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NL All-Star manager Charlie Manuel said he was told to include a utility player on the NL roster, so he has chosen Omar Infante of the Braves. Infante is a very versatile player who can play all the infield and outfield positions, but he has one home run and 22 runs batted in this season. He is a good player, but he is not an All-Star player. His teammate Troy Glaus, who ...

Kevin Millwood, pictured here, is 0-8 with a 5.91 ERA after his first 14 starts of the 2010 season after being traded to the Baltimore Orioles. The 2010 baseball season has not been kind to the Baltimore Orioles, and a big part of their failure has been Kevin Millwood failing to win a game this season. His 0-8 record and 5.91 ERA were not what the Orioles expected when acquiring him ...

Carlos Pena who had been slumping hit a home run in his fifth consecutive game and he has hit six home runs in those five games. Carlos Pena hit a home run in his fifth consecutive game while breaking a Rays franchise home run record of 129 home runs, which had been held by Aubrey Huff until last night. Pena has hit more home runs than Alex Rodriguez in the last four ...

The Nationals may be in last place in the NL East but they were in the spotlight yesterday when they made Bryce Harper, a 17-year-old slugger, the No. 1 pick in the 2010 amateur draft. They will be in the spotlight again today when Stephen Strasburg makes his major league debut a year after being chosen No. 1 in the 2009 ...

This is the second in a three part series looking at the remaining free agent players. Today we will focus on the top remaining outfielders and designated hitters. á Left Fielders Matt Holliday and Johnny Damon are the only type A free agent left fielders. Holliday is reportedly close to signing with the Cardinals. Despite recently turning 36, Damon had a great season in 2009. He matched his all-time high in homers ...

Benjie Molina is the only regular free agent catcher not signed for the 2010 season and should be one of the first players signed in the new year. TodayÆs post features a position by position breakdown for the cream of the crop of remaining free agent catchers and infielders. á Catcher Benjie Molina is the top remaining free agent catcher but will be 36 next July. Molina hit 20 homers and drove ...

The Rockies clinched a playoff spot yesterday at Coors Field by defeating the Brewers 9-2. Their win eliminated the playoff hopes of the Braves. If the Rockies sweep the Dodgers in Los Angeles, they would become the NL West champion. A Rockies sweep would cause the Dodgers to settle for the NL Wild Card spot. The Rockies were 18-28 when longtime manager Clint Hurdle was fired in late May. With new manager ...

Clayton Richard pitched seven scoreless innings of one-hit baseball as the Padres shutout the Dodgers, 5-0, and delayed the clinching of the NL West title. á The Philadelphia Phillies clinched the NL East title on Wednesday by pounding the Houston Astros, 10-3. Seven different Phillies drove in runs during the contest with Raul Ibanez hitting his 34th homer of the season and adding three RBI. The Astros took a 3-1 lead in the ...

Andy LaRoche was 5-for-5 while hitting two homers and driving in six runs as the Pirates take an easy 11-1 win over the Dodgers. á With six days of baseball left in the 2009 baseball season only the Yankees and Angels are assured of division titles. The Angels took an easy 11-0 win over the Rangers last night to clinch the AL West title. The Braves moved closer to the Phillies in the ...

The Yankees clinched the AL East title yesterday, leaving five teams to battle for the final three spots to represent the AL in the postseason. The Angels, Rangers, Tigers, Twins, and Red Sox are the only teams still alive in the American League. The Rangers are the only team that could be eliminated today in the American League with a loss to the AL West leading Angels when they meet today ...