No. 2 draft pick Pedro Alvarez refused to sign his contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the players' association filed a grievance Wednesday claiming the Aug. 15 deadline was unilaterally extended by Major League Baseball without the union's permission. ...more

August 28, 2008

Former major-league pitcher Jorge Sosa, now in the Seattle Mariners organization, was suspended Thursday for 50 games after testing positive under baseball's minor-league drug program. ...more

August 22, 2008

The Boston Red Sox acquired pitcher Paul Byrd from Cleveland on Tuesday, hoping to boost a rotation hurt by an injury to Tim Wakefield and the struggles of Clay Buchholz. ...more

August 13, 2008

FIRST-HALF IMPROVEMENT 2007 •34-53, 5th place, 19 games back ...more

July 17, 2008

The Baltimore Orioles fired a high-ranking scout after Major League Baseball's newly formed investigative unit linked him to a gambling probe. ...more

July 12, 2008

The Chicago Cubs acquired pitcher Rich Harden from the Oakland Athletics in a six-player trade on Tuesday, a day after the rival Milwaukee Brewers landed CC Sabathia. ...more

July 9, 2008

Washington left fielder Elijah Dukes was carted off the field after injuring his right kneecap in the seventh inning of the Nationals' game at Cincinnati on Saturday night. ...more

July 6, 2008

Closer Matt Capps will be sidelined for approximately eight weeks with a shoulder injury detected on Wednesday, the fourth Pirates pitcher to go on the disabled list in the last two weeks. ...more

July 3, 2008

Colorado Rockies reliever Matt Herges and first base coach Glenallen Hill have issued written apologies for using performance-enhancing substances. ...more

February 14, 2008

The Minnesota Twins added some seasoning to their suddenly raw rotation. ...more

February 13, 2008