American League (Baseball)

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Daisuke Matsuzaka can go 3-0 on every batter and not allow a hit. He can walk the bases loaded and not allow a run. He tests the patience of teammates as well as opponents. When Matsuzaka is...

It had to come to this, the league's two best teams from the league's strongest division. The Rays as a representation of all that can be right about an organization on the way up, the Red Sox as a representation of...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- It's 2004, and Stanford's Jed Lowrie is taking some ground balls before a late-season game against Arizona State. By this time, Lowrie has heard all about ASU's mouthy shortstop, Dustin...

Breaking down today's two League Championship Series games. All times are Eastern; all stats for starting pitchers are for this postseason only.

Injuries in spring training are bad, injuries in June are worse, and injuries at this time of the year -- especially to teams that fancy themselves playoff contenders -- can be absolute season killers.