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News Source: Belleville News-Democrat
| 5 months ago
Louis Cardinals want to put some distance between themselves and the rest of their National League Central Division rivals, this is a good week to do it. They close out the season's first half with seven games on the road, beginning tonight in...
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News Source: The News Journal
| 5 months ago
All along, Ryan Howard said he would participate in the All-Star Home Run Derby if he was asked by Major League Baseball. On Monday, he was asked. So, the Phillies' slugging first baseman agreed to swing for the fences at Busch Stadium next Monday...
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News Source: Uinta County News
| 5 months ago
Calif. – Hey, Josh Hamilton (notes) wishes he was sturdy enough, too. He wishes he hadn’t run into a couple walls, hadn’t been to the disabled list twice, hadn’t needed abdominal surgery, hadn’t had all that stuff happen to him in just half...
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News Source: Austin America-Statesman/Texas Longhorns
| 5 months ago
The Tribune Co. has reached a written agreement to sell the Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field and other assets to the family of TD Ameritrade founder Joe Ricketts for about $900 million, a person close to the negotiations said Monday. The financially...
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News Source: The Mercury News
| 5 months ago
Former champion Ryan Howard, Albert Pujols, Prince Fielder and Adrian Gonzalez will represent the National League in the All-Star home run derby next week. The four players are the N.L.'s first basemen for the game July 14 at St.
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News Source: Miami Herald
| 5 months ago
Former champion Ryan Howard, Albert Pujols, Prince Fielder and Adrian Gonzalez will represent the National League in the All-Star home run derby next week. The four sluggers are the NL's first basemen for the game July 14 at St...The home run derby...
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News Source: Daily Southtown
| 5 months ago
Pitching is the key reason each club sits just 2 1 / 2 games out of first place. A pair of lefties will represent Chicago at the 80th All-Star Game as White Sox ace Mark Buehrle and Cubs veteran Ted Lilly were selected as 32 of the 33 players from...
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News Source: The Mercury News
| 5 months ago
Albert Pujols drew the second-highest All-Star vote total in major league history, giving the St. Louis Cardinals first baseman the start in his home ballpark July 14. "It feels great to be there and represent the organization and the city you play...
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News Source: Houston Chronicle
| 5 months ago
Outfielder Raul Ibanez (groin strain) will begin a rehab stint with Class AA Reading today. Cincinnati Reds Joey Votto extended his hitting streak to eight games. Since coming off the DL on June 23, the first baseman has gone 19-for-50 (.380) in a...
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News Source: The Courier-Journal
| 5 months ago
The lopsided win was anticlimactic for the St.Louis Cardinals. Colby Rasmus' homer started an eight-run onslaught against slumping Bronson Arroyo, and the Cardinals got another solid start from Chris Carpenter on Sunday for a 10-1 victory over the...