When left fielder Alfonso Soriano was healthy, Piniella had his first five hitters set. With his power-hitting leadoff man out since June 11, the Cubs manager mixed and matched until settling on moving Fukudome from fifth to first. Fukudome transitioned

'I stole some dirt, which I had to do very sneakily,' said Howard, who plays Bobby Newman, a writer who covers the Chicago Cubs in the TBS sitcom. 'I didn't take a truckload, I took a handful. I put it in little glass jars. I gave one to my mom, one to

He likes to think about a different day, the day he will return to the Majors. 'It's going to be the best day of my life, that's the best thing that I can say,' Greenberg said. 'Because of what I've gone through over the last few years, it's going to

How do we vote for All-Star pitchers? I think more than anyone, Carlos Marmol should be an All-Star, and it's tough to get a middle-relief pitcher on the team. How can we get him there?-- John T., Nashville It's up to Colorado manager Clint Hurdle, who

? The Altoona Mountain City plays their final game, losing 5-3 to the Baltimore Monumentals. The Altoona Who lost to the Baltimore What? Prior to the 2008 season, players like Carl Crawford, Scott Kazmir, Aubrey Huff, Roberto Hernandez, Rocco Baldelli

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Felix Hernandez, left, high-fives Jeff Clement over Willie Bloomquist on Monday. (Jim McIsaac/)Felix Hernandez hit the first grand slam by an American League pitcher in 37 years, helping the visiting Seattle Mariners beat the New York Mets 5-2 before a

Shaun Marcum learned Monday that he has strained ligaments around the elbow. (J.P. Moczulski/Canadian Press)Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Shaun Marcum's arm injury isn't nearly as bad as first feared. Marcum, 26, was examined Monday in Birmingham, Ala., by

Curt Schilling could be throwing off a mound by January after having shoulder surgery Monday that keeps him on target to pitch by the middle of next season if he decides to return. The Red Sox's former ace had his right biceps tendon and labrum repaired