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Rangers general manager Jon Daniels told ESPN Dallas that right-hander Yu Darvish will return to the U.S. on Nov. 20 to get an MRI on his right elbow. Darvish missed…Read more

Chances are, you don't know Brian McBurney and have never seen him. But if you're a Padres fan and you follow the team closely, you might be aware of his…Read more

Unlike Felix Hernandez's American League Cy Young Award-winning 2010 season, the Baseball Writers' Association of America voters don't have to look past a mediocre win-loss record this year, with both…Read more

The Padres have reportedly posted the highest bid for Korean free-agent pitcher Kwang-Hyun Kim, but his South Korean club may not accept the bid because the figure is lower than…Read more

The seventh-inning stretch at Koshien Stadium consisted of 26,946 fans whistling and screaming, launching thousands of pastel-colored balloons skyward. That spectacle, unlike anything in Major League ballparks, may not have…Read more

Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein said he welcomed an investigation by Major League Baseball into tampering allegations related to the team's hiring of Joe Maddon.    Read more

Dodgers lefty Clayton Kershaw could take home the National League Cy Young Award hardware unanimously, while there figures to be tight race in the American League voting.    Read more

There's no doubt Major League Baseball was overflowing with dominant, high-level starting pitching last season. Need proof? Just look at the list of nominees for MLB.com's Greatness in Baseball Yearly…Read more

Evan Longoria's opposite-field grand slam withstood Hanshin/Yomiuri's late rallies and made a mockery of Koshien Stadium's right-center-field power alley in the MLB All-Stars' 8-7 win in Tuesday's Japan Series exhibition.    Read more

A Yankees No. 2 road jersey worn by Derek Jeter during his farewell season and a Giants No. 40 team-issued World Series jersey signed by Fall Classic MVP Madison Bumgarner…Read more