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 ...

CC Sabathia was superb, A.J. Burnett followed suit and Andy Pettitte added to his resume of postseason success. While everyone was talking about Alex Rodriguez's breakthrough playoff performance, the New York Yankees got three strong starts in a row during their first-round ...

Gerry Davis, Dana DeMuth, Tim Tschida and Joe West have been selected as the umpire crew chiefs for the first round of the playoffs. Davis will work the series between Colorado and Philadelphia. His crew includes Bob Davidson, Jerry Meals, Ron Kulpa, Angel Hernandez and ...