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For so many years, the formula for winning a Cy Young Award was pretty simple: Win a lot of games.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is glad he went public about being treated for a rare form of leukemia because it has given him a chance to reconnect with people.
Hideki Matsui took a meaty cut, watched the ball fly and winced when it hooked a foot foul.
The New York Yankees bolted from the dugout even before the last grounder was scooped up. After waiting nine years for championship No. 27, no one would dare hold them back.
All those meetings on the mound called by catcher Jorge Posada and the New York Yankees are giving Major League Baseball pause, too.
If the New York Yankees have any money left over after the World Series, they might consider buying a bunch of earplugs. Because Derek Jeter predicts they're going to hear it all winter from Andy Pettitte.
Alex Rodriguez has been an absolute zero in the World Series so far, going 0 for 8 and striking out six times. Hardly what the three-time AL MVP expected in his first try on baseball's big stage.
Alex Rodriguez grabbed the World Series trophy and wouldn't let go.
The way Bobby Brown tells it, his New York Yankees were stacked with stars going into the 1950 World Series — Yogi Berra, Phil Rizzuto, Whitey Ford and the great Joe DiMaggio.
Alex Rodriguez waited all game long for this hit. Heck, he waited his whole life. Rodriguez delivered the biggest hit of his career, a go-ahead, two-out double in the ninth inning off Brad Lidge and the New York Yankees took advantage of Johnny Damon's daring dash to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-4 on Sunday night for a 3-1 lead in the World Series.
CC Sabathia and Cliff Lee began texting each other a week ago, but kept their notes private.
Stung by a rash of blown calls in the playoffs, Major League Baseball is breaking tradition and sticking with only experienced umpires for the World Series.
A botched call in the corner. A phantom foul ball at home plate. Big misses on the bases. Umpires are getting an awful lot of attention in these playoffs, and that's never a good thing for baseball.
Ron Gardenhire was still miffed about a fair ball ruled foul when the Minnesota manager was asked whether Major League Baseball should extend the use of instant replay.
Arms thrust to the sky on that October night, Brad Lidge was the picture of postseason perfection.
Start with big boppers Albert Pujols, Alex Rodriguez, Manny Ramirez and Ryan Howard. Throw in aces Josh Beckett and John Lackey. Spice it up with wild card Troy Tulowitzki.
The chase for the AL Central championship once again is going to extra innings. Trying to save their seasons, the Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins both won Sunday, leaving them all even for the division lead and forcing a one-game tiebreaker.
That phantom foul ball on David Ortiz? It was bound to be a strike, one way or another.
Ask around for a World Series prediction, and many baseball fans forecast a November classic: Albert Pujols and his St. Louis Cardinals vs. Derek Jeter and the New York Yankees.
A few weeks ago, they were cast off and washed up. Brad Penny, Jose Contreras, John Smoltz and Vicente Padilla, totally available to any team that wanted them.
Long before Derek Jeter ever dug into the batter's box at Yankee Stadium, raised his right hand and asked the ump for time to settle his spikes, he gave hints of what might come.
Mark Teixeira and the New York Yankees are playing so well, they can focus on Joba Chamberlain's future and still win big right now.
Check the baseball highlights lately and it's hard to tell whether you're watching MLB or WWE.
John Smoltz may have thrown the last pitch of his storied career. The Boston Red Sox cut the struggling Smoltz on Friday, a day after the New York Yankees sent the 42-year-old righty to yet another early exit.
Looking for leadership and a right-handed hitter, the Cincinnati Reds got Scott Rolen from the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday in a swap of third basemen.
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