Collin Cowgill

Given his connection to the under-investigation Biogenesis Clinic, Alex Rodriguez is probably the last player Major League Baseball would want to be ahead of schedule in his recovery from injury. But the Yankees have cleared him to begin baseball...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - New York Mets - INSIDE PITCH The Mets plunked Lucas Duda in left field this season knowing full well his defensive limitations. A natural first baseman, Duda struggled throughout an extended run in right field in the...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - New York Mets - INSIDE PITCH When the Mets named Bobby Parnell their closer in spring training, the former setup man took it to heart. So when manager Terry Collins called on Brandon Lyon, and not Parnell, with...

The Sports Xchange MLB roundup: Mott to have Tommy John surgery St. Louis Cardinals closer Jason Motte, who had a league-leading 42 saves last season, will need Tommy John surgery to repair his injured elbow, the St. Louis Post Dispatch reported. Motte...

The Sports Xchange By Walter Villa, The Sports Xchange Marlins rally, beat Mets in 15 innings MIAMI -- Even when the Miami Marlins win, it feels like a disaster. The Marlins rallied to beat the New York Mets, 4-3, in 15 innings Monday night at Marlins...

MINNEAPOLIS — Scott Diamond, the Twins most accomplished starter from a year ago, was back on the mound Saturday. He was healthy, stretched out and ready to pick up right where he left off from last season.  "My issue coming into the game was...

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MINNEAPOLIS — Josh Willingham hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning to lift the Minnesota Twins to a 3-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night. Justin Morneau added two doubles for the Twins, who trailed 2-0 heading into the...

MINNEAPOLIS - The Oakland Athletics were swinging and missing, and Francisco Liriano kept on firing those fastballs, sliders and changeups in the strike zone that has eluded him so often this year and last. For one afternoon, the Minnesota Twins...

Vin Mazzaro pitched six stellar innings and the Kansas City Royals beat punchless Oakland 2-0 Sunday, handing the Athletics their third shutout in four games. Eric Hosmer homered as the Royals sent the A's to their 10th loss in 11 games. Mazzaro (2-0),...

Manny Ramirez played 17 games at Class AAA Sacramento, and that was enough for him. Ramirez, whose 555 homers are the eighth most by a right-handed hitter in major league history, asked for and was granted his release by the Oakland A's on Friday. He...