George Sisler

Ichiro didn't get it the first time. After he had been traded by the Mariners earlier in the week, visiting Yankee fans at Safeco Field began their familiar Roll Call. The chants of each player's name by the Bleacher Creatures at Yankee Stadium are...

Ichiro Suzuki was back in the starting lineup on Tuesday night and blooped a single to center field in his first at-bat to lead off the game for his 2,500th hit since he came to U.S. and signed with the Mariners in 2001. He also pounded out 1,278 hits...

LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Dodgers have re-signed All-Star outfielder Matt Kemp to an eight year deal worth $160 million, the richest player contract the Dodgers have ever signed, the team said on Friday. Kemp, one of the favorites for the National...

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Very little seems to excite Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki, least of all his own accomplishments. The Mariners right fielder moved one step closer to baseball history, picking up a pair of hits to move within four of 2,000 for his career during Seattle's 6-3...

(BBWAA: Elected by the Baseball Writers Association of America; VC: Elected by the Veterans Committee; NL: Elected by the Veterans Committee based on Negro league career): 1936 -- BBWAA: Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, Babe Ruth, Honus...

It is part of what makes a manager's job so difficult. Even after Felix Diaz allowed one run in six innings Sunday during a 6-2 victory over Seattle, White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen said the bullpen was in Diaz's immediate future. The reason is Freddy...