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The Baseball Writers Association of America released the results of its Rookie of the Year award vote Monday, and it was bad news for Cleveland fans: in addition to their picking the wrong player for the American League's top rookie , the writers didn't name a single Indians player in any of their combined 84 available ballot spaces.

Credit a pitcher with a save when he meets all three of the following conditions: He is the finishing pitcher in a game won by his club; and He is not the winning pitcher; and He qualifies under one of the following conditions: - He enters the game with a lead of no more than three runs and pitches for at least one inning; or - He enters the game, ... (more)

Rangers manager Ron Washington said he remembers handing hitting coaching Rudy Jaramillo the lineup card.

One year ago at this time, Alexi Ogando was at home in the Dominican Republic. Summer League was over, Winter Ball had not begun and Ogando was forbidden to come to the United States.

Of all the crazy statistics in sports, pitching saves in baseball tops the list.