Braves Win Ninth Straight
Rob Carr/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Paul Maholm pitched 7 2/3 innings of scoreless ball, leading the Atlanta Braves to their ninth straight win by beating the Washington Nationals 9-0 Sunday.
The win gave the Braves the series sweep.
Nationals starter…
Honus Wagner Baseball Card Sells for Record $2.1 Million
iStockphoto(NEW YORK) — The most sought-after and valuable baseball card ever made, the 1909-11 T206 Honus Wagner card, sold for a record-breaking $2.1 million in an online auction on Saturday morning.
The card was being auctioned by Goldin Auctions, …
Puerto Rico Eliminates Team USA
Tom DiPace/WBCI/MLB Photos via Getty Images(MIAMI) — Nelson Figueroa got the best of the USA on Friday night. The 38-year-old led his team to the semifinals of the World Baseball Classic on Friday with big six inning performance in Puerto Rico’s…
Team USA Tops Canada: Advances at WBC
Barry Gossage/WBCI/MLB Photos via Getty Images(PHOENIX) — Adam Jones doubled in the go-ahead run in the eighth-inning, and Eric Hosmer hit a three-run double in the ninth leading the U.S. past Canada 9-4 Sunday, in Group D play of the World Baseball C…
Canada And Mexico Brawl During The World Baseball Classic
Christian Petersen/Getty Images(PHOENIX) – Things turned a bit ugly on Saturday at the World Baseball Classic.
Several players threw punches in an all-out brawl during the ninth inning of Canada’s 10-3 win over Mexico in Pool D play.
The fights …
Miami: Our Drug Policy Is Tough; No Positive Steroid Tests for Players
Joel Auerbach/Getty Images(CORAL GABLES, Fla.) — The University of Miami released a statement Thursday in the wake of a Miami New Times report that links Miami Hurricanes trustee Alex Rodriguez with a group of baseball players listed in records of a d…
Marlins Sign Placido Polanco to One-Year Deal
Robert Rogers/MLB Photos via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The Miami Marlins signed infielder Placido Polanco to a one-year, $2.75 million contract Thursday.The 37-year-old two-time All-Star can also earn an additional $125,000 in incentives if he appear…
Marlins Sign Placido Polanco to One-Year Deal
Robert Rogers/MLB Photos via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The Miami Marlins signed infielder Placido Polanco to a one-year, $2.75 million contract Thursday.The 37-year-old two-time All-Star can also earn an additional $125,000 in incentives if he appear…
Carpenter Blasts Cardinals Past Giants
Elsa/Getty Images(ST. LOUIS) — The St. Louis Cardinals received help from an unlikely source. Utilityman Matt Carpenter, who came into the game in the second inning for injured star Carlos Beltran, hit a two-run home run which ended up being the diffe…
Athletics Stay Alive, Shut Down Tigers 2-0
Ezra Shaw/Getty Images(OAKLAND) — Brett Anderson, who hadn’t pitched since Sept. 19 when he suffered an oblique injury, threw six scoreless innings for the Oakland Athletics, leading the A’s to a 2-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers in Game 3 of their …
Athletics Stay Alive, Shut Down Tigers 2-0
Ezra Shaw/Getty Images(OAKLAND) — Brett Anderson, who hadn’t pitched since Sept. 19 when he suffered an oblique injury, threw six scoreless innings for the Oakland Athletics, leading the A’s to a 2-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers in Game 3 of their …
Giants Take Out Reds in 10, Stave Off Elimination
Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images(CINCINNATI) — The San Francisco Giants topped the Cincinnati Reds in 10-innings to stay alive in their best-of-five National League Division series.The Giants, who now trail in the series 2-1, scored in the top of the t…
Miguel Cabrera Becomes First Player in 45 Years to Win Triple Crown
Ed Zurga/Getty Images(KANSAS CITY) — Detroit Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera on Wednesday night became the first player since 1967 to win Major League Baseball’s Triple Crown.
The Triple Crown, which requires a player to lead his league in batting…
Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw Out Indefinetely
MLB Photos(LOS ANGELES) — Cy Young award winner Clayton Kershaw has been scratched from his scheduled start on Sunday for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and he could be out longer than that.
Dodgers manager Don Mattingly announced Saturday that Kershaw will…
Liriano Flirts With No-No in WhiteSox Win
Mitchell Layton/Getty Images(MINNEAPOLIS) — Traded away two months ago, Francisco Liriano took it to his former team on Saturday.
Liriano took a no-hitter into the seventh inning to help the Chicago White Sox win over the Minnesota twins 5-3 at Target…
Zito Shuts Down Dodgers
Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images(SAN FRANCISCO) — Barry Zito knew he was going to be pitching in a big game against a divison rival, and stepped up.
Zito, who has often been criticized by San Francisco Giants (79-61) fans after signing a sizable con…
Teixiera To Miss Time With Calf Injury
Jim McIsaac/Getty Images(BALTIMORE) – The New York Yankees could be without another one of their big sluggers – and it could be for quite a while.
First baseman Mark Teixiera could miss the rest of the regular season with a calf injury, acc…
Roger Clemens Returns To The Mound
Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images(SUGAR LAND, Texas) — Seven-time CY Young award winner Roger Clemens tossed 3 1/3 scoreless innings Saturday night in his debut for the Sugar Land Skeeters of the independent Atlantic League.The 50-year-old Clemens al…
Joe Blanton Traded to Dodgers
Brian Garfinkel/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — The Los Angeles Dodgers are getting some help in their starting rotation.
The Dodgers acquired pitcher Joe Blanton in a trade from the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday for a player to be named later.
Blanton,…
Did Texas Rangers’ Announcer Have On-Air Stroke?
Lee Blankenship/Workbook Stock/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — It was the bottom of the eighth inning as the San Diego Padres took on the Texas Rangers when the audience heard the Rangers announcer have what sounded like an on-air medical meltdown, which som…