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The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Miami Marlins - INSIDE PITCH Second baseman Donovan Solano is making progress in his comeback from a left intercostal strain, but the emergence of Derek Dietrich will force the Marlins to make a tough decision....

Stephen Strasburg is ready for his first big league season without restrictions. Ready to go from season’s start to finish. Ready to throw as many pitches as it takes and to stay on the mound as long as possible, including into the eighth and...

|TODAY| |COLLEGE BASEBALL| Presentation at Concordia-Moorhead, 2:30 p.m. doubleheader   |TV SPORTS| Major League Baseball—Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees, Noon (ESPN); Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates, 12:30 p.m. (WGN); San...

Almost 12 years later, the White Sox finally may have made things right with the Blue Jays for sending them left-hander Mike Sirotka, who hurt his shoulder and never made another big league start after that trade. The Sox were not a party to the joke of...

The best pitch in baseball? It's probably the fastball, although a good changeup is a close second. As Commissioner Bud Selig heads toward retirement, with a legacy for creating labor peace and growing a game that had stagnated badly under his...

Having approved a similar trade between the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers in August, Commissioner Bud Selig seems unlikely to block the Miami Marlins’ agreed-upon salary dump, but he says he is taking the deal under review. Speaking at the...

[Down the stretch is a daily Orioles Insider blog that will set up the coming day for the O's and their American League competition as the push for the postseason continues.] About last night O's come up short of sweep in Boston Orioles battle Pesky...

 Luke Hochevar won for the third time in four starts after leaving the game with a sprained ankle, Eric Hosmer had three RBIs and the Kansas City Royals beat the Blue Jays 9-6 on Thursday night.     All-Star Billy Butler snapped a season-long 0-for-24...

Jamie Moyer, who asked for and was granted his release last Saturday by the Orioles, has signed a minor-league deal with the Toronto Blue Jays. The 49-year old Moyer started the season with the Colorado Rockies and became the oldest pitcher to  ever...

Stepping into the box for his second at-bat, Bryce Harper was determined to swing at the first pitch. He did, and connected on the longest home run of his brief career. Harper homered off the restaurant in center field, Danny Espinosa added a two-run...