Major League Baseball News

Hideki Matsui hit a two-out, two-run homer in the seventh inning, barely eluding the glove of Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki, and the Los Angeles Angels rallied for a 4-2 win over the Mariners on Wednesday night.

Danny Valencia's one-out single in the 10th inning drove in Michael Cuddyer from second base and gave the Minnesota Twins a 2-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night.

Nyjer Morgan charged the mound after a pitch sailed behind him, triggering a bench-clearing brawl Wednesday night during the Florida Marlins' 16-10 win over the Washington Nationals.

Derek Lowe had to skip his off-day throwing session because of lingering pain near his right elbow, and he won't be able to make his next scheduled start Friday.

For the second straight game, Manny Ramirez watched from a few feet away as one of his new teammates hit a game-winning homer.

After weeks of buildup, Manny Ramirez is finally set to make his debut for the Chicago White Sox.

Mark Teixeira hit a three-run homer and Curtis Granderson and Nick Swisher also went deep for the Yankees, who beat up on Oakland again in a 9-3 win over the Athletics on Tuesday night.

Cuban defector Aroldis Chapman was too fast to hit in his big league debut, throwing 102 mph during one perfect inning, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-4 on Tuesday night, wrapping up the best August by any team in the majors.

The first-place Texas Rangers acquired outfielder Jeff Francoeur for their playoff push Tuesday night, just hours before the deadline for players to be eligible for the postseason roster.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Ricky Romero and his Toronto teammates thoroughly enjoyed a big inning against the Tampa Bay Rays.

Washington Nationals rookie ace Stephen Strasburg will have Tommy John surgery on Friday to rebuild his injured right elbow, an operation that is expected to sideline him for 12 to 18 months.

Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona, left, and general manager Theo Epstein said the trade of Manny Delcarmen to Colorado was not a sign of surrender, since the right-hander was not being used in critical, game-changing situations anyway.

Jason Heyward finished 4-for-5 with a three-run home run, four RBI and three runs scored as Atlanta dominated New York, 9-3, in the opener of a four-game series.

What a tumultuous day for Frank McCourt. On Monday, McCourt not only squared off against his estranged wife of nearly 30 years who believes she deserves part ownership of the Dodgers, but he parted ways with fan favorite Manny Ramirez who went packing for Chicago and saw pitcher Hiroki Kuroda flirt with a no-hitter against the Philadelphia ...

Mark Reynolds hit a pair of two-run home runs and drove in five runs to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 7-2 win over the slumping San Diego Padres on Monday night.

Carlos Gonzalez broke his bat in Monday night's ninth inning and the Giants' hearts along with it.

Hiroki Kuroda took a no-hitter into the eighth inning and Rod Barajas homered in his home debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers , who beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-0 Monday night.

Robinson Cano, Mark Teixeira and the New York Yankees tagged Trevor Cahill for the second time this season, emphatically ending the All-Star's run of pitching excellence in an 11-5 rout of the Oakland Athletics on Monday night.

This March 31, 2010, file photo shows Cincinnati Reds' Aroldis Chapman during a spring training baseball game in Phoenix.

Things have gotten hairy in the St. Louis Cardinals' clubhouse. Most of the players got their heads shaved before Monday's game at Houston as a way to break the monotony of their longest road trip of the season.