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David Freese had an RBI in a four-run fourth inning to go with big plays at third base, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat former teammate Kyle Lohse for the third time this season with a 4-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday.

CHICAGO -- Chicago Cubs third base coach David Bell took responsibility for a bad decision that cost the Cubs a base runner and a chance to tie Friday's game against the New York Mets, who hung for a 3-2 win. The Cubs had the potential tying run o...

The ESPN fantasy baseball staff re-ranks third basemen for the rest of the season

David Adams will make his major league debut on Wednesday, batting sixth and playing third base. Adams is famous in Yankee lore for having the bum ankle that initially stopped the Cliff Lee trade in 2010 from the Seattle Mariners to the Bronx. On Wed...

Pedro Alvarez hit an RBI single against New York's overworked bullpen, and the Pittsburgh Pirates got a most fortunate bounce in beating the Mets 3-2 Sunday for a series win.

Here are the lineups as the Mets face the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night at Citi Field. Third-base coach Tim Teufel is away from the team for the next two days to attend his daughter Kelly's graduation at Liberty University. Mets Ruben Tejada...

Brennan Boesch hit a tiebreaking infield single with the bases loaded in the ninth off closer Rafael Betancourt and the New York Yankees snapped a five-game skid at Coors Field with a 3-2 win over the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday night.

You have to give Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Michael Young credit for a few things: 1) He is among the league leaders in batting average and hits; and 2) While he's no Gold Glover at third base, he's certainly not killing the team t...

Blog | May 08, 2013

Eric Karabell examines Michael Young's numbers and approach at the plate, including quotes from the veteran infielder, and ranks him among fantasy third-base options.

Blog | Conversation | May 08, 2013

NEW YORK -- The flight to New York proved to be a trip down memory lane for Chicago White Sox manager manager Robin Ventura and third base coach Joe McEwing. Not that long ago, the pair were teammates on the Mets. "It was a special time to come h...

Washington Nationals left fielder Bryce Harper has been ejected by third base umpire John Hirschbeck for arguing a checked-swing third strike.

ATLANTA -- Along with the bright spots on Friday night, which included David Wright delivering a game-tying homer and Bobby Parnell stranding an inherited runner at third base in the ninth, there also were areas with room for improvement. Sh...

The Yankees have acquired Chris Nelson from the Colorado Rockies for cash or a player to be named later. Nelson, 27, hit .242 for the Rockies this season. He made 19 starts at third base. He will give the Yankees depth there behind Jayson Nix. ...

In Tim Hudson's major league debut, Tony Phillips was his second baseman, Olmedo Saenz played third base and Tim Raines played left field. Hudson doesn't seem like he's that old, but that was back in 1999 in a game at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, w...

MIAMI -- David Wright and Terry Collins unsuccessfully argued that Chris Coghlan overslid third base in the ninth inning and should have been out. Replays supported their assertion. Still, Wright said, the disputed call by third base ump Tim McCle...

The Los Angeles Dodgers activated shortstop Hanley Ramirez from the 15-day disabled list Monday, roughly three weeks ahead of the original timetable for his return from right thumb surgery.