Kazmir goes for Rays, Hamels for Phils in Game 1

...1980. Kazmir is one of ten players, combined on both rosters, to play in the Area Code Games. He played in 2001 for the Texas Rangers Area Code Team. Both Cole Hamels and Scott Kazmir...

From High School Stars to the LCS

...2001 Coco Crisp - 1996 Dustin Pedroia - 2000 Josh Beckett - 1998 John Lester - 2001 Tampa Bay Rays: Scott Kazmir - 2001 B.J. Upton - 2001 James Shields - 1999 Grant Balfour - 1995

That's Debatable: Which team wins the ALCS?

Welcome to The Show! On Friday, ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick will drop by at 1 p.m. ET for another installment of "That's Debatable," a regular feature i...

Rays of Light

...have made sure to lock in the core of the team with long-term contracts. Lefty Scott Kazmir is signed through 2011 with a club option for '12. Fellow starter James Shields is secured...

All or Nothing Comes Up Empty

...two was an even worse nightmare. After scoring two runs in the first inning and forcing Scott Kazmir to throw 37 pitches, the Sox did what they do best; wait for the long ball...

All-Time Area Code Baseball Team

...Ore.) 2005 1st Rd. (23rd pick) Pitchers Roy Halladay Arvada (CO) 1995 1st Rd. (17th pick) Scott Kazmir Cy Falls (Texas) 2002 1st Rd. (15th pick) Dan Haren Bishop Amat (Calif.) 2001 2nd Rd...

That's Debatable: Which team has the best rotation?

Welcome to The Show! On Monday, ESPN.com senior MLB writer Jayson Stark will drop by at 1 p.m. ET for another installment of "That's Debatable," a wee...

Chat with Sean McAdam

...form a talented left side of the infield. Slowly, the Rays' pitching picture is getting brighter. Scott Kazmir and James Shields head a young rotation, and Matt Garza (acquired from the Twins for Delmon...

Chat | January 31, 2008

One shining weekend ahead

Are you ready for one of the all-time greatest sports weekends? A quick preview … Friday: The "Who can tank the most egregiously for Oden and Du...

Rays built for sustained success

The Rays went from worst to first and have built a foundation to remain quite competitive in the AL East, writes Sean McAdam.

Is Perez among game's five best lefties?

...He is, it should be said, third in strikeouts per nine innings (8.58), behind only Scott Kazmir and Johan Santana. It should also be said that he's 15th in strikeout-to-walk...

Report from the GM meetings

...arbitration and have several players about to receive increases through long-term contracts (including James Shields, Scott Kazmir and Evan Longoria). They have some pitching depth to deal. • The Royals would like to...

...Rays manager Joe Maddon walks back to his dugout in the rain after relieving starting pitcher Scott Kazmir during the fifth inning of Game 5 of the baseball World Series in Philadelphia, Monday, Oct...

Hamels, who was 4-0 in postseason, wins World Series MVP

Cole Hamels won a World Series MVP award Wednesday night without throwing a pitch.

Relievers will ultimately decide Game 5

About 15 minutes before every game, you will see position players intermittently jog out to the foul lines, just past first and third base and in the ...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 29, 2008