Reigning American League MVP Josh Donaldson lashed out Sunday after Twins starter Phil Hughes-- whose control is as good as any pitcher in the game -- nearly hit him twice, first with a pitch near his ...

Jim Palmer played for Earl Weaver and knew firsthand Weaver’s belief that hitting batters as retaliation made no sense, and in conversation Friday afternoon he quickly recalled the anecdote that best ...

The mid-August day in upper Manhattan was hazy and humid with intermittent light rain. Some of those present said there was a ...

MLB Network analyst Mitch "Wild Thing" Williams will reportedly take a leave of absence from his position after the 49-year-old allegedly ordered the beaning of 10-year-old player during a youth ...

Americans are about to meet a new brand of baseball — where bats flips are the norm, the crowd is usually more raucous and sometimes the pitcher bows to the hitter after a beanball. The KBO, Korea’s ...

Baseball proved again on Tuesday just how silly it can be. Yordano Ventura threw a 99 mph fastball at Manny Machado's ribs. They looked at each other and we knew what was coming next. It was time to ...

Baseball brawls like the one at Camden Yards Sunday bring out conflicting emotions in a fan. One is sympathetic understanding for a team’s protecting its own: It’s a pitcher’s duty to send a 90-mph ...

FILE - In this Aug. 18, 2013 file photo, New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez, center, is tended to by a trainer at first base after being hit by a pitch in the second inning of a baseball game against ...

PHOENIX — It was a clean, old-school, beanball war, one that was routine a generation ago, and one that’s so bungled these days. There was intent. There was retaliation. Five batters were hit, two ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Charles M. Schulz’s biography describes Charlie Brown as a lovable loser, a child possessed of endless determination and hope but who is ultimately dominated ...