The Cardinals placed their deposed closer on the 15-day disabled list Friday after team medical supervisor Dr. George Paletta found enough evidence to make the roster move of least resistance. Isringhausen, who made three appearances after delivering...

Master poet, Otis O’Solomon...eatcha’ o’heart out. Then there is Griffey’s age 38 which seemed to have crept up on him. Meaning he will soon be 40. Meaning that at his rather lackluster level of play and his history of injuries since arriving in.

“Ask author Peter Morris about baseball’s good old days, and he will likely bring up the ‘50s as well—the 1850s, that is. Morris’s latest book is the meticulously researched But Didn’t We Have Fun?: An Informal History of Baseball’s Pioneer

Francona has invited Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland and New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi to serve as AL coaches… Hurdle has asked New York Mets manager Willie Randolph and San Diego Padres manager Bud Black to join him as NL coaches. I...

Josh Hamilton went 5-for-5 with two long homers and five RBIs, and the Texas Rangers beat the Houston Astros 16-8 Friday night in a wild Lone Star Series opener. Hamilton walked in the ninth, foiling his bid for a six-hit night.

The Brewers’ game against Boston tonight was rained out but when the teams gather tomorrow for a make-up doubleheader, you can bet that Rickie Weeks will continue to bat leadoff. ... Weeks is batting .187 with a .315 on-base percentage yet somehow...

he Chicago White Sox fired director of player personnel David Wilder on Friday along with two other scouts in the club’s Latin American operation. Victor Mateo and Domingo Toribio also were terminated after a two-month investigation by Major League...

Oft-injured pitcher Mark Prior has another shoulder problem that will delay his debut with the San Diego Padres. Prior’s agent, John Boggs, confirmed Friday that the pitcher has a tear in his right shoulder capsule. Prior, who had surgery on the...

With an all-right-handed lineup against lefty Tom Gorzelanny on Friday, the Cubs were overloaded with left-handers on the bench. So who was the first pinch-hitter used? Pitcher Carlos Zambrano, who is a switch-hitter. Zambrano grounded out, but he...

Soon after Carlos Delgado strolled into the Mets’ clubhouse on Friday, he said Billy Wagner “intercepted” him. Wagner, who a day earlier complained about some teammates’ accountability, began his damage control by talking to Delgado, then to...

Philadelphia Phillies center fielder Jayson Werth tied a franchise record with eight RBI by blasting his third home run - a solo shot - in the fifth inning of Friday’s interleague game against the Toronto Blue Jays. Werth, 29, also belted a...

After looking at Bixler, Gomez, and Rivas for a month, Jack Wilson looks like Honus Wagner by comparison! Wilson will spend four games with the Tribe, then the Pirates will determine where he will go from there.

The players’ union has filed a grievance over the collapse of catcher Yorvit Torrealba’s talks with the New York Mets last fall. Torrealba and the Mets reached a preliminary agreement on a $14.4 million, three-year contract last November, a deal...

Peter Magowan announced Friday he will retire as the Giants’ managing general partner at the end of this season, ending a 16-year reign that brought to San Francisco a new ballpark, Barry Bonds, a World Series, and ultimately scorn as the team became...

Good article about a good player from my hometown. There are so many nuggets I could quote here, but I’ll go with the PSA: Tufts University in Medford is hosting a Donor Drive, sponsored by the Dana-Farber Marrow Donor Program, June 7 in his honor....