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Astros owner Jim Crane, whose shipping company has an office and clients in Boston, is at Fenway Park for the series against the Red Sox. Crane arrived in Boston on…Read more

Intentional walks have been so common for Giancarlo Stanton that Marlins manager Mike Redmond occasionally will sacrifice bunt ahead of the slugger no matter the situation in the late innings.    Read more

Nationals outfielder Nate McLouth will get a second opinion on his ailing right shoulder from a doctor outside the team, manager Matt Williams said Friday.    Read more

The Rangers, taking advantage of two off-days next week, are temporarily down to a four-man rotation after optioning pitcher Robbie Ross Jr. back to Triple-A on Friday. They won't need…Read more

Padres prospect Max Fried suffered a setback Friday with news that the left-hander will need Tommy John surgery.    Read more

Current circumstances being anything but normal for the injury-slammed Bucs, Pedro Alvarez's first start in 13 days days in the field on Friday came at his old position, third base.    Read more

Carlos Beltran did a lot to hurt the Pirates last year, but he may have made up for that with a game-deciding grand slam last Friday off John Axford, which…Read more

Red Sox outfielder Allen Craig should be back in game action, perhaps as early as Monday, when he starts a Minor League rehab assignment. The outfielder arrived to Fenway Park…Read more

Masahiro Tanaka is scheduled to throw 25 pitches off of a bullpen mound on Saturday at Tropicana Field, which will mark the right-hander's first time throwing from the rubber since…Read more

Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy returned to the starting lineup on Friday for the first time in almost a week, having tested his sprained left thumb earlier in the day and…Read more