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After years of seeing poor receivers like Ryan Doumit cost them strikes, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed Russell Martin to the biggest free-agent contract in franchise history over the winter. According to Baseball Prospectus analyst Max Marchi's pitch...

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Braves right fielder Jason Heyward was activated from the disabled list and is starting against the Dodgers on Friday night, giving manager Fredi Gonzalez his full projected lineup for the first time this season.

Bryce Harper returned to the Washington Nationals' lineup three nights after running full-on into the scoreboard in right field at Dodger Stadium.

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Reaction to Wednesday's games ... Watched a lot of the Indians' 10-4 win against the Phillies on Wednesday afternoon as Cleveland knocked around Cole Hamels, who fell to 1-6 with a 4.61 ERA. Ignore the win-loss record since that's dependent upo...

In case you were busy weighing the pros and cons of employing Vinny Del Negro at your place of business, here's what you missed in sports on Wednesday: Dwyane Wade was scintillating down the stretch as the Miami Heat moved on to the Eastern Co...

Zack Greinke pitched 5 1/3 strong innings in his first start since April 11, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Washington Nationals 3-1 on Wednesday night.

Trying to add depth to their injury-ravaged rotation, the Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to a minor-league deal with pitcher Jonathan Sanchez.

I heard a great description of Matt Harvey's curveball the other day from a longtime evaluator, and it really would apply to Clayton Kershaw's curveball as well: Even when a hitter is looking for it, even when he plans to swing at it, even when he kn...

Blog | May 15, 2013

C.J. Nitkowski examines how major league teams have become better at scouting Asian pitchers. Rather than pitchers from the Far East improving, MLB clubs are better identifying traits that lead to successful transitions, like size and velocity.

Story | Conversation | May 15, 2013

Quick reactions off Tuesday's games ... Andrew McCutchen did this in the 12th inning to give the Pirates a big win over the Brewers. The Pirates are 22-17 -- the same record as the Braves, a team that has received much more attention than Pitts...

In case you were out looking at buffalo and thanking the heavens that you never had to actually traverse the Oregon Trail by wagon, here's what you missed in sports on Tuesday: Paul George and the Indiana Pacers remained red hot at home as they ...

Dear Mr. Harvey and Mr. Miller, Don't forget about me. Sincerely, Clayton Kershaw * * * * The amazing thing about Clayton Kershaw is that he delivers the goods nearly every time out. No lows, few bad outings, just consistent exce...

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