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In the wake of this week’s retirement of former Red Sox SS Nomar Garciaparra, ESPN.com is seeking to name the top 15 players in franchise history. The website is polling Red Sox fans to determine how they rank the players: Wade Boggs, Roger Cl... more ...

With Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka having to cut his bullpen session short on Saturday morning, there’s only one logical solution.He was watching “A Night at the Roxbury” on Friday night. more ...

In 1915, Dodgers manager Wilbert Robinson thought he was going to catch a baseball dropped from a plane… instead, he was surprised and splattered when the orb turned out to be a grapefruit. In 1937, Lou Gehrig signed with the Yankees for $38,00... more ...

It may be a dark and rainy day here in New England but the Boston Red Sox are in sunny Florida still and will host the Pittsburgh Pirates at City of Palms Park this afternoon. The game will begin at 1:05 p.m. and will be broadcast in the Red Sox tele... more ...

Last season was a season to forget for many A’s fans. Not only did they see their team finish under .500 for a third consecutive time, they seen their team place 4th in the AL West. The Athletics finished with a .262/.328/.397 line, and scored... more ...

Cleveland Indians shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera is day-to-day with a strained left groin. Cabrera was not available for the Indians' game against the Texas Rangers on Saturday. "It's just going to be a couple of days, it is no big deal," Cabrera said in... more ...

Cubs third baseman Aramis Ramirez left the game early with what the Cubs called "triceps soreness," and a Chicago split squad went on to beat the Cincinnati Reds 11-4 on Saturday. Bobby Scales doubled in the go-ahead run in the sixth for the Cubs, on... more ...

The Minnesota Twins have signed center fielder Denard Span to a five-year, $16.5 million contract extension. The agreement was announced on Saturday and includes a $9 million team option for 2015. Span was Minnesota's first-round draft pick in 2002. more ...

J.A. Happ pitched four shutout innings and non-roster player Cody Ransom hit a two-out, three-run home run in the seventh inning to lead the Phillies to a 5-4 come-from-behind win over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday. Happ didn't pitch long enough to... more ...

Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka had his first scheduled throwing session of spring training canceled because of a stiff neck. Matsuzaka was slated to throw batting practice Saturday, but he never made it through warm ups. Back problems have kept th... more ...

The Cubs’ infield has been one of the stronger areas for the Chicago Cubs over the past few years. Their corner-infielders have become stars in Chicago and they have had lovable middle-infielders as well. Here is a look at the expected starting... more ...

The Minnesota Twins have signed center fielder Denard Span to a five-year, $16.5 million contract extension. more ...