Cano has evolved into one of the best second baseman in Yankee history. It is hard for Yankee fans to imagine the Yankees without Cano, but it is all too easy to imagine the Yankees in 2018-2021 or so with an overpriced Cano splitting his time between first base and DH.

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Dodgers shortstop Hanley Ramirez is scheduled to undergo surgery Friday on his right thumb and is expected to be sidelined for ...

It is hard to imagine baseball over the last half century without the contributions of people like Marichal, the Alou brothers, Tony Fernandez, Joaquin Andujar, Jose Reyes, Robinson Cano and so many others.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Samuel Deduno pleaded with Tony Pena to leave him in the game – the outing of his life, his country across his chest. Pena stu...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Samuel Deduno pleaded with Tony Pena to leave him in the game — the outing of his life, his country across his chest. ...

Call it what you may, but Major League Baseball is working to create a stronger world infrastructure for its game and the vehicle is the World Baseball Classic, a tournament born in 2006 to combat the IOC banishment of Baseball from the Olympic Games.

SAN FRANCISCO -- After two World Baseball Classics dominated by Japan, this one is coming down to a pair of proud Caribbean nations. When the undefea...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Even with a roster devoid of major leaguers and a mere six months to prepare his club, Japan manager Koji Yamamoto still felt immense...

MIAMI -- Brandon Phillips grimaced as he chuckled about his travel plans. He had hoped to accompany Team USA to the semifinals of the World Baseball ...

MIAMI -- Horns honked, percussion pulsed and school kids squealed. Miami can make quite a din when the Dominicans win. The visiting team on the score...

PHOENIX -- The violent misdeeds of the Mexican and Canadian baseball teams will go unpunished. The World Baseball Classic decided no players will be ...

PHOENIX — Running out of outs, Adam Jones and the United States suddenly broke loose and saved themselves from a humbling loss. Now, thanks to ...

PHOENIX -- With one swing, David Wright got the sputtering U.S. team off the mat in the World Baseball Classic. The New York Mets slugger hit a two-o...

Anyone still wondering if the players involved actually care about the World Baseball Classic should review the film of the matchup between Canada and...

PHOENIX -- Team USA has a lineup full of MVPs and All-Stars, and sent out the reigning NL Cy Young winner for its opening game of the World Baseball C...

JUPITER, Fla. -- Venezuela's baseball team was taking pregame batting practice when players heard that president Hugo Chavez had died. "He was a base...

The WBC is far from perfect, but it is also a lot of fun for many people and an opportunity to highlight one of baseball's biggest accomplishments in recent years.

Baseball has been experiencing an interesting power shift over the last few years. Just as complaints about east coast bias in baseball coverage became widespread, east coast baseball began to get a lot less interesting.