John Maine won't return to the rotation until Friday at Shea Stadium against the Florida Marlins, as brass proceeds with caution after the righthander was diagnosed with a mild strain of the right rotator cuff. After three days of inactivity, Maine said

NEW YORK (TICKER) Florida Marlins minor league pitcher Daniel Gil on Saturday was suspended 50 games after testing positive for a metabolite of Boldenone, a performance-enhancing drug.

(NASHUA, N.H. - August 1st, 2008) The Nashua Pride and Worcester Tornadoes clashed for two games at Historic Holman Stadium on Friday night, with Worcester taking both seven-inning affairs from the Pride, game one 3-2 and game two 6-3, in front of 1,898

- Coming off of his shortest start of the season, Rox ace RHP John Kelly shut out one of the Can-Am League's top offenses through six innings, while the Brockton offense provided more than enough support in an 8-3 win over Atlantic City at Campanelli

Minor league officials have fined and suspended 15 players and 2 managers for their roles in a bench-clearing brawl July 24 between the Class A Peoria Chiefs and the Dayton Dragons. The Midwest League did not identify the players suspended. Suspensions ranged from three games for most players to 60 days for one.

Brockton, Mass. - Despite two-hit evenings from RF Josh Burrus and 1B Eddie Kim, the Atlantic City Surf fell to the Brockton Rox, 8-3, in a Can-Am League contest at Campanelli Stadium on Friday evening, the first in a three-game set. After a scoreless

Nashua, NH -- Chris Colabello contributed RBI doubles in each game of the doubleheader, as the Worcester Tornadoes swept the twinbill in Nashua, defeating the Pride in Game One, 3-2, then winning Game Two, 6-3, at Historic Holman Stadium on Friday night.

Worcester 3, Nashua 2 (Game 1 - 7 Innings) @ Nashua, NH Time: 2:13 W: Alex Pena (2-3) L: Hideki Nagasaka (6-4) S: John Birtwell (10) HR: NSH- Mike Torres (2) In game one of a doubleheader, Worcester scored three times in the top of the third inning and

AM ETBy Mike Cook / Special to MLB.com MINNEAPOLIS -- After a 13-inning game Wednesday followed by a day game plus travel Thursday, Cleveland did not take batting practice before Friday's game with Minnesota. You can reckon that they will Saturday. And

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Minor league baseball, which prides itself on a reputation of being family-oriented entertainment, has taken a hit over a massive bench-clearing brawl in which a player has been charged with assaulting a fan. Officials in the