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Jason Kipnis, Nick Swisher and Mark Reynolds hit indisputable home runs and Scott Kazmir struck out 10 in six innings, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 9-2 win over Oakland on Thursday and a four-game sweep of the Athletics.

Dear umpires, You blew it. Sincerely, Baseball fans * * * * The Oakland Athletics and Cleveland Indians played a good baseball game on a sleepy Wednesday night in early May, the Indians winning 4-3. The A's scored three runs in the fourt...

Michael Bourn is still looking for a job, and so are Kyle Lohse, Rafael Soriano, Nick Swisher, Adam LaRoche, A.J. Pierzynski and Edwin Jackson. Rick Porcello is going to be traded, and as much as the Detroit Tigers keep telling everybody they're...

Blog | December 18, 2012

San Francisco Giants top Buster Olney's early winter power ranking.

Blog | Conversation | December 18, 2012

Keith Law ranks the top 50 free agents for the class of 2012-13, looking at the second tier of names, including Melky Cabrera and Angel Pagan.

Story | Conversation | November 05, 2012

Keith Law ranks the top 50 free agents for the class of 2012-13, looking at the second tier of names, including Melky Cabrera and Angel Pagan.

Story | Conversation | November 05, 2012

Keith Law ranks the top 50 free agents for the Class of 2012-13. Many of the available players have as many questions as answers attached to them.

Story | Conversation | October 17, 2012

Justin Verlander, arguably baseball's best pitcher, will pose a huge challenge for Yankees' struggling lineup in Game 3.

The Baltimore Orioles won -- again -- in extra innings on Saturday, beating the Boston Red Sox 9-6 in 12 innings. It was Baltimore's 16th straight extra-inning win. That's the second-longest single-season streak in major league history behind the ...

Boston Red Sox reliever Vicente Padilla accused the New York Yankees' Mark Teixeira of prejudice against Latin players and also told the first baseman to go play a "women's sport."

I live in the New York area, but my 12-year-old had never been to a game at Yankee Stadium until Monday night. She loved the massive scoreboard and hated the foul balls that zoomed past us repeatedly on the left field side. And while she decided ...

Blog | June 26, 2012

There are obvious, tangible forms of value in baseball: Joey Votto's offense or Adam Jones' defense, for example. But as Buster Olney writes, Nick Swisher brings an intangible value to the Yankees through his energy and effort that should be appreciated.

Blog | Conversation | June 26, 2012

Mark Teixeira and Nick Swisher hit two-run homers to help the New York Yankees win for the seventh straight time in Oakland, beating the Athletics 6-3 on Friday night.

• Atlanta Braves right-hander Tim Hudson tossed five innings of two-run ball Sunday in his first start of the season. Hudson missed essentially four April starts recovering from back (herniated disk) surgery and performed well in his rehab star...

Blog | April 30, 2012

Eric Karabell recaps the highlights from the weekend, which included Tim Hudson's return and a Nick Swisher injury.

Blog | Conversation | April 30, 2012

Clearly, some things are going to change now that the Bombers are cutting payroll.