Hinch Hired To Manage Astros
The 40-year-old is a former catcher who spent seven seasons in the majors with the Athletics, Royals, Tigers and Phillies.
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The 40-year-old is a former catcher who spent seven seasons in the majors with the Athletics, Royals, Tigers and Phillies.
After the Rangers gave them fits over the last two weeks, the A's finally clinched their third consecutive postseason berth with a 4-0 victory Sunday in their regular-season finale.
Three days after an emotional farewell in New York, pinstripe-wearing fans filled Fenway Park for Derek Jeter's finale, chanting for him and standing for each of his at-bats.
While fans, non fans, kids and adult everywhere celebrated the legendary Yankees' captain's last hit at Yankee stadium, let's take a look at the best reactions from friends of DJ, fellow athletes and other celebrates who took to Twitter to pay their RE2PECT to Number 2.
Adrian Beltre hit a walk-off home run for the Rangers in the ninth inning, and Oakland's magic number for clinching the postseason remained at two after a 2-1 loss.
Derek Jeter had a hard time stepping into the batter's box in the bottom of the ninth inning.
Baseball players aren't the only ones battling it out on the field.
When Derek Jeter puts on New York's navy pinstripes Thursday for one final home game, it won't matter to a packed Yankee Stadium that there's no postseason play on the line.
Louisville Slugger has been making baseball bats for more than a hundred years, but there's one model it won't be making any longer: the P72, the model that Derek Jeter has used his entire career.
Derek Jeter has had as close to perfect a career as a major leaguer can have. Still, five years from now, don't expect the New York Yankees' captain to be a unanimous selection to baseball's Hall of Fame.
MLB commissioner Bud Selig hopes for incremental progress from his new committee that will try to take steps to shorten game times. "Nothing huge, but significant," he said.
Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig hopes one day Derek Jeter will own a team after the 40-year-old shortstop retires as a player.
Baseball officials have started meeting with groups as the sport starts a process that could lead to revising its domestic violence policy.
The Rangers have reinstated outfielder Jim Adduci from the disabled list after he missed 3 1/2 weeks because of a concussion.
Guilder Rodriguez played in 1,095 games over 13 seasons in the minors before his first call up to the major leagues. It took him seven at bats to get his first hit.
Ryan Rua hit his first major league homer in the ninth inning, as the Rangers beat the playoff-bound Angels by a score of 2-1 on Sunday for their eighth win in nine games.
The Oakland A's kept sliding, falling out of the top AL wild-card spot with a 7-2 loss to Texas on Thursday that gave the Rangers a three-game sweep.
Former Texas Rangers Manager Ron Washington is scheduled to hold a Thursday afternoon press conference to address the media on his recent resignation as manager of the team.
Looking for a new challenge in his career, "Breaking Bad" actor Bryan Cranston puts on a one-man MLB Postseason show. It's both ridiculous and hilarious.
Outfielder Michael Choice has left Texas' game against Atlanta with a strained left hamstring.
In the context of the 2014 season, Texas' 2-1 win over the Braves on Friday night meant nothing. But it provides a glimpse of what the future holds for 2015.
While the Rangers could have a tough time at the plate against Braves starter Alex Wood, the same may be true for Atlanta with a matchup against Derek Holland.
Orioles slugger Chris Davis was suspended 25 games without pay on Friday for using amphetamines, a punishment that will extend into the postseason.
Walk, don't run to the best time of the year.
