Tony La Russa, Jim Leyland, Joe Torre and Mike Scioscia were selected Tuesday for the "special committee for on-field matters," which baseball Commissioner Bud Selig will chair and will meet for the first time next month. ...more

December 15, 2009

A West Tampa Little League club with a big-league history after cultivating some pro players has major safety and sanitation issues, and a funding problem. ...more

November 24, 2009

It's midmorning at the West Tampa Little League complex. A former ladies' restroom and a concession stand on Jamaica Street are closed, unused for some time. ...more

November 24, 2009

Jim Tracy of Colorado won the NL Manager of the Year award Wednesday - and earned a new contract, too - while Mike Scioscia of the Los Angeles Angels was selected for the AL honor. ...more

November 19, 2009

The ESPN production assistant whose affair with baseball analyst Steve Phillips led to his termination also has been fired from the sports network, a spokesman said Monday. ...more

October 27, 2009

Zach Miner's bid for a spot in Detroit's rotation isn't going as well as he had hoped, and he's getting a little dejected. ...more

March 16, 2009

Joe Mather appears increasingly likely to be the St. Louis Cardinals' opening-day starter at third base. ...more

March 10, 2009

It might sound like a spring training cliche, but OF Carl Crawford looked and - perhaps more significantly - sounded like a new man Wednesday on his first day in camp. Reporting strong and healthy and saying he checked in at 225 pounds - 10 more than his listed weight - Crawford said he feels as good as he has in a long time. That isn't something he necessarily says every spring, either. ...more

February 19, 2009

The Rays made their latest low-risk, potentially high impact acquisition tonight, agreeing to terms with veteran second baseman Adam Kennedy to a minor-league contract. ...more

February 18, 2009

The Rays made their latest low-risk, potentially high-impact acquisition Tuesday night, agreeing to terms with veteran second baseman Adam Kennedy on a minor-league contract. ...more

February 18, 2009