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In 2005, Gonzalez, then a Texas Ranger, played in just 43 games, totaling 150 at-bats. His stat line for the season read: six home runs, 17 RBI, a .227 batting average and an on-base percentage of .272. Following the season, Gonzalez was dealt to the San Diego Padres and over the course of the next six full seasons spent between the Padres and the ... (more)

Jacoby Ellsbury proved that you don't have to play to make a lot of money. In the offseason after he made $490,000 and played in 18 games, his salary rose to $2.9 million.

There is no one pat answer to any of these questions, but they all are begging for one, considering that the fate of this season certainly seems to be hanging upon first the fallout from the losses and then the odds that key players such as closer Andrew Bailey and outfielders Jacoby Ellsbury [ stats ] and Carl Crawford can come back with ... (more)

The Pittsburgh Pirates are on pace to score fewer runs than any team in the designated-hitter era, even the dreadful 2010 Mariners.

The Hardball Times Baseball Annual 2012 , an annual "must buy" for all baseball fans, is now shipping.

There will be games the depleted Red Sox lose in the coming days because they're so depleted in the outfield.

With a .600 winning percentage over its last 30 games, the Boston Red Sox can use that math to make a postseason berth for the first time since 2009.

The Red Sox experienced the latter on Thursday, finally taking a breather after a 20-day, 20-game stretch in which they played games in five different cities, probably waking up in the middle of the night on some occasions wondering where they were.

Tampa Bay Rays: Rich Thompson laughs off missed HBP call; Joe Maddon likes the Rays' funk; Rays own AL's best home record Infielder Drew Sutton didn't choose the walk-up song that plays before his home at-bats, but laughed at how fitting Metallica's "Wherever I May Roam" is.

In Major League Baseball, trades are rarely able to be properly evaluated after just a few months.

Kevin Youkilis has had his name floated in all kinds of trade rumors this young season due to his health and slow start and the emergence of top prospect Will Middlebrooks , who just happens to play third base.A Despite the rumors, Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine has said that he "doesn't see" Youkilis being traded.A So far this season, the ... (more)

Here we are again talking about injuries. The Red Sox seem to have an outsized injury problem, or maybe a decade-sized, but it's there.

Former Red Sox manager Joe Morgan is as well known for his use of the old Dick Tracy phrase " six, two, and even " as he is for being the force behind the "Morgan Magic" of 1988.

A polar bear attacked a group of British students camping on a remote Arctic glacier as part of a high-end... Red Sox 10, Yankees 4: BOSTON -- Jacoby Ellsbury had a three-run homer with a career-high six RBIs as the Boston Red Sox... HOUSTON -- Zack Greinke tied a season high by going seven innings and Prince Fielder homered to help the Milwaukee ... (more)

How does Scott Podsednik find his way back to the majors for the first time since September 9, 2010? Being in an organization with six -- soon to be seven -- outfielders on the disabled list helps.

Ever since Fenway Park was constructed with its quirky configuration, a big part of the Red Sox offense has consisted of two-base hits that slam off the 37-foot Green Monster in left field, or bounce around in the assorted nooks and crannies of the center-field triangle and right- and left-field corners.

Our question of the week comes from Jonathan Lobel, who lives in Frydlant in the Czech Republic.

Carl Crawford has been on the disabled list all season. So has Ryan Kalish. Shortly after the season kicked off, Jacoby Ellsbury joined the list of players on the DL.

They were short on manpower for Monday night's game against the Orioles, but not on offensive artillery or grit.

Baseball began early this year, in Japan on March 28tth. It's only May and many of the premier teams, the Yankees, Red Sox, Tigers, Tampa Bay and others are struggling because of injuries.