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5/11/2012 |
Miracle dinner celebrates opening of field
The Miracle League of Northampton Township held its second Invincible Dinner on Thursday night, an event that closely followed the recent opening of the area's first Miracle Field for special-needs children.
5/11/2012 |
Leach: La Russa experience always interesting
Covering the Cardinals during the Tony La Russa era was never boring. He could be prickly, pushy, combative and condescending, but he was also accommodating, thoughtful, fascinating, and endlessly entertaining.
5/11/2012 |
Reds, Bruce make night special for teen
Holding a pristine white baseball and a marker on Friday, 14-year-old Wyatt Hildebrecht awaited one of his idols on the field during Reds batting practice.
5/11/2012 |
Dice-K to take mound for PawSox on Saturday
Starter Daisuke Matsuzaka is scheduled to pitch for Triple-A Pawtucket on Saturday in his latest rehab outing.
5/11/2012 |
Yanks activate Chavez from concussion DL
Eric Chavez was activated from the seven-day concussion disabled list on Friday, one day after retaking an exam to satisfy Major League Baseball's restrictions on players after sustaining such injuries.
5/11/2012 |
Marlins' Hayes eyes gunman on Florida's Turnpike
Catcher Brett Hayes on Thursday found himself stuck in traffic on Florida's Turnpike and making eye contact with a gunman.
5/11/2012 |
Harper reflects on first two weeks in Majors
Bryce Harper's play for Washington since being called up from Triple-A Syracuse on April 28 has caused a stir around the Major Leagues.
5/11/2012 |
Baker gives Phillips green light to run
Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips finally has the green light to run when he wants, and he couldn't be more pleased.
5/11/2012 |
Zimmerman feeling good since return
Three days off the disabled list and Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman is slowly feeling like he's finding his groove.
5/11/2012 |
Washington on Wilson: He saved us
Rangers manager Ron Washington certainly had no hard feelings when C.J. Wilson signed with the Angels during the Winter Meetings. Washington congratulated his former pitcher by way of text message during the Meetings.
5/11/2012 |
Rangers keep perspective for Angels series
This is the first meeting this season between two teams that have been 1-2 in the American League West the past four years. But the Rangers aren't getting excessively excited about this even though it has been a matchup that people have looked forward to since the Angels signed pitcher C.J. Wilson and first baseman Albert Pujols last winter.
5/11/2012 |
O's Lindstrom placed on DL with finger injury
The Orioles placed right-hander Matt Lindstrom on the 15-day disabled list thanks to a right middle-finger injury and selected the contract of left-hander Dana Eveland. He was the starter for Friday's game with the Rays.
5/11/2012 |
Padres send Wieland to DL; Darnell recalled
The Padres placed pitcher Joe Wieland on the 15-day disabled list Friday with a strained right elbow. The Padres also recalled third baseman/left fielder James Darnell to take Wieland's place on the 25-man active roster.
5/11/2012 |
Holland likely to rejoin Royals on Saturday
Royals reliever Greg Holland probably will be activated from the 15-day disabled list on Saturday, manager Ned Yost said prior to Friday's series opener against the White Sox.
5/11/2012 |
Bucs regret letting Strasburg off the hook
The Pirates have certainly faced, and been subdued by, more than their share of blue-chip pitchers this young season. But there was still something different about Thursday's loss to Washington's Stephen Strasburg.
5/11/2012 |
Cedeno returns, takes residence at shortstop
The Mets activated Ronny Cedeno from the disabled list on Friday and plan to give him regular starts at shortstop until Ruben Tejada is ready to return from the DL.
5/11/2012 |
Pestano mowing down batters at historic rate
Pitchers will often claim that they are not trying for a strikeout. Indians reliever Vinnie Pestano is not cut from that cloth. When the right-hander toes the rubber, there are plenty of times when a strikeout is his goal.
5/11/2012 |
Cautious Morales sits with tight left Achilles
Angels designated hitter Kendrys Morales was out of the lineup against Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish on Friday, due to tightness in his left Achilles tendon that he doesn't expect to keep him out much longer.
5/11/2012 |
Morneau expected to swing this weekend
Twins designated hitter Justin Morneau is expected to start swinging the bat sometime this weekend, according to Twins manager Ron Gardenhire.
5/11/2012 |
Montero makes impact in return to New York
Mariners rookie catcher Jesus Montero was the center of much attention prior to Friday's series opener with the Yankees, as he returned for the first time to the city where he came up as one of baseball's premier prospects. He went 1-for-4 with a home run and played well behind the plate.
5/11/2012 |
Target Field no challenge for Bautista
Target Field hasn't proved much of a challenge for Jose Bautista thus far in his career, and the Blue Jays' slugger could be using this weekend's series to get back on track after a slow start to 2012.
5/11/2012 |
Altuve batting third in Astros' lineup
Astros second baseman Jose Altuve, who leads the National League with 15 multi-hit games and is tied for fifth with 40 hits, was moved to the third spot in the order on Friday, where he'll likely stay for the three-game series against the Pirates.
5/11/2012 |
Phils' Qualls not on DL, nothing physically wrong
An erroneous rumor circulated on Friday that right-handed reliever Chad Qualls had been placed on the disabled list.
5/11/2012 |
Bourn itching to start new hitting streak
Michael Bourn is philosophical about his 12-game hitting streak, which came to an end with an 0-for-4 performance on Wednesday afternoon in Chicago.
5/11/2012 |
Rays' pitchers get ready for NL in batting cages
Interleague Play is less than a month away, which means the Rays' pitchers have begun to prepare for using their long-dormant offensive skills to hit in National League parks, where the DH is not used. More Results > |
