Time is running out for Red Sox’s Rusney Castillo
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- It was Aug. 31, 2014, a typically stifling summer Saturday in Florida. Clay Buchholz had just finished off a 98-pitch,...
In a world without stats, who’d be baseball’s best player?
This started with a crush on Starling Marte.Marte is an outfielder with the Pittsburgh Pirates and my favorite baseball player to watch. He's fast...
Miller time? Why there won’t be a bullpen revolution in the Bronx
TAMPA, Fla. -- They are both giants, built more like pass-rushing defensive ends than traditional baseball players. They are also the most dominant players...
Advice from Pujols, Cano pushing Yasiel Puig in right direction
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig closes his eyes and scrunches his face, guzzling shamrock-green juice from a clear plastic tumbler...
Baseball Hall of Fame to honor ‘The Simpsons’
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- Baseball's Hall of Fame will honor "The Simpsons" on May 27 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the show's "Homer at...
Fernando Valenzuela adds team owner to list of accomplishments
MEXICO CITY -- After a dramatic turn of events that led the previous owners of the Quintana Roo Tigres to pull the team from...
The secret to Andrew Benintendi’s swing? Crushing tennis balls with dad
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Andrew Benintendi stepped out of the batting cage, knocked the dirt from his cleats and began to head to the...
For Jake Peavy, baseball must take a back seat
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- After 17 professional spring trainings, Jake Peavy's instincts point him toward the comfort of a baseball diamond. He should be arriving...
Fantasy hoops from A-Z: 26 stats for the stretch run
So here we are ... the All-Star break. The football season is long gone, and we are still more than a month away from...
OKC’s Kanter back at practice after surgery
Oklahoma City Thunder big man Enes Kanter was back at practice Wednesday, getting closer to returning to play after undergoing arm surgery in January.Kanter,...