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The Boston Red Sox are the best team in baseball right now. But that revelation doesn’t do their first 18 games justice. The Red Sox finished off thorough beatdown of the Angels on Thursday night, winning 8-2 to complete a three-game sweep which read like a football score: Boston 27, …

Seattle boasted a legendary one-two punch with Ken Griffey Jr. and Alex Rodriguez in the 1990s. After sporadic appearances for two years, A-Rod joined the Mariners full-time in 1996 and proceeded to bash 184 long balls over the next five seasons. He signed with the Rangers prior to the 2001 …

SportsPulse: USA TODAY Sports’ Bob Nightengale explains why Shohei Ohtani is the real deal and can take the Angels to the playoffs. They won’t be taken out of the game just because the opposing lineup is about to get a third crack at them. That’s one of the certainties of …

“I think we’re going to hit the ground running tomorrow with Jim in place and a couple new members of the staff, and we’re very focused on creating a sense of urgency for these guys to perform now,” Reds general manager Dick Williams told reporters. “We talk about rebuilding and …

Jake Arrieta, the starting pitcher the Cubs used to pay, just struck out 10 while allowing only one hit in seven innings. Yu Darvish, the starting pitcher the Cubs chose over Arrieta, has yet to throw seven innings and has yet to strike out 10. Arrieta, now with the Phillies, …

Jake Arrieta, the starting pitcher the Cubs used to pay, just struck out 10 while allowing only one hit in seven innings. Yu Darvish, the starting pitcher the Cubs chose over Arrieta, has yet to throw seven innings and has yet to strike out 10. Arrieta, now with the Phillies, …

The Colorado Rockies (11-9) are expected to get a big boost to their lineup on Friday when they host the Chicago Cubs (8-8) in a pick’em matchup at Coors Field. The Rockies will have third baseman Nolan Arenado back from a five-game suspension for the opener of this three-game set. …

The Colorado Rockies (11-9) are expected to get a big boost to their lineup Friday, when they host the Chicago Cubs (8-8) in a pick’em matchup at Coors Field. The Rockies will have third baseman Nolan Arenado back from a five-game suspension for the opener of this three-game set. MLB …

When team officials gave the first slideshow presentation of the Wrigley Field renovation plans at the 2013 Cubs Convention, the renderings seemed almost surreal. But five years later, many of those changes have been implemented, including the new home clubhouse, an open-air space bordering Clark Street Read MOre      

When team officials gave the first slideshow presentation of the Wrigley Field renovation plans at the 2013 Cubs Convention, the renderings seemed almost surreal. But five years later, many of those changes have been implemented, including the new home clubhouse, an open-air space bordering Clark Street Read MOre