Jorge Posada is back in the New York Yankees’ lineup after missing one game a sore left knee.  Read More →

Mets manager Jerry Manuel was given a one-game suspension and has been fined an undisclosed amount following an ejection from a game last week. Manuel is missing Tuesday night’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Bench coach Dave Jauss is filling in as New York begins a homestand following a 2-9 road trip.  Read More →

Alex Rodriguez has returned to the lineup for the New York Yankees and once again will try to hit his 600th career home run. Rodriguez left Sunday’s game against Kansas City after being struck in the left hand by a pitch from Blake Wood. Rodriguez was in the starting lineup Monday night at Cleveland, batting cleanup and playing third base.  Read More →

Andre Dawson, who endured 12 knee surgeries to forge an impressive 21-year major league career, was inducted Sunday into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, becoming just the 203rd player in the game’s long history to receive the honor. “Thank you for welcoming this rookie to your team” said Dawson, who played for a decade in Montreal before signing with the Chicago Cubs as a free…  Read More →

Felipe Lopez hit the game-winning home run in the top of the 11th, smacking the payoff pitch from Ryan Schlitter into the right-field seats to give the Cardinals a dramatic 4-3 win on Sunday night at Wrigley Field.  Read More →

The Yankees endured a brief scare when Alex Rodriguez was hit by a pitch in the eighth, but after leaving the game he pronounced himself O.K.  Read More →

The Minnesota Twins had to sweat out a four-game series at Camden Yards <emdash /> only in the literal sense.  Read More →

Sporting News staff reports A source tells ESPNBoston.com the Tigers are a suitor for Red Sox infieleder Mike Lowell . Detroit may be looking to Lowell as a short-term replacement for injured third baseman Brandon Inge. “Tigers are interested” in acquiring Lowell in a trade, the unnamed source told the website. “Not sure how serious the interest since Inge’s injury is not as severe as they thought.” CBSSports.com reports... 

Oliver Perez gave up a game-winning home run in the 13th inning after the Mets’ offense checked out of the game.  Read More →

The Washington Nationals recalled Collin Balester from Triple-A Syracuse before their game against Milwaukee on Saturday and placed starter J.D. …  Read More →

Cito Gaston has been around baseball to know that some wins are sweeter than others. Through no fault of his Toronto Blue Jays, Saturday’s victory over the Detroit Tigers left more of a sour taste than usual. During the game, Tigers outfielder Magglio Ordonez fractured his right ankle on a slide into home plate and is expected to miss 6-8 weeks.  Read More →

A demotion in the batting order seemed to provide the sputtering left-fielder with the wake-up call he needed to help the Mets end a four-game losing streak.  Read More →

What to expect in the major leagues today: Something has to give The second half hasn’t been kind to the Mets and Dodgers, both of whom continue to see their respective division deficits climb. But there has to be a winner when the teams go head to head in the third game of their four-game set tonight at Dodger Stadium. The game will be especially critical for the Mets, as righthander Mike Pelfrey will attempt to bounce back from his nightmare... 

The Diamondbacks completed their first three-game sweep of the season at the expense of the Mets.  Read More →

Colin Curtis took over Brett Gardner’s at-bat in the seventh inning and his three-run home run broke open the game for the Yankees against the Angels.  Read More →