Albert Pujols News

The Texas Rangers had plenty opportunities to win. They had their leadoff man reach in the ninth, 10th, 11th and 12th innings of what had been a tie game but never capitalized.

Q: Did Johnny Cueto consult with Luis Tiant prior to imitating his back-turning pitching style or might he be guilty of plagiarism? - Dave, Miamisburg/Centerville/Beavercreek A: Only if Cueto smokes a cigar off the field, which he doesn't. Baseball players are The Great Imitators - batting stances, pitching motions and pointing to the heavens to ... (more)

Albert Pujols hit a home run in his third straight game and pinch hitter Alberto Callaspo came through with a grand slam in the sixth inning to give the Los Angeles Angels a 5-3 win over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday.

Finally, some good news out of L.A. that doesn't involve the Dodgers: The Angels had a game against the Mariners in Seattle that might just turn around their season.

The Cleveland Indians, overlooked and underappreciated - even by many of their own skeptical fans - had swept three straight from the Detroit Tigers and their high-priced lineup.

Behind the paywall, Evan Grant says the Rangers need another starting pitcher, and that Roy Oswalt needs to decide now that he wants to be a Ranger.

The Cardinals have about 5 players who would qualify for this award. The rich guy in Matt Holliday , the better than Albert Pujols Carlos Beltran , the defensive juggernaut and heavy hitting catcher Yadier Molina and the World Series MVP/Hometown Hero David Freese .

As the 2012 season passes the quarter pole and heads into the month of June, it looks like we're starting to see what teams are made of.

Supposedly, the highly paid member of the Los Angeles had lost it. While the folks at Safeco Field who saw his mammoth homer might not believe it, his season so far raises Chone Figgins-style questions about paying big money for older players.

Even on a day with over half of Major League teams taking a well-deserved off-day, there was plenty of exciting baseball, and fantasy contributions from across the league.

America is full of baseball pilgrimages and road trips. Fenway Park in Boston turned 100 this year.

Albert Pujols had three hits, including the 450th home run of his career Dan Haren struck out a career-high 14 in tossing his sixth career complete-game shutout, and the Los Angeles Angels won their third straight with a 3-0... Albert Pujols had three hits, including his 450th career home run, and Dan Haren struck out a career-high 14 to lead the ... (more)

Maddon, who has been known to use what-in-the-world-is-he-thinking batting orders, is using funky new data-driven defensive alignments to frustrate opposing hitters.

What you believed to be reality in March has turned to foolhardy wishes in May with the standings appearing upside down.

David Phelps has been moved back to the bullpen following Andy Pettitte's return to the rotation.

The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in last season's NL division series before going on to win their 11th World Series.

If you took the highest-scoring offense in the American League and paired it with the best run-preventing pitching and defense in the American League, you'd call that team the Rangers.

When the Cincinnati RedsA came to Yankee Stadium on May 18-20, two players with two of the biggest contracts in the history of baseball were on the diamond - Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez and Reds first baseman Joey Votto.

Philadelphia, PA - Maybe the expectations were a little too high for St. Louis right-hander Adam Wainwright coming out of spring training.

What's happening today: The Padres haven't won three in a row this season, but man can they rack up three-game losing streaks.