Grant Balfour might not have had his best season in 2009, but it was profitable. ...more

December 14, 2009

Dioner Navarro was one of three Rays to agree to one-year contracts Saturday and thus avoided arbitration. ...more

December 13, 2009

Christian Whidden, Josh Russo and Jason Heinrich hit home runs as Forest Hills moved into the U.S. championship game at the Cal Ripken World Series with a 14-4 victory against Oregon's Willamette Valley on Thursday in Aberdeen, Md. ...more

August 21, 2009

2 Walk-off wins in past week by Rays, who were 0-17 when trailing after seven innings before last Friday. ...more

May 22, 2009

Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Evan Longoria will miss today's game against the New York Yankees and probably Thursday night's against the Chicago White Sox because of a family matter in California, a club spokesman confirmed. ...more

April 15, 2009

Geoff Jenkins, who had a key hit for Philadelphia in the resumption of Game 5 of last year's World Series, is no longer a Phillie. ...more

March 31, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - Before this week, Land O' Lakes had hit only two home runs. But the Gators got two against Zephyrhills on Tuesday and hit two more in the first inning against River Ridge on Friday as they defeated the Royal Knights 12-2 to win the Class 5A-District 7 regular-season championship and earn the No. 1 seed in next month's district tournament. ...more

March 28, 2009

Frank Permuy joked Friday night that if you stay in coaching long enough, you're bound to reach some milestones. Fortunately for Gaither's longtime baseball coach, he didn't have to wait long with his latest milestone within reach. ...more

March 28, 2009

The 11- and 12-year-olds of the West Pasco White Sox brought home first-place honors during last weekend's West Pasco Little League District 12 Mid-Season Tournament. The youngsters dominated during their six games, outscoring opponents by a commanding 59-7 margin. Tyler Hawks, Blaize Grabowski and Harrison Keslar led the White Sox at the plate and on the mound, with multiple other key contributors. ...more

March 25, 2009

Joe Maddon this morning all but ruled out the possibility center fielder B.J. Upton will be ready for the season opener April 6 at Boston. ...more

March 22, 2009