Arizona traded speedy second baseman Emilio Bonifacio to the Nationals for 6-foot-11 righthander Jon Rauch. The move gives Arizona's bullpen a needed boost.

The Yankees had little to offer Tuesday about the tenuous status of catcher Jorge Posada, who could miss the rest of the season if he needs surgery immediately on his right shoulder.

Jonathan Singleton has incredible strength that gives him raw power and an opportunity to play baseball at the next level.

The troubling question for the Mets this season and it becomes more troubling when you really explore is: Who in the clubhouse can stop the bad streak that will invariably come?

Authorities have focused on Houston, Roger Clemens?s hometown, in search of someone who can directly link Clemens to the use of performance-enhancing drugs.

Without Billy Wagner, the Mets bullpen was subjected to a remarkable ninth-inning rally, and the Phillies took the first game of a pivotal series at Shea.

Jimmy Rollins of the Phillies praised the fans at Shea Stadium for creating a hostile environment, even if none of it unnerves him.

The plight of Gus Dominguez, serving time in federal prison for smuggling a Cuban baseball player into the U.S., has placed a pall over those agents who handle Cuban players.

The status of Ryan Church, on the disabled list since July 6 with postconcussion syndrome, remained murky on the first day he was eligible to be activated.

Robinson Canó has had at least two hits in every game since the All-Star break, and the streaking Yankees moved to within three and a half games of the Rays with a win Tuesday.