This is the aspect of the game that separates the Tampa Bay Rays, Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees from most of their peers. ...more

March 30, 2009

Daisuke Matsuzaka had his first bullpen session of the spring with the Boston Red Sox on Friday after being named the MVP of the World Baseball Classic. ...more

March 28, 2009

A four hit night from Ichiro helped Team Japan overcome a scrappy South Korean team in the World Baseball Classic. ...more

March 24, 2009

Baseball looked more like America's national pastime Sunday night. Team USA avoided elimination from the World Baseball Classic, beating the Netherlands 9-3 to ease the sting of a drubbing endured against Puerto Rico the night before. ...more

March 16, 2009

Josh Beckett pitched two perfect innings in his first outing since struggling in the playoffs with a strained side muscle, and a Boston Red Sox split squad beat Boston College 7-1 Wednesday. ...more

February 25, 2009

There's no one the Rays would rather have on the mound tonight than James Shields as they try to bounce back from a potentially devastating Game 5 loss. And their gutsiest pitcher feels pretty good about the situation himself. ...more

October 18, 2008

Red Sox DH David Ortiz observed after his team's victory Friday night that the Rays didn't have the same confident look they had during the regular season. ...more

October 12, 2008

There it was, a brightly wrapped moment for the Can't Miss Kid named Evan Longoria. ...more

October 11, 2008

One game into the American League Championship Series, the home-field advantage the Rays carved out over a six-month season is gone. ...more

October 11, 2008

Star Of The Game: Daisuke Matsuzaka Some people were skeptical when Red Sox manager Terry Francona announced Matsuzaka as his Game 1 starter. Any questions now? Dice-K labored through a 27-pitch first inning, walking the bases loaded, but he was never seriously threatened. He took a no-hitter into the seventh inning - retiring 16 of 17 batters - as reporters scrambled to locate Don Larsen's home number. Dice-K walked four, but had nine strikeouts and he was removed after two singles in the eighth. ...more

October 11, 2008