When all the dust settled in the second elimination game of the Panama World Baseball Classic qualifier, Panama stood as the victor, bouncing Colombia out of the tournament with a 9-7 victory.

When all the dust settled in the second elimination game of the Panama World Baseball Classic qualifier, Panama stood as the victor, bouncing Colombia out of the tournament with a 9-7 victory.

Jim Deshaies, a popular member of the Astros’ television broadcast team for more than a decade, has interviewed for a similar position with the Cubs.

Jim Deshaies, a popular member of the Astros’ television broadcast team for more than a decade, has interviewed for a similar position with the Cubs.

Using today’s methods of valuing players, how many past MVP and Cy Young Awards might be redistributed? Should there exist a standard set of criteria for which to judge players to create a level, objective voting process, or is the debate all part of the fun?

Negotiations between the Nationals and first baseman Adam LaRoche are going slowly, according to a source familiar with the talks.

Negotiations between the Nationals and first baseman Adam LaRoche are going slowly, according to a source familiar with the talks.

After a pair of mercy-rule wins, host Chinese Taipei notched a third straight qualifier shutout by routing New Zealand, 9-0, in the finale. With their three wins by a combined 35-0, Chinese Taipei earned a spot in the 2013 World Baseball Classic.

After a pair of mercy-rule wins, host Chinese Taipei notched a third straight qualifier shutout by routing New Zealand, 9-0, in the finale. With their three wins by a combined 35-0, Chinese Taipei earned a spot in the 2013 World Baseball Classic.

Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada led the offensive attack with three doubles and drove in a pair of runs, as host Panama claimed a 6-2 victory to knock Nicaragua out of the World Baseball Classic qualifier on Saturday.

As the Marlins are redirecting and getting younger, the club also is adding a veteran who was a major part of their 2003 World Series championship team. According to multiple sources, Juan Pierre has agreed to a one-year, $1.6 million contract.

Behind a strong start from southpaw Oscar Nakaoshi and some sound situational hitting, Brazil advanced to the final game of the qualifier with a 7-1 win over Colombia on Saturday afternoon at Rod Carew National Stadium.

In this year’s European Big League Tour, Major League players went on an eight-day trek from Rotterdam, Netherlands to London, hosting baseball clinics in the Rotterdam Topsport and London Soccerdome complexes as interested kids got a chance to learn from some of the league’s best.

Padres reliever Kevin Quackenbush struck out Jake Marisnick in the bottom of the ninth and the Peoria Javelinas began celebrating their Arizona Fall League championship Saturday. But then they, the Salt River Rafters and the 3,411 fans on hand at Scottsdale Stadium had to wait for official confirmation of the 4-3 victory.

Chris McGuiness is the kind of player who prefers to be more of an under-the-radar kind of prospect. He may have blown his cover by winning the Arizona Fall League’s Joe Black Most Valuable Player Award this fall.

Cole Kimball’s perseverance, along with his overall leadership abilities while with the Salt River Rafters, is the reason the Nats relief prospect was named the Arizona Fall League’s 2012 Dernell Stenson Sportsmanship Award winner Saturday.

Let me tell you about the Roger Clemens I got to know during his three seasons with the Houston Astros. He was both a great competitor and a great teammate. He was also a great ambassador for the sport.