Kevin Youkilis News

The closest thing the Thunder have to a major league ready player had the day off for Sunday's 3-2 loss to Bowie in front of an announced crowd of 4,553 at Arm & Hammer Park.

Admit it, Red Sox fans. You don't really hate the Yankees at the moment. You can't. They are in first place, three or four spots higher than the so-called experts had predicted.

Jerry Seinfeld famously said that because of the way players constantly change teams and teams occasionally change cities, sports fans are actually rooting for clothes.

If you've never heard of Lavarnway, it's understandable. The Pawtucket Red Sox catcher is wicked smart; he graduated from Yale in 2008.

Just as the 2103 season was about to start Lyle Overbay found himself to be a man without a team, for a few hours at least.

One year ago this month, a 23-year-old Will Middlebrooks got the call to the major leagues when incumbent Red Sox first baseman Kevin Youkilis landed on the disabled list.

After an abysmal start against the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night, Allen Webster has been optioned back to AAA Pawtucket.

Alex Rodriguez is back on the field for the first time since surgery on his left hip almost four months ago.

Vernon Wells connects on a pitch against his former team, the Toronto Blue Jays, during an April 27 contest.

Before you know it, champagne will be spraying, a new World Series champion will be crowned and the 2013 free agency period will be underway.

Outfielder Robbie Grossman and shortstop Nolan Fontana have intriguing minor league statistics which bring to mind the "Greek God of Walks" made famous by "Moneyball." Coming up through the minors, Youkilis was described as "Barry Bonds without the superhuman power" and "an on-base machine" who lacks "overwhelming power." The Astros recently called ... (more)

Middlebrooks had hit nine home runs in his first 24 games for Triple-A Pawtucket in April.

Kevin Youkilis is happy his back injury doesn't appear serious and thinks he could return to the Yankees' lineup as soon as his stint on the 15-day disabled list is up.

Mariano Rivera celebrates his 10th save in April with teammate Mark Teixeira on April 30, 2013 at Yankee Stadium.

Moss hit his second homer of the night with two outs in the 19th inning to give Oakland a 10-8 victory over the Angels early Tuesday in the longest big-league game of the season.

Giancarlo Stanton of the Miami Marlins connects for a single in the third inning against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park on April 21, 2013 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Fewer things are worse for a fantasy owner than hearing a starter is experiencing any sort of pain, and this week, several guys have reported "pain." It's a maddeningly vague diagnosis, which is tough for fantasy owners, because all we want to know is if a player will start.

The Astros roughed up Andy Pettitte for seven runs in Monday's series-opening 9-1 win at Yankee Stadium, snapping New York's four-game winning streak.

Kevin Youkilis looks on after grounding out in the sixth inning of a game against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium.

Carlos Corporan homered among his four hits and drove in four runs, Brandon Barnes three hits and three RBIs, and the Houston Astros fit comfortably into the role of a slugging American League squad Monday night in a 9-1 romp over the New York Yankees.