Johnny Damon News

The red-hot White Sox got to wear red on the hottest day of the season Sunday, as they donned throwback uniforms while facing the depleted Indians.

Bill James started this Sabermetric movement in the early 80's, claiming that by using complicated data you can predict every outcome.

As Manny Ramirez prepares for the next big step in his comeback, his story has the feel of a DVD bonus track.

This past offseason in MLB saw a flurry of free agent signings that gave new meaning to the word "active." For the first time in MLB history, two players were signed to $200 million contracts , one team went from spendthrifts to spend-happy and one team made absolutely no free agent signings other than their own players .

Booed at Fenway Park ever since he signed with the Yankees in 2006, Indians outfielder Johnny Damon received a huge ovation from Red Sox fans when the video scoreboard showed clips of his two ALCS Game 7 home runs in 2004.

When Jorge Posada retired from the Yankees after the 2011 season, there was a lot of question marks surrounding the designated hitter spot.

Johnny Damon -- the former long-haired, free-rocking, super-awesome Boston Red Sox outfielder turned short-haired, lame-o Yankee turned Cleveland Indian, ugh, Cleveland -- has decided to donate a bunch of money through his foundation so that the University of Florida can set up a research station on the Faroe Islands.

It hasn't been a fun season for the Boston Red Sox, who currently hold the third-worst record in the American League.

Two times over the last two days, Carlos Pena has come to the plate in the ninth inning with the bases loaded, and both times he's struck out without taking the bat off his shoulders.

The update on right-hander Roberto Hernandez Heredia -- formerly known as Fausto Carmona -- is that there is no update, at least not publicly.

Johnny Damon desperately wants to get to 3,000 career hits but can't do it until late next season or maybe not even until 2014.

Source: www.starnewsonline.com --- Friday, May 04, 2012McSwain gave up seven hits and two earned runs over seven innings for the Seahawks ... Source: www.southernmiss.com --- Friday, May 04, 2012Brandon Boudreaux had five hits, including a pair of home runs, and drove in four runs to lead Tulane to a 9-5 Conference USA baseball victory over ... (more)

Travis Hafner hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the sixth inning, Johnny Damon added a two-run triple in the seventh and the Indians defeated the Rangers, 6-3, on Friday in the opener of a three-game series.

Cleveland Indians designated hitter Johnny Damon cools off in the dugout after scoring on a triple by Jason Kipnis during the third inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox, Thursday, May 3, 2012, in Chicago.

Now the 38-year-old outfielder wants to add a few highlights at the ballpark - this time while wearing the home uniform.

What is more amazing? That the Cardinals struck out 11 times against Erik Bedard, or that Bedard didn't hurt himself walking around the mound 11 times.

Beltran helps Cards bury PiratesThe Army may do more by 9 a.m. than most people do all day, but Carlos Beltran did more in three innings than some players ever do in a game as the Cardinals routed the Brewers 12-3.Beltran hit two three-run homers and had a career-best seven RBIs through three innings.Cardinals rookie Lance Lynn, 5-0, joined the ... (more)

Outfielder Johnny Damon is expected to make his debut with the Cleveland Indians tonight in Chicago against the White Sox.

The $2 billion sale of the Dodgers was finalized Tuesday, ending the tumultuous era under former owner Frank McCourt , who took the team into bankruptcy and made his private life public through a nasty divorce battle with his ex-wife. The closure of the deal was announced in a terse statement.

Tampa Bay Rays minor league shortstop Tim Beckham has been suspended 50 games for a second violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program for a drug of abuse.