Baseball

Cincinnati Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips' butt has a lesson for all of you ball players out there -- don't slide head first.

In baseball there are a few ways to get a point across. Having your pitcher throw one near, or at, a batter is one of those ways, but if it's deliberate, should there be punishment?

There's no thrill quite like getting a ball at a baseball game. Unfortunately, the woman at a Kansas City Royals game in this video doesn't get to experience that, thanks to the pint-sized goofus who hijacks her moment.

Luck plays a large role in the outcome of baseball games, and how players are perceived by fans.

A 12-year old in Massachussetts has been banned from pitching for his little league team, because he is too good.

A New York Yankees superfan takes his fandom so seriously that he delayed attending his sister's wedding to go to a baseball game. "Bald" Vinny Milano is the unquestioned leader of the Bleacher Creatures, the New York Yankees' fan group which performs the Yankee Stadium tradition of the "Roll Call" — chanting the names of the Yankees' starting players until each player acknowle

There are few certainties in fantasy baseball. One certainty every season is that there isn’t another position with more turnover than at closer.

MLB prospects in 2013 are abundant, but all have question marks next to their names.

Things are interesting at the shortstop position this season. While many experts view it as shallow because of how the position performed as a whole last year, using hindsight isn’t always helpful. When I look at this list, I see a group of guys that are capable of matching or exceeding their 2012 numbers...

On July 18 the New York Yankees held a comfortable lead in the A.L. East and seemed destined for a deep playoff run. Since then, the Bombers have somehow managed to blow a 10-game advantage over the Orioles, leading to a scramble for first place and an extremely rattled New York fan base. Still, this is hardly the first time that a team with a comfortable lead has suffered a late-season collapse.

For baseball fans, witnessing a home run at a critical moment is only part of the fun. It’s up to each team’s announcers to lend a sense of scope and excitement to the moment.

A major trade between high-profile franchises highlighted the past week in baseball, as several teams hope to make a final push to the post-season. Here’s what’s happening in Major League Baseball: