On Friday night, the San Diego Padres scored a run. Hold on, there's more news. They scored a run even though they didn't put a ball in play. Wait, not finished. They scored a run even though all...

Welcome back to our weekly review of the news and notes that you might have missed over a long baseball weekend. I watched 12 hours of baseball this weekend, nine of which were played by the same...

Yesterday I was browsing through one of Portland's many ridiculously Portlandish shops, and was pleasantly surprised to find this new book: You know, for the kids! Something like this would...

The Cubs are expected to announce they've signed first baseman Anthony Rizzo to a guaranteed seven-year contract that might wind up paying him more than $68 million over nine seasons.

Where would the Mariners be if their top prospects from just a couple of years ago had panned out like everybody expected? For one thing, GM Jack Zduriencik's job security probably wouldn't be a hot topic in Seattle.

Peter Gammons thinks that Hernandez just doesn't like instant replay. Is this plausible at all?

It's been a long time since we've seen a U.S.-born black catcher. In a related note, today's bloated bullpens are limiting the chances for African-American baseball players.

The success of Carlos Gomez has consequences that you won't notice for a while.

Thursday night, the Angels lodged an official protest during their game against the Astros. The Angels wound up winning, so their protest was mooted. But did Mike Scioscia have a good case?

Alright, let's get it out of the way: You're really reading this because Vernon Wells played third base on Wednesday. Angel Hernandez is the baseball headline right now because of his continued,...