The Los Angeles Dodgers made a big push to lock up the NL West, acquiring slugging first baseman Jim Thome from the Chicago White Sox and right-hander Jon Garland from the Arizona Diamondbacks. ...more

September 2, 2009

While the Yankees would prefer that Alex Rodriguez plays with a hip injury, Manager Joe Girardi said surgery before Opening Day remains an option for New York's third baseman. ...more

March 7, 2009

It's become a near-annual February rite for the New York Yankees: the drug-related apology. ...more

February 17, 2009

Gentlemen, start your T-shirts. It's official: He's A-Roid. ...more

February 10, 2009

Alex Rodriguez faces a decision far more important to his career than deciding where to sign, whether to accept a trade or if and when to opt out of his contract. How A-Rod responds to a report that he tested positive for steroids in 2003 will likely frame his pursuit of the career home run record and could define his playing days in the view of fans and Hall of Fame voters. ...more

February 9, 2009

ST. PETERSBURG – The Rays are on the verge of adding the big bat they have sought since the end of the World Series — and it happens to be a player who was on the winning side in the Fall Classic. ...more

January 5, 2009

Left-handed pitchers prompted no small amount of hand-wringing for the Rays during the course of the 2008 season. ...more

December 21, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG – The sense of urgency that always seems to accompany the winter meetings has faded, but the Rays still feel good about their chances of landing the impact hitter they seek this winter. ...more

December 16, 2008

If the Rays end up completing what would be one of the most significant free-agent signings in their history sometime in the next two months, they likely will point to the winter meetings as the venue that got the ball rolling in that direction. ...more

December 11, 2008

The Rays have seen plenty of Jason Giambi the last few years and like his makeup as a hitter. ...more

December 9, 2008