Eric Wedge

Did Ozzie Guillen accidentally take Juan Pierre, Gordon Beckham, Mark Teahen, Brian Anderson and Josh Fields with him when he went to Florida? It must seem like it at times. The Marlins aren't scoring runs. If that trend continues, they won't join the...

Even genius seems replaceable in sports, including baseball. Tony Gwynn and George Brett go into the Hall of Fame, and along come Ichiro Suzuki and Miguel Cabrera. Greg Maddux retires, and up pops Clayton Kershaw. Tony La Russa steps away, and the...

A.J. Pierzynski had one of the great quotes of the season. "He had all seven of his pitches working,'' said Pierzynski, who jumped from the White Sox to the Rangers last winter. Pierzynski wasn't kidding. The catcher was giving an honest account of Yu...

The World Baseball Classic is coming back next spring, and it's time for the U.S. to remember who invented the game. While the chance to play against the best players in the world is a huge deal for the competitors and fans in places like Japan, Korea,...

Last week's ranking in parentheses 1. Rangers (1): Ran their top three pitchers at the Red Sox in an impressive weekend sweep started by Derek Holland and finished by Yu Darvish, with Alexi Ogando in between. Looking very smart for letting Josh Hamilton...

Ozzieball was always a misnomer. Taking their lead from the guy in the manager's office, White Sox marketing types and some of their more casual fans romanticized the Ozzie Guillen era as one of in-your-face baseball — aggressive baserunning,...

A's avoid sweep against Mariners OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Oakland Athletics' offense was in a deep sleep for two games against the Seattle Mariners on the heels of a grueling, 18-inning win over the New York Yankees on Thursday. The A's scored a...

RHP Tom Wilhelmsen, who had his fourth blown save of the season Wednesday against Houston, has been removed temporarily from the closer's role, Mariners manager Eric Wedge said before Friday night's game at Oakland. "We're going to pull him back a...

The Sports Xchange By Eric Gilmore, The Sports Xchange Mariners, 3, Athletics 2 OAKLAND, Calif. -- That didn't long. In just his second major-league game, Mariners rookie catcher Mike Zunino hit his first career home run, lifting Seattle to a 3-2...

The Sports Xchange By Eric Gilmore, The Sports Xchange Angels rookie belts first HR in 3-2 win OAKLAND, Calif. -- That didn't take long. In just his second major-league game, Seattle rookie catcher Mike Zunino hit his first career home run, lifting...

MLB Team Report - Seattle Mariners - INSIDE PITCH What he's done in Seattle has given rookie second baseman Nick Franklin a pretty bright view of the future, but it's what happened in Tacoma that could really be encouraging. While Franklin's 2-for-5...

Part 3 : continues.... ----------------------------------------------- MLB Note - Minnesota Twins Plouffe, Trevor 3B Trevor Plouffe has returned from his rehab assignment at Triple-A Rochester and was reinstated from the 15-day disabled list...