Baseball

The Texas Rangers are going to the American League Division Series! The Rangers will play Tampa Bay and Elizabeth Smith of Flint will be there! Elizabeth won tickets to game 1 of the series at 12noon today! We also have a pair of tickets to giveaway for home game 2 of the series on Saturday, October 1st...

Attention, Major League Baseball. We may have just found your next great outfielder. Monday night's Home Run Derby was won by Yankees' slugger Robinson Cano, but not before he swatted a high fly ball that was caught in truly impressive fashion by one of the kids permitted to play in the outfield.

As Derek Jeter returns from a recent calf injury chases his 3,000th hit, Major League Baseball Productions is following the New York Yankees captain for 'Derek Jeter 3K,' a one-hour special which will air on HBO within a few weeks after the slugger reaches the historic milestone. He will be only the the 28th major leaguer -- and the very first Yankee -- to do so.

Cracker Jack is no longer the only thing at the baseball concession stand with a prize inside. This lucky Red Sox fan happened to have his beer in the right place at the right time when a foul ball took a one hop off the Fenway Park grandstand and landed in his cup. Well played!

What's old could become new again for Major League Baseball. Sources say Major League Baseball and the players' association have talked about realigning both the National League and the American League.

It may only be the second week of June, but the pennant race in both leagues for classiest move by a major league team is over. Earlier this week, the Texas Rangers drafted a paralyzed player in this year’s Major League Baseball draft, while their cross-state rivals Houston Astros did the same.

At the age of 16, Bryce Harper was on the cover of Sports Illustrated. Earlier this year, the now 18-year-old was discussed as arguably the best baseball prospect ever. Latley, it seems the adulation is getting to the Washington Nationals' minor leaguer's head.

Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez both have multi-million dollar contracts and actress girlfriends. The two Yankees also have something else in common: They are among the overrated baseball players in the game, according to a survey of 185 major league ballplayers by Sports Illustrated.

Doctors say Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter has a form of inoperable brain cancer called glioblastoma. Doctors at Duke University treating the 57-year-old Carter released a statement saying surgery is not a good alternative at this time, although "we discussed an aggressive treatment plan with Mr. Carter and his family, which will include chemotherapy and radiation." Carter, who just wr

One of the most surreal moments of George W. Bush's presidency happened when a Iraqi reporter threw a shoe at him during a press conference. Love him or hate him, we can all agree that Bush showed excellent reflexes when he dodged the shoe, which was headed straight for his face. Those reflexes got another test during Monday night's baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Chicago White Sox

Run across the baseball field and not get tackled by police...

A robot will throw out the ceremonial first pitch before Wednesday afternoon's game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Milwaukee Brewers. The robot, appropriately named Philliebot, was created by University of Pennsylvania students Jordan Brindza and Jamie Gewirtz, and will be part of Science Day at Citizen's Bank Park in Philadelphia.