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Stephania Bell update on pitchers returning or still recovering from surgery

St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter hasn't ruled out pitching again, including this year.

Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez joked that so many Venezuelan players are in the World Series that next year it should be played in the South American country.

Tell us which Bombers you'd bring back for 2013, and which ones you'd send packing.

Jaime Garcia matched his career high with nine strikeouts, David Freese hit a go-ahead solo home run in the seventh inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals gave manager Mike Matheny a victory against his old Giants team with a 4-1 win Wednesday night.

Blue Jays 7, Yankees 5

Francisco Liriano walked four and struck out five while Andy Dirks drove in the game-winning run to lead the Dominican Republic's Escogido Leones to a 2-0 win over Mexico's Ciudad Obregon Yaquis in the Caribbean Series Sunday night.

Inclement weather and Major League Baseball pushed Game 6 of the World Series back to Thursday, but that doesn't mean the Rangers are changing their tune on a potential Game 7 starter.

Wednesday's starter? Who cares! The Yankees have only the playoffs in mind.

Rotation, catcher, opponent? Joe Girardi has plenty to evaluate in four days' time.

Obsession with the rotation obscures fact that these Bombers are pretty darn good.

Grading the Bronx Bombers at the halfway point of the season.

BUFFALO 4, LEHIGH VALLEY 2: Nick Evans' hitting streak ended at 19 games, tied for fifth-longest in Bisons modern history with Ben Francisco (2007), Franklin Gutierrez (2007) and Karim Garcia (2002). The record remains 28 games by Alex Ramirez in 199...

Matthew Berry answers his readers' questions about some of his rankings

A night after making his first start at third base since 2002, Albert Pujols was back at first base.

Samsung Next Level Player of the Week nominees include Justin Verlander, Francisco Liriano, Tim Hudson and Jaime Garcia