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Taking some advice from the Hit King, Joey Votto has developed a focus that's fueled his desire to be great.

Welcome to SportsNation! On Monday, ESPN.com baseball writer Jerry Crasnick will drop by to take your questions.Crasnick is the author of "License to Deal: A Season on the Run With a Maverick Baseball Agent," which chronicles the ins and outs of what...

Indians starters are falling in line behind Justin Masterson, an emerging team leader on and off the field.

PHILADELPHIA -- Terry Francona and Charlie Manuel go back a ways. In the summer of 1988, Francona logged a 62-game cameo with the Cleveland Indians near the tail end of his playing career. He had bad knees and minimal power for a first baseman-DH, as...

A forgotten man just a short time ago, Jose Valverde is back in a familiar role as the Tigers' closer.

Bryce Harper and Stephen Strasburg may get all the headlines, but imperturbable starter Jordan Zimmermann is quietly making bland fashionable in Washington, D.C.

Welcome to SportsNation! On Monday, ESPN.com baseball writer Jerry Crasnick will drop by to take your questions.Crasnick is the author of "License to Deal: A Season on the Run With a Maverick Baseball Agent," which chronicles the ins and outs of what...

Welcome to SportsNation! On Monday, ESPN.com baseball writer Jerry Crasnick will drop by to take your questions.Crasnick is the author of "License to Deal: A Season on the Run With a Maverick Baseball Agent," which chronicles the ins and outs of what...

Matt Moore is living up to the hype he generated as a prospect and helping to keep the Tampa Bay Rays afloat in the AL East, writes Jerry Crasnick.

Major League Baseball has fined umpire Tom Hallion and Tampa Bay Rays pitchers David Price, Jeremy Hellickson and Matt Moore for their involvement in an incident this past Sunday.

Manny Machado combines exceptional talent with great intellect when he's on the field for the Orioles.

Welcome to SportsNation! On Monday, ESPN.com baseball writer Jerry Crasnick will drop by to take your questions.Crasnick is the author of "License to Deal: A Season on the Run With a Maverick Baseball Agent," which chronicles the ins and outs of what...

With his energetic play and lively personality, sure-handed shortstop Munenori Kawasaki is giving the struggling Blue Jays a lift while Jose Reyes recuperates from an ankle injury.

After a miserable two seasons with the Red Sox, Carl Crawford has gotten off to a positive start in his first year with the Dodgers.

Matt Adams pounded the ball all the way through the Cardinals' minor league system, and now he's making a big impression in sporadic at-bats with the big club.

If the Pirates hope to break the .500 barrier and produce a postseason contender, they're going to need a wingman for star center fielder Andrew McCutchen.