Ruben Sierra

Home runs 500 Sammy Sosa could make it with his first swing. Rafael Palmeiro is on deck, while Fred McGriff and Ken Griffey Jr. are well within range. Sosa heads into Opening Day at Shea Stadium with 499 home runs, followed by Palmeiro at 490, McGriff at...

The 2003 salaries for the 827 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 bonuses and...

For a team riding the high of winning eight of its first 12 games and about to begin the season's longest homestand, Tuesday wasn't much of a welcome home for the White Sox. The day started with their starting shortstop--Jose Valentin--being put on the...

Manager Jerry Manuel might have given his critics a year's worth of material by starting rookie Neal Cotts on Thursday instead of Mark Buehrle. Or the issue could die if Buehrle beats the Tigers on Friday night in Detroit. What is clear is the first...

Jon Lieber approached manager Don Baylor before the ninth inning Sunday to tell him that he felt strong. That was Lieber's way of lobbying for the chance to earn his fourth career shutout. Lieber could have saved his breath. Even though the veteran...

A few hundred fans who didn't heed their mothers' advice were still on hand in the top of the ninth inning of Wednesday night's White Sox-Seattle game at Comiskey Park. They refused to come in out of the rain, preferring to sit and soak in a constant...