TAMPA The commemorative sign, with Carlos Tosca's retired No. 2 in blue, stands out among the five former greats celebrated on King High's centerfield fence. Tosca never played for the Lions. Never played pro baseball. The outfielder's playing career

Jeff Ridgway hit pinch-hitter Reed Johnson with the bases loaded in the 11th inning Thursday as the host Chicago Cubs beat the Atlanta Braves, 3-2.

Willie Randolph and the Mets are 14-1/2 games behind the Phillies over the last 82 games. The Mets look like the biggest disappointment in their league right now and the biggest in baseball outside of Detroit and all you really have to know about them is

Justin Upton scored the winning run on Miguel Montero?s 10th-inning sacrifice fly and the Diamondbacks, who hardly touched Johan Santana, defeated the Mets at Shea Stadium.

OAKLAND -- Darrell Rasner left about 25 passes at the will-call window for his friends and family, making a three-hour-plus drive from his hometown of Carson City, Nev., to see him pitch at McAfee Coliseum, where he'd attended games as a youth. Turns

Only one of two teams yet to play the Mets at Shea Stadium, the Texas Rangers arrive on Friday with three intriguing story lines.

NEW YORK -- When your subway slows to a halt at the 161st Street stop in the Bronx, the view on the west-facing window is a notable baseball experience in itself. On one end, you have Yankee Stadium, the House that Ruth Built. Across the street is the

OAKLAND -- More than a month of awkward practice complete, the Yankees' pitchers will have a chance to strap on their batting gloves for real this weekend, picking up duty at the bottom of the lineup when the club's series in Houston is played under

OAKLAND -- The stress fracture in one of Phil Hughes' ribs is healing, according to an X-ray taken this week in Tampa, Fla., and the Yankees' right-hander could resume a throwing program in about two weeks. Hughes has been on the disabled list since

By Jim CapleESPN.com