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Rays manager Joe Maddon changed course Tuesday, saying he has no problem with the way shortstop Yunel Escobar celebrates home runs.

Sean Rodriguez, Yunel Escobar and James Loney drove in late runs for the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday in a 4-2 victory that completed a three-game sweep of the San Diego Padres.

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Yunel Escobar left Saturday night's game against the Rockies after being hit on the left hand by a pitch from Colorado starter Jon Garland.

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Rangers and Rays renew their rivalry Monday night when Texas right-hander Alexi Ogando faces Tampa Bay right-hander Jeremy Hellickson. The game starts at 7:05 p.m. on FSSW and ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM/1540 AM. Ogando (1-0, 0.00...

The founder of an organization that promotes equality among all athletes has talked to Toronto Blue Jays minor leaguers about the damaging effects of anti-gay slurs.

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Yunel Escobar knows some people will never forgive. And some people will never forget. And some people will never be willing to accept a guy who etched a homophobic slur into his eye black last September. There's nothing he...

2012 in review Record: 73-89 (74-88 Pythagorean) 716 runs scored (7th in AL) 784 runs allowed (11th in AL) Big Offseason Moves Traded Henderson Alvarez, Yunel Escobar, Jake Marisnick, Justin Nicolino, Adeiny Hechavarria, Jeff Mathis and Antho...

Chris Davis had 1,005 plate appearances in his first four seasons in the big leagues, and so he was at a crossroads in his career in 2012. He had just turned 26 years old and had 441 strikeouts and 253 hits, and if he had struggled again, he may have...

Blog | January 28, 2013

Buster Olney looks at nine players facing make-or-break seasons in 2013.

Blog | Conversation | January 28, 2013

Running through the various minor deals of the last 24 hours or so ... • I don't think much of Yunel Escobar, not as a hitter and especially not as a human being after the eye black incident, but I can't blame the Tampa Bay Rays ...

Blog | December 05, 2012

Keith Law breaks down the deals for Yunel Escobar, Marco Scutaro and others.

Blog | Conversation | December 05, 2012

Yunel Escobar's stay with the Miami Marlins lasted all of two weeks.

News and notes as we roll into Day 2 of the Winter Meetings ... • The Rangers signed former Royals closer Joakim Soria to a two-year, $8 million deal. This marks the second straight offseason in which Texas inked a closer rehabbing from T...

The Miami Marlins' latest payroll purge received final approval Monday from the commissioner's office, and as the team's top baseball executive began to discuss the deal during a conference call, a bad connection generated waves of reverberating noise tha

Bud Selig was on hand when the Miami Marlins played their first regular-season game in their swanky new ballpark in April. The commissioner provided a glowing review of the $634 million project and boldly declared that opposition to the facility would fad

The Toronto Blue Jays and Miami Marlins pulled off a 12-player trade, one that's being hailed as a gigantic upgrade for the Jays and the latest fire sale for a Marlins team with a long history of them. All of which overlooks one critical takeaway fro...