Hideki Matsui

Three days ago, the Angels' batters, as former Dodgers Manager Tommy Lasorda once said in a famous rant, couldn't hit water if they fell out of a boat. While getting swept in a four-game series by the Boston Red Sox,......

The large Japanese media contingent following Oakland designated hitter Hideki Matsui during a three-game series at Angel Stadium had something interesting to write about Wednesday. For the first time, Angels reliever Hisanori Takahashi and Matsui,...

Less than an hour before the scheduled first pitch for Tuesday's series finale between the Angels and Oakland Athletics the tarp was still on the field. And the rain, which had stayed away most of the afternoon, began falling more......

Right-hander Jered Weaver will look to snap his four-game losing streak against an Oakland team that has lost five straight entering Monday night's game in Angel Stadium. Weaver was one of the best pitchers in baseball in April, going 6-0......

NEW YORK (AP) - The 2011 salaries for the 844 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...

MINNEAPOLIS - Even a monstrous home run from Jim Thome wasn't enough to wake up the Minnesota Twins' slumbering offense. Thome ended the team's homerless skid at 210 plate appearances, but the Oakland Athletics held on for a 5-3 victory Sunday to take...

Josh Willingham had a two-run single to help back eight strong innings from Trevor Cahill, as the Oakland Athletics earned a 5-1 win over the Detroit Tigers in the finale of a four-game set. Conor Jackson, Hideki Matsui and Cliff Pennington also...

Angels pitcher Hisanori Takahashi was video chatting with his wife, Yeyol, in Tokyo when the picture started shaking. Japan was being rocked by a magnitude 8.9 earthquake, the most powerful in that country's history. Takahashi was watching it live....