Rangers' Washington preaches fundamental baseball

2011-10-19T20:30:25Z

ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - When Ron Washington became the Texas Rangers manager in 2007 his baseball pedigree had already taught him there were no shortcuts to success.

"I came up through the

Yankees, Phillies have an edge as playoffs open

2011-09-29T16:31:19Z

Major League Baseball's winningest teams, the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees, own a home-field edge in the playoff fight that begins Friday and ends with the 107th World Series.

The Yankees beat Philadelphia in the best-of-seven championship showdown two years a...

Phillies clinch fifth consecutive NL East title

2011-09-18T04:30:12Z

Roy Oswalt pitched seven strong innings, Raul Ibanez blasted a grand slam and the Philadelphia Phillies clinched their fifth straight NL East title with a 9-2 win over St. Louis.

The Phillies are seeking their ...

Yogi Berra: America's Funny Philosopher

2010-11-03T00:51:41Z

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2010-11-02T17:16:32Z

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2010-09-26T20:15:09Z

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2010-09-11T05:43:12Z

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Kennedy signs $1.25 million deal with Nationals

2010-06-12T02:04:56Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Washington Nationals have signed second baseman Adam Kennedy to a one-year $1.25 million contract, the team said on Friday.

The deal includes a $2 million club option in 2011 for the former APNewsBreak: Average baseball salary falls just short of $3 million this year

The average baseball salary fell just short of $3 million this year, with the percentage increase slowing to its lowest level since 2004.

The 926 players in the major leagues before rosters expanded in September averaged $2,996,000, according to the annual report of the players' association, which was obtained Monday by Andre Ethier belted a two-run homer and Vincente Padilla pitched seven shutout innings as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat St. Louis 5-1 to sweep their first-round playoff series.

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Postseason Baseball Schedule

2010-04-16T09:59:51Z

Colorado at Philadelphia, 2:37 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 8

Colorado at Philadelphia, 2:37 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 10

Philadelphia at Colorado, 9:37 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 11

Philadelphia at Colorado, TBA, if necessary

Tuesday, Oct. 13

Colorado at Philadelphia, TBA, if necessary

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Harden hurls Cubs past Reds

2010-04-16T11:10:16Z

Harden finally wins under Wrigley sunshine by dominating Reds 5-2

Rich Harden pitched six stellar innings to win a day game at Wrigley Field for the first time since last August and the Chicago Cubs moved into first place with a 5-2 victory over the ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Adam Jones's sacrifice fly in the eighth inning drove in the winning run to help the American League beat the National League 4-3 in All 5 living presidents to appear in video shown before baseball's All-Star game

All five living presidents will appear in a video shown before next week's All-Star game.

Major League Baseball said Tuesday it's the first time every living president will participate in a ceremony at a sports event. President Barack Obama will then ...

Injured Wang placed on disabled list by Yankees

2010-04-16T11:30:23Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Yankees pitcher Wang Chien-ming has been placed on the 15-day disabled list after straining his right shoulder on Saturday, the team said.

"He's not going to throw until we get back from the All-Star break, (when he'll) start playing catch. That's a couple weeks a...

Baseball expands All-Star rosters to 33

2010-04-16T11:32:52Z

Baseball expands All-Star rosters by adding 33rd player to each league

Baseball is expanding All-Star rosters yet again.

Each league will have 33 players for the July 14 game at St. Louis, with an extra pitcher added to bring the total to 13. The commissioner's office said Wednesday the extra spot will be a manager's choice.

There are eight fan-elected starters, eight player-elected pitchers and eight p...

Obama to throw out first pitch at All-Star game

2010-04-16T11:40:06Z

Obama to throw out first pitch at baseball All-Star game next month in St. Louis

Barack Obama plans to throw out his first pitch as president when he visits St. Louis next month.

Obama will offer the ceremonial first pitch at the All-Star Game on July 14. He'll also have a town hall-style meeting in Detroit t...

MLB All-Star concert to feature Sheryl Crow

2010-04-16T11:41:27Z

MLB All-Star concert to feature Sheryl Crow and a $1 million donation to Stand Up to Cancer

Sheryl Crow will headline a fundraising concert during All-Star game weekend in St. Louis as part of Major League Baseball's commitment to participate in Royals send struggling RHP Davies to minors, activate reliever Tejeda off DL

Kyle Davies' recent struggles have landed him back in the minors.

The Kansas City Royals sent the scuffling right-hander to Triple-A Omaha on Saturday and activated reliever Rickie Weeks will miss the rest of the Major League Baseball season with a left wrist injury, according to the Milwaukee Brewers.

Weeks underwent an MRI exam which revealled the severity of the damage to his wrist. He suffered the injury while striking out against Chicago Cubs outfielder Milton Bradley has had his two-game suspension cut in half after appealing to Major League Baseball's disciplinary committee.

Bradley, who will miss Friday's game against Houston, argued t...

Manuel tabs Torre as All-Star coach

2010-06-16T12:03:20Z

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Joe Torre said Wednesday that Philadelphia manager Charlie Manuel had asked him to be part of the National League All-Star team coaching staff.

"It's a privilege and an honor," Torre said prior to the Dod...

Rain wipes out Pirates-Reds series opener

2010-04-16T15:39:27Z

Steady, heavy rain forces Pirates-Reds to postpone series opener

Steady rain forced the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds to postpone the opening game of their series Friday night, giving the two ailing teams an extra day to get healthy.

The game was called off 18 minutes after it was supposed to start. Rain moved in late aft...

Exhibition Baseball Standings

2010-04-16T15:55:26Z

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Cardinals 12, Diamondbacks 3

2010-04-16T13:12:55Z

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Cameron drives in go-ahead run in Brewers' 4-3 win

2010-04-16T13:22:45Z

Mike Cameron singles in go-ahead run in 8th as Brewers rally for 4-3 victory over Reds

Mike Cameron singled in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning Wednesday, and the Milwaukee Brewers rallied to beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-3, avoiding a three-game sweep.

The Twins, Minnesota officials say they'll seek 2014 All-Star game in new stadium

The Minnesota Twins say they'll make a push to host the 2014 All-Star game in their new stadium.

Twins officials and Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak said Wednesday that the Twin Cities area showed it could handle a major event with last week's Diamondbacks 2

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Severe Weather

2011-01-01T00:31:06Z

The St. Paul's Catholic Church's rectory, foreground, church and school lie damaged after severe weather in St. Louis, Mo. on Friday, Dec. 31, 2010. Rev. Mike Dieckmann and Rev. Jim Holbrook were in the rectory at St. Paul's Catholic Church when the storm hit. "We just got to the bottom of the steps when the whole thing imploded," D...

Woman Dead Busch Home

2010-12-24T05:30:35Z

FILE - August A. Busch IV, then president of Anheuser-Busch Inc. St. Louis responds to questions during a news conference in this Feb. 2006 file photo. Authorities were investigating the death of Adrienne N. Martin of St. Charles, the 2...

Missouri Illinois Basketball

2010-12-22T21:30:18Z

Illinois' Jereme Richmond celebrates after hitting a shot during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Missouri on Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010, in

Guzzling Less Gas

2010-12-20T14:32:40Z

FILE - In this file photo taken Aug. 18, 2008, an empty barge owned by the Marathon Petroleum Corp., heads north along the Mississippi River, in St. Louis. The barge was being maneuvered toward Illinois for a load of ethanol. The country's thirst for gasol...

Saint Louis Duke Basketball

2010-12-11T11:31:28Z

Duke player Seth Curry , right, reaches in as Saint Louis's Paul Eckerle tries to hold on during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Durham...

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