Tony Armas

When push comes to shove, Tampa Bay manager Hal McRae is usually right in the middle of things. McRae added some spice to an otherwise dull White Sox-Devil Rays game Friday night by shoving his starting pitcher in the dugout during an argument the roving...

As a five-team scramble for the National League wild-card playoff spot begins the season's final month, every player knows there's little margin for error. "It's going to bring out the best and worst in somebody," Cubs manager Dusty Baker said...

2006 record: 71-91, 5th Manager: Manny Acta (1st season) Home games: Space Coast Stadium (8,100), 5800 Stadium Parkway, Viera/Melbourne. Directions: I-95 to exit 73 (Wickham Road); west to Lake Andrew Drive; follow to stadium. Tickets: $8, $10, $15, $18,...

2006 record: 67-95, 5th Manager: Jim Tracy (2nd season). Home games: McKechnie Field (6,602), 1611 9th Street West, Bradenton, Fla. 34205. Directions: Travel on I-75 to Highway 64 (Manatee Avenue) west. Turn left onto 9th Street West, and stadium is about...

Five young pitchers to keep your eye on in the 2003 season: Josh Beckett, Marlins, 22: His first full big-league season will be memorable, provided he doesn't have a recurrence of his problem with blisters. Johan Santana, Twins, 23: Starts the season...

The 2003 salaries for the 827 major league baseball players on opening day rosters and disabled lists. Figures were obtained by The Associated Press from management and player sources and include salaries and pro-rated shares of signing bonuses and...

Dusty Baker was giving a brief assessment of Shawn Estes on Thursday morning, shortly before the left-hander would make his Wrigley Field debut in a Cubs uniform. "The main thing is to get off to a good start and hopefully get out of the early innings,"...