show. Baez hit a pair of home runs, including a walk-off two-run shot in the ninth, to power the Cubs to a 7-5 victory over Team Japan in an e… |
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John Schlegel, MLB.com This weekend, AT&T Park will host another marquee baseball event, this time expanding the venue's horizons around the globe, as the World Baseball Classic semifinals and final come to the place that has seen so much already in its relatively short l… |
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AJ Cassavell, MLB.com Mariners first baseman Justin Smoak broke an early tie with an opposite-field homer in the fourth inning, and a split Seattle squad topped the Angels, 8-5, on Friday afternoon in Tempe. |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com The founder of an organization that promotes equality among all athletes has talked to Toronto Blue Jays minor leaguers about the damaging effects of anti-gay slurs. |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Dr. Frank Jobe, who developed the elbow procedure known as "Tommy John surgery" that has helped baseball players extend their careers, will be honored during Hall of Fame induction weekend on July 27. |
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Chris Haft, MLB.com Hunter Pence drove in three runs with a homer and a double to back Matt Cain's pitching and propel the San Francisco Giants to a 5-2 Cactus League victory Friday over the Texas Rangers. |
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Scott Merkin, MLB.com As rivalry games between the Cubs and White Sox go, Friday's 15-3 White Sox victory at Camelback Ranch wouldn't rank on the list of Top 10 matchups. |
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Wallace Matthews, ESPN.com The New York Yankees have added yet another backup outfielder/designated hitter, signing Brennan Boesch to a one-year contract Friday. |
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Wallace Matthews, ESPN.com New York Yankees ace CC Sabathia ace made his spring debut on Friday. |
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Bryan Hoch, MLB.com Derek Jeter plans to be in the Yankees' lineup playing shortstop on Saturday against the Phillies at George M. Steinbrenner Field, marking his first defensive duty in consecutive games. |
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Paul Hagen, MLB.com The Phillies have been looking for relievers who can pitch more than an inning. So far this spring, they've used seven different relievers in a longer role. |
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Mark Townsend, yahoo.com It turns out the "sore back" that kept David Wright out of Team USA's clash with the Dominican Republic on Thursday night is a little more problematic than it first seemed. According to New York Mets general manager Sandy Alderson, Wright is a… |
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Tyler Kepner, nytimes.com Nick Swisher leads the Indians in a dance called the Tito--"just a little swivel in the hips." |
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Mark Bowman, MLB.com When Tim Hudson exited his start against the Tigers on Feb. 27, he was confident that he would have plenty of time to build necessary arm strength. But with two weeks left until the regular season, the veteran is growing a little more concerned. |
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David Brown, yahoo.com Mike Trout's hometown of Millville, N.J., just sounds like a place a comic book superhero might be from. Mike Trout is real, however, and his postgraduate deeds for Millville High School aren't superhuman — but they are super kind. And his alma mater ap… |
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Barry M. Bloom, MLB.com Erick Aybar delivered for the Dominican Republic on Thursday, despite a two-strike count. And the second strike called was deemed questionable by Aybar and his team. |
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Bill Chastain, MLB.com "Fortune Favors the Bald" T-shirts were the order of the day on Friday at the Charlotte Sports Park. Rays players, coaches, staff, the manager, and countless others from the organization convened on the deck above right field to have their hea… |
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Jenifer Langosch, MLB.com This year there's a new face at Cardinals camp, as the organization finally convinced Hall-of-Fame closer Bruce Sutter to return to uniform as an extra coach. |
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Barry M. Bloom, MLB.com Pirates left-hander Wandy Rodriguez has been tabbed to start for the Dominican Republic on Saturday at Marlins Park at 1 p.m. ET, in the final game of Pool 2 in this year's World Baseball Classic. |
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Cameron Smith, yahoo.com Brad Peacock has a good shot at earning a spot in the Houston Astros starting rotation for the 2013 season. But even if he doesn’t, his baseball roots might be worthy of future royalties from a screenwriter somewhere. According to the Houston Chronicle,… |
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Ken Gurnick, MLB.com As Zack Greinke continues to work his way back from inflammation in his right elbow, he is running out of time to be ready for his scheduled April 2 start. |
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Evan Drellich, MLB.com Red Sox lefty Franklin Morales was diagnosed with a bulging disk in his back when he visited a doctor in Boston this week, according to multiple reports Friday morning. |
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Team USA faces elimination in the World Baseball Classic tonight against Puerto Rico, and a loss could have a damaging impact on the future of the event, writes Cliff Corcoran. |
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PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) -- Mets third baseman David Wright flew back to New York to have his sore ribs examined by team doctors. |
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Corey Brock, MLB.com With David Wright likely out of the Classic with a back issue, Chase Headley has accepted an invitation to join Team USA if the club advances to the next round. |
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Andrew Keh, nytimes.com General Manager Sandy Alderson said the Mets did not yet know the extent of the injury, which was described initially as a sore back. |
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Paul Casella, MLB.com To accommodate players participating in the World Baseball Classic, camps started earlier -- and will run longer -- than usual. For players with reputations for slow starts, it's an opportunity to squeeze in extra at-bats during Spring Training -- or, e… |
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Anthony DiComo, MLB.com Rather than examine David Wright's injury at their Spring Training complex in Port St. Lucie, the team flew their franchise third baseman directly from Miami to New York, where he was diagnosed with an intercostal strain by team doctors Friday. |
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Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.com Dominican Republic's emotional win over Team USA definitely baseball at its best |
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Five lingering questions for Team USA after its World Baseball Classic loss to Dominican RepublicMar 15
Mike Oz, yahoo.com We didn't get the slugfest that many — including a couple of your Stewies — were expecting Thursday in the USA vs. Dominican Republic clash in the World Baseball Classic. But we got a tight game, an exciting game and a game that surely added a little … |
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The voice on the other end of the phone was once again that of a joyful winemaker whose lust for life, fun and good spirits has known no bounds. But as Tom Seaver confided, in and around expressing his elation at what it was like just to feel good again… |
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Joe Frisaro, MLB.com Craig Kimbrel's body of work speaks for itself, which makes what transpired in the ninth inning on Thursday night at Marlins Park so improbable. |
