Associated Press ROSEMONT, Ill. -- Steve Bartman has refused yet another offer to cash in on the moment he became the most famous -- or infamous -- Chicago Cubs fan in history. Bartman friend Frank Murtha says that Bartman won't accept an offer of

Pedro Martinez departed Wednesday night's game before it ended when he learned that his father, Paulino (Pablo) Jaime, had died in the Dominican Republic after a lengthy battle with brain cancer. Martinez, who has spent most of the past two seasons on

It will take a lot for Brett Myers to prove that he has solved his problems and can be a factor for the Phillies over the next 61 games.

A topping out celebration was held Wednesday at Charlotte County Stadium, the new Spring Training home of the Rays. 'There's been a lot of effort put into this project by a lot of people,' said Rays executive vice president of baseball operations Andrew

Bartlett, the Rays' starting shortstop, has been on the disabled list with a right knee sprain since July 3 and has missed 16 games. 'I'm excited. I already told [Akinori Iwamura], 'You ready to turn some double plays?'' Bartlett said. 'So I'm excited

That's the way it's been throughout baseball history. Over the course of a 162-game season, the good teams hope to fight and claw to .500 or a little better against the other good teams while pounding the teams of inferior quality. Take the 1998 Yankees,

On Wednesday afternoon, the Rays' right-hander almost got his belly full while picking up his ninth victory of the season in a 4-3 win over the A's in front of a crowd of 23,437. The win gave the Rays their 20th series win of the season (including 18 of

NEW YORK -- New York Yankees catcher Jorge Posada wants to put off surgery on his right shoulder even if it means sacrificing the start of next season. If he does play the rest of this year, it won't be behind the plate. On the disabled list for the

SEATTLE - And on the last day of the West Coast swing, Manny rested. Terry Francona said Manny Ramrez showed up yesterday morning and reported his right knee was sore, an overnight development the Red Sox manager said caught him by surprise. The trainers

The victory completed a three-game sweep and capped an unbeaten six-game homestand. Christian's double started the scoring with two outs in the fifth inning and Rodriguez added his two-run double with no outs in the sixth. New York's other run scored