The Los Angeles Dodgers have clinched the NL West and they’ve stopped their 5-game losing streak by shutting out the Colorado Rockies, 5-0 on Saturday night.

“We were some of those people who didn’t think it came soon enough,” Dodgers manager Joe Torre said. Read the rest of this entry »

The mother of recently suspended Chicago Cubs outfielder Milton Bradley is trying to repair her son’s image by telling the Chicago Sun-Times that he would love to play for the Cubs again.

“Milton eats, sleeps and drinks baseball. He loves it. That’s all he wants to do,” Bradley’s mom Charlena Rector told the newspaper. Read the rest of this entry »

After signing a one-year extension on Wednesday, Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox announced that he will retire following the 2010 MLB season.

“They asked me to come back, and I said I would do it for one more year, and we’ll announce the retirement along with it. It’s the only way I think I’m ever going to walk away from the game, is to go ahead and say I’m going to, and then I’ve got to,” Cox said. Read the rest of this entry »

The Chicago Cubs have announced their decision to suspend outfielder Milton Bradley for the rest of the season after he made some negative comments about the team.

“You understand why they haven’t won in 100 years here,” Bradley told the Arlington Heights Daily Herald regarding his short time spent in Chicago. Read the rest of this entry »

New York Mets infielder David Wright shows off his new oversized Rawlings S100 head gear during a 8-3 loss to the Rockies. Wright swears he wasn’t trying to show off. He just wanted to protect himself from getting a concussion.

“There just need to be a few adjustments,” Wright said. Read the rest of this entry »

The Philadelphia Phillies were able to edge out the San Francisco Giants 1-0 on Tuesday night, largely in part to the great two-hitter pitching performance by Cole Hamels.

“He pitched a heck of a game,” Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said. Read the rest of this entry »

The Washington Nationals reached a record deal with their #1 draft pick Stephen Strasburg just minutes before Monday’s midnight signing deadline.

“It feels awesome. I got a little nervous there for a while that it might not happen, but I feel very blessed,” Strasburg said. Read the rest of this entry »

The Detroit Tigers improved their team on Monday when they acquired first baseman Aubrey Huff from the Baltimore Orioles for a minor leaguer.

“I’ve been in last place basically my whole career, so this is an exciting time for me,” Huff said when he found out he was traded. Read the rest of this entry »

Lawyers with knowledge of the 2003 testing for performance-enhancing substances have told The New York Times that Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz were among the 104 players who tested positive.

“Today I was informed by a reporter that I was on the 2003 list of MLB players to test positive for performance-enhancing substances. This happened right before our game, and the news blindsided me,” Ortiz said in a statement. Read the rest of this entry »

Thanks to an amazing leaping catch from substitute outfielder Dewayne Wise, Chicago White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle threw a perfect game against the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday.

“I don’t know how to explain it,” Buehrle said after the game. Read the rest of this entry »