Lincecum repeats as Cy Young winner

Giants ace Tim Lincecum has won the NL Cy Young Award, becoming the first repeat winner in the major leagues since Randy Johnson was voted the prize four straight times from 1999-2002.

Rangers announce '10 spring training schedule

...Rangers host Seattle (twice), Arizona, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland, Colorado, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee, Oakland, San Diego and San Francisco. The Rangers begin play against Surprise partner Kansas City on...

Postseason to have fewer breaks

Commissioner Bud Selig said Wednesday he's working on tightening up the 2010 playoff schedule so there will be fewer gaps between games.

...CA, USA; MLB commissioner Bud Selig at the World Baseball Classic final between Japan and Korea at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee/Image of Sport-US PRESSWIRE

Tracy, Scioscia named top managers

Jim Tracy of Colorado has won the NL Manager of the Year award and Mike Scioscia of the Los Angeles Angels has been selected for the AL honor.

...two outs in the ninth inning during game two of the 2009 NLDS against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers defeated the Cardinals 3-2. Mandatory Credit

...St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Chris Carpenter (29) pitches in the third inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers during game one of the 2009 NLDS at Dodger Stadium

Aug. 19, 2009: Saint Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright during a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium

Much gray area in defensive analysis

When it comes to defensive analysis, should we believe our eyes or the numbers? Perhaps a little of both.

OTL: Field of Schemes?

It seemed like a feel-good story on the surface: A Cambodian refugee brings the game of baseball to his home country. It seemed too good to be true ... and perhaps it is.

...Bochy of the San Francisco Giants walks onto the field during the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on September 19, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers defeated the Giants 12...

Torre happy for Girardi, Yankees

Dodgers manager Joe Torre says he was pleased when successor Joe Girardi and the Yankees won the World Series this month.

Sheets' plan: 100 percent by spring

Agent Casey Close said that pitcher Ben Sheets is doing "very well" in his rehab from flexor tendon surgery and plans to be 100 percent by the start of spring training.

...Coghlan #8 of the Florida Marlins hits a single in the 8th inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on July 26, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Images...

Chapman kept defection plans from kin

Aroldis Chapman simply left his room at the Domina Hotel in Rotterdam last July and went down to the lobby. The Cuban pitcher's defection during a tournament in the Netherlands lacked any of the drama a movie script writer would want.