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Let's be honest here, Justin Upton's first game back in Arizona wasn't exactly Alex Rodriguez heading back to Texas or Roger Clemens returning to Fenway Park. When he stepped up in the top of the first inning on Monday, it was mostly a milquetoast re...

At 6-0 with a minuscule ERA, Clay Buchholz is mighty hard to match.

They yell. They whisper. They talk (sometimes to themselves). But what do major league players actually hear on the field in the heat of the action?

This is another follow-up to a debate that arose in a recent chat session: Which pitcher had the best five-year peak? With Sandy Koufax having spent time at Dodgers camp this spring it seems like a perfect time for a list, doesn't it? Well, I c...

Roger Clemens said little publicly in the immediate aftermath of the Hall of Fame vote.

Former baseball great Roger Clemens is calling the death of country star Mindy McCready "sad news."

Matt Campbell/AFP/Getty ImagesRoger Clemens, shown here in 2000, spoke about Mike Piazza's autobiography on Sunday.PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Roger Clemens on Sunday morning at Astros camp offered his take on Mike Piazza's autobiography -- specifically ...

Adam Rubin Ike Davis, Matt Harvey and the rest of the Mets crew hit the bowling alley tonight. PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. FIRST PITCH: Mets pitchers and catchers get a late start Sunday, trying to avoid frigid morning temperatures -- at least by Flo...

A legendary body of work had been smashed apart by a report. A post-baseball life expected to be filled with gala receptions instead couldn't even earn him an invite to an Old Timer's Day. So an iconic player with his reputation shattered decided to ...

Alex Rodriguez's reputation is in tatters. He has to fight for what is left.

Justin Verlander in 2011: 24-5, 2.40 ERA, 250 K's, 8.3 WAR Verlander in 2012: 17-8, 2.64 ERA, 239 K's, 7.6 WAR Since 1980, only six starters have had at least three seasons with 7+ WAR (Baseball-Reference): Roger Clemens (9), Randy Johnson (7), G...

Retired Chicago White Sox slugger Frank Thomas says he feels even better about his career after watching steroids-tainted stars Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa and Roger Clemens fail to gain entry to the Hall of Fame.

Earlier Wednesday, we posted a blank cartoon, and readers offered their captions. Our favorite was by commenter Mike_Williams7. Check your ESPN.com profile message center for an email. Thanks for participating. Check back Friday for another cartoo...

It's that time again. Time to break down the Hall of Fame voting of 2013, in all its discombobulated splendor.

We got The Great Hall of Fame Shutout of 2013, a no-vote by the Baseball Writers Association of America that ensured induction weekend will be free of living beings for the first time in 50-plus years. Players accused (Roger Clemens, Sammy Sosa) or k...

The NASCAR voters are newbies in the process of picking inductees for its Hall of Fame, but the baseball writers could learn a thing or two from them these days about selecting new members. No one was deemed worthy of selection into the Baseball Hal...