NEW YORK - By the way, Shea Stadium is closing, too. Yankee Stadium's nostalgic goodbye garnered enormous attention across town, but hardly anyone seems affected by the New York Mets moving into a new ballpark next season as well. Hello, sparkling Citi

As Manager Jerry Manuel discussed the changes he had made in the Mets? lineup, he was casual about what they meant. Sure, Manuel had switched Carlos Beltran to the second spot and dropped Daniel Murphy to fifth in the order, but Manuel minimized the

On Friday night at Chase Field, there was no bigger hit than Tracy's pinch-hit two-run double in the eighth inning that sent the D-backs to a 6-4 victory over the Rockies. With the game tied at 4, Tracy stepped in with two runners on base, and he smacked

Brandon Webb will be taking the hill for the final time this season. Many voters consider Webb a lock for the award because of his 22 wins, which is the most in the league by a whopping five. Still, his ERA and strikeout total, which rank ninth and 10th

Lilly's changeup could pose a problem for Brewers Special to ESPN.com Editor's note: Inside Edge is a professional scouting service that supplies reports and tools regularly used by major league teams. The following look ahead is based on its scouting

ESPN.com news services The Seattle Mariners were upbeat when a postsurgery report on Erik Bedard revealed the left-handed starter, acquired in a high-profile trade last offseason with the Baltimore Orioles, could be ready for the 2009 season. 'The

Left fielder Raul Ibanez and right fielder Ichiro Suzuki have played in all 160 games this season, putting them in a select group of Major League players. Adrian Gonzalez (Padres), Ryan Howard (Phillies) and Justin Morneau (Twins) are the only other

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He hit two of them on Friday night against the Athletics, hiking his single-season high to 17, to lead the Mariners to a 10-8 victory in front of 24,662 on Fan Appreciation Night at Safeco Field. Rookie catcher Rob Johnson hit his first career home run,

'I have never been the president of the Mariners when we lost 100 games,' Armstrong said on Friday afternoon during an end-of-the-season interview session with local beat writers at Safeco Field. '[This season] has been miserable.' Armstrong and CEO