The percentage of major leaguers will include all players drafted by the Yankees, even those who didn’t sign with the organization. Of the 25 early round draft picks, 10 became major leaguers (40%), highlighted by the late great Thurman Munson in first...

Hitters who swing at 3-0 swing at only the most hittable pitches. Best hitters + Worst pitches = Massive leaguewide split on 3-0. In 2011, NL hitters put 176 balls in play on 3-0, and as a group they hit .364, and slugged .699. The American League’s...

As part of the agreement, Champion Energy is also aligning with Dell Diamond and the Round Rock Express as a sponsor of one of the premier minor league ballparks. As part of the sponsorship, Champion Energy will have on-site marketing presence, premier...

Burnett can return to his form of a few years ago. "Our scouts still saw very good stuff," Huntington said. "They saw power to the fastball, although the velocity is down from four or five years ago. He's still got good movement. He was still one of the...

It was on these same back fields that Ken Griffey Jr. was unveiled by the Mariners in the late 1980s, when they trained at this facility before moving to their current home in Peoria. The Angels are hoping Pujols haunts the Mariners, and the rest of...

This will also be the second year for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies at Salt River Fields as well as for the Texas Rangers coming off a second straight American League pennant. See all your followed company news on your personalized...

When scoring less than five runs, the team had a .318 win percentage. Although they ended the season with 91 victories, the team scored four runs or fewer an equal amount (91) of times including 15 shutouts. The team ended the season in the middle of...

It's a different league, but in 2001 I didn't know any pitchers around the league. It's going to be a little different, but when it comes to playing the game, nothing has changed except that we have a DH in the American League." Pujols has joined a new...

Expect plenty of dispatches, too, heralding the American League West as the new center of power, now that Albert Pujols is an Angel and the Rangers handed over nearly $108 million for the right to talk to and then sign Yu Darvish, the latest Japanese...

His velocity regularly had been clocked at 82 mph, a sign to the Giants he still wasn't right. When Zito missed time earlier in the 2011 season because of the foot that he hurt attempting to field a bunt, it was the 2002 American League Cy Young Award...

Last July, Smith signed a one-year, two-way contract with Calgary worth $700,000 at either level -- his first real chance to play in the NHL. While with the Ottawa organization, he played in only 11 NHL games. "Four years in one spot -- lots of players...

FORT MYERS, Fla. Devoe Joseph said he thinks about how good the Gophers could have been - if he and the others had stayed. FORT MYERS, Fla. Today, he pitched his first bullpen session.

Pujols, even if he is the greatest hitter of his generation. But the more Moreno spoke, the more the move made sense. “He’s one of the best players in baseball, and we’re trying to improve our offense,” Moreno said, referencing an output (667 runs) that...

FORT MYERS, Fla. Devoe Joseph said he thinks about how good the Gophers could have been - if he and the others had stayed. FORT MYERS, Fla. Today, he pitched his first bullpen session.

It's a different league, but in 2001 I didn't know any pitchers around the league. It's going to be a little different, but when it comes to playing the game, nothing has changed except that we have a DH in the American League." Pujols has joined a new...

Expect plenty of dispatches, too, heralding the American League West as the new center of power, now that Albert Pujols is an Angel and the Rangers handed over nearly $108 million for the right to talk to and then sign Yu Darvish, the latest Japanese...

Blue Jays outfielder Jose Bautista continued to insist he is not concerned about the number of tests he has taken for performance-enhancing drugs. During the offseason, Bautista said he has been tested 16 times over the past two years when he led the...

It's a different league, but in 2001 I didn't know any pitchers around the league. It's going to be a little different, but when it comes to playing the game, nothing has changed except that we have a DH in the American League." Pujols has joined a new...

Until, Melvin added with a smile, "if and when I see the dreads flapping around." Oakland's players had mixed reactions, although it was mostly positive. "Gosh, in the American League, Manny is about as well-decorated a player as you can find," said...