The Texas Rangers confirmed their starting pitching rotation to open Major League Baseball's regular season, with prized Japanese import Yu Darvish slated to take on Ichiro Suzuki and the Mariners on April 9.

The World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals has signed catcher Yadier Molina to a five-year $75 million contract extension.

The World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals has signed catcher Yadier Molina to a five-year $75 million contract extension.

Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard's recovery from left Achilles tendon surgery has been slowed by an infection, MLB.com reported on Wednesday.

Minnesota Twins relief pitcher Joel Zumaya has a torn ligament in his right elbow and will miss the Major League Baseball season, Twins general manager Terry Ryan said Sunday.

(Reuters) - Newly-acquired Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher A.J. Burnett hopes a change of scenery from pressure-packed New York to a smaller market will help revive his slumping career, the right-hander said on Monday.

(Reuters) - Tim Wakefield, who carved out a 19-year Major League Baseball pitching career thanks to his utterly unpredictable knuckleball, announced his retirement from the Boston Red Sox on Friday.

(Reuters) - Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish expects to make a smooth transition to the majors next season and the Texas Rangers' expensive acquisition was quick to display a subtle sense of humor at his introductory news conference on Friday.

PHOENIX (Reuters) - Newly acquired Texas Rangers slugger Adrian Beltre could miss up to two weeks of Spring Training with a strained right calf muscle, according to a report on Major League Baseball's website Friday.

Boycott of Arizona after immigration crackdown hurt convention business, but results mixed. A boycott brought on by Arizona's controversial immigration crackdown raised the specter of vacant convention centers, desolate sports arenas and struggling businesses throughout the state.

Boycott of Arizona after immigration crackdown hurt convention business, but results mixed. A boycott brought on by Arizona's controversial immigration crackdown raised the specter of vacant convention centers, desolate sports arenas and struggling businesses throughout the state.

Boycott of Arizona after immigration crackdown hurt convention business, but results mixed. A boycott brought on by Arizona's controversial immigration crackdown raised the specter of vacant convention centers, desolate sports arenas and struggling businesses throughout the state.

All things Arizona come under attack after new immigration law; iced tea company gets worried. Civil rights leaders are urging organizations to cancel their conventions in Arizona. Baseball's Arizona Diamondbacks are encountering protesters on the road. And the AriZona iced tea company wants everyone to know that its drinks are made in New York.

Spring Training Capsules. Ambidextrous pitcher Pat Venditte threw with both arms for the New York Yankees on Tuesday, giving up one run in 1 1-3 innings during a 9-6 split-squad loss to the Atlanta Braves.

Spring Training Capsules. Stephen Strasburg allowed two solo homers and struck out eight in four innings, and the Washington Nationals beat a St. Louis Cardinals split squad 13-5 on Friday night.