American League News

Jon Garland #21 of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches against the Colorado Rockies at Dodger Stadium on June 1, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.

Players boom and bust in every fantasy baseball season; predicting those outcomes before the draft can give fantasy owners a huge edge.

Jose Canseco , who has not played professional baseball in 11 years, will try out with the Quintana Roo Tigers of the Mexican League, the team announced Sunday.

As the baseball world gets ready to kick off Spring Training, so do we here at BoSox Injection.

Well, at least it's been a nice, quiet offseason for the Orioles. Let's see, all they've done is overhaul the roster, tinker with the notion of pursuing disgraced steroid-cheat Manny Ramirez , trade their most experienced starter in Jeremy Guthrie and nearly touch off an international incident with South Korea's professional baseball league.

It has been one of the most entertaining offseasons that Major League Baseball has ever seen.

Benjamin Christiansen has been a baseball fan his whole life. Now, this University of Oregon student's passion may turn into a profession.

The Indians hope Casey Kotchman will do a better job getting on base as their new first baseman.

Mike Napoli and the Texas Rangers agreed to terms on a one-year deal worth $9.4 million, according to sources.

The Texas Rangers Winter Caravan: The Times went to Fort Worth, Texas, to catch up with Texas Rangers players and fans during their Winter Caravan in January.

Baseball is America's pastime and has seen its share of interesting occurrences and just plain goofy history.

I found Cupid sitting in a cubicle. He was working on a computer. He wore a coat over his wings.

Oakland manager Bob Melvin , Seattle manager Eric Wedge and Mariners special consultant Ken Griffey Jr.

FRESNO, Calif. - Fresno State baseball held its Double Play Dinner Friday night at the Clovis Veterans Memorial District.

A team-by-team look at the American League entering spring training, including key players each club acquired and lost, and dates of the first workout for pitchers and catchers, and the full squad: He's Here: RHP Michael Pineda , RHP Hiroki Kuroda , INF- OF Bill Hall , 1B-DH Russell Branyan , RHP Manny Delcarmen , OF Dewayne Wise .

Believe it or not, this man led the Twins in slugging percentage last year. Photo by Jeff Hanisch-US PRESSWIRE Last month I pointed out that the Twins had a terrible on-base percentage last year but were likely to improve in that department this year.

Several of the greatest Astros players from years past, as well as some of the team's current stars, took center stage Friday night at the 27th annual Houston Baseball Dinner, which this year celebrated the franchise's 50th anniversary.

On ESPN's "Baseball Tonight" on Friday, catcher Alex Avila discussed what he thinks needs to happen often this year for the Tigers to meet expectations: consistent play in the field, at the plate and, especially, on the mound.

The competitive gap between the top two and bottom two teams in the AL West is like the $240 million contract the Los Angeles Angels gave Albert Pujols.

Ayala, 34, is familiar with the American League East having pitched for the New York Yankees last season.