Former major leaguer Jim Leyritz says he has sold off memorabilia because he’s broke, halted charity work because he’s become a social pariah and scattered case files throughout his house, intent on defeating a DUI manslaughter charge.
All of this, the one-time New York...
Jose Canseco came out swinging but didn’t last long in his debut in mixed martial arts.
The former Oakland A’s slugger was defeated by South Korean super heavyweight Hong Man Choi by a knockout just 1 minute, 17 seconds into the first round at Yokohama Arena.
The referee...
Trailing by 10 runs, Victor Martinez told his Cleveland Indians teammates they could win.
Martinez, in an 0-for-18 slump, backed up his words by lining a two-out, two-run single to cap a seven-run ninth inning that gave the Indians an 11-10 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night.
“You...
It was an arduous 14-month process for Casey Janssen to work his way back as a starting pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays after suffering a serious shoulder injury.
And it took just one swing of the bat from fellow pitcher Derek Lowe of the Atlanta Braves to turn the moment sour here...
Where has all the hitting gone?
At one point early in the season, the big bats of the Toronto Blue Jays were their meal ticket, the primary reason the American League club got off to as fast – and surprising – start.
Over the first 10 games of the season, the Blue Jays mashed...
As storm clouds gathered over Camden Yards in the bottom of the fifth inning yesterday afternoon, manager Cito Gaston emerged from the Toronto Blue Jays’ dugout to voice his displeasure over the decision to turn on the stadium lights.
The lights were not on during the Blue Jays’...
The amiable Gene Tenace, whose job as the hitting coach of the Toronto Blue Jays is being put to the test these days, demonstrated his swing in the clubhouse before last night’s game against the Baltimore Orioles.
“Once you get your hand-eye co-ordination down, you should...
ow bad are things going for the Houston Astros this season? Roy Oswalt can’t even beat the Reds.
Toronto native Joey Votto hit a two-run homer in the seventh — an inning after Oswalt failed to hold a lead against the team he’s beaten like no other — and Cincinnati...
Kansas City manager Trey Hillman was suspended one game by Major League Baseball for spitting in an umpire’s eye, something Hillman said was entirely accidental if it happened at all.
Hillman got word of the suspension Wednesday morning, just hours before his second-place Royals...
Jason Rosenberg was heading home and listening to satellite radio when he heard that Manny Ramirez was fourth among National League outfielders in initial All-Star voting. By the end of the night, a new website was born: Vote for Manny.
“I said it would be funny if Manny got...
