Damon out vs. Yankees with turf toe

March 10, 2010 by Jason Beck · Leave a Comment 

Tigers outfielder Johnny Damon missed his first matchup with his old team on Wednesday due to turf toe in his left big toe, but the injury is not believed to be serious. Magglio Ordonez also missed the game with a muscle tweak behind his left knee. Both are day-to-day.

Declining rate of positive drug tests proving baseball is bo

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla- At spring training facilities in Florida and Arizona, fans are grumbling about the lack of excitement in this season’s early games. Since Major League Baseball instituted its newest drug policy in 2006, the game has become uninteresting and more boring. With 50 game, 100 game, and lifetime bans awai

Jackson shows power is back

March 9, 2010 by Steve Gilbert · Leave a Comment 

For some veterans, Spring Training is a way to work on their game and ease into the routine of playing baseball again. Conor Jackson, though, knew it would be a different story for him this spring.

Kuo, Hu set for homecoming in Taiwan

March 9, 2010 by Ken Gurnick · Leave a Comment 

The Dodgers, who were the first MLB club to visit Taiwan after the 1993 season, write another chapter in their international journal Wednesday when they leave for a three-game friendship series in a return to the island nation.

Young takes another step forward

March 9, 2010 by Barry M. Bloom · Leave a Comment 

The sky was gray when Padres right-hander Chris Young took the mound on Tuesday to face the Angels at Tempe Diablo Stadium. By the time he left the game after three scoreless, one-hit innings, the weather had broken and sun bathed the field.

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