American League (Baseball)

In beating the Tigers, the White Sox set up a one-game playoff with the Twins on Tuesday at 7:37 p.m. EDT to decide the AL Central champion. The winner will play the Rays in the AL Division Series beginning Wednesday...

1. Alexei Ramirez, the White Sox's Cuban import, drew comparisons to Alfonso Soriano this spring for his body type (lean) and his potential (immense). But nobody was envisioning the sort of power he's showing. While...

Four players in baseball history have put together this odd combination: 25 homers, 25 stolen bases, 40 doubles, more than 110 RBIs and 110 runs scored. They are:

NEW YORK -- In the Mets' clubhouse of inveterate last-minute losers, there was disappointment but not quite the abject depression of a year ago. Reality likely set in long before the time of their actual elimination...

Getting to baseball's postseason is hard enough sometimes. Bullpens blowing up, starters going down, late losing streaks, make-up games, play-in games, just plain bad luck.