One thing Tyler Clippard doesn’t lack is confidence. He still considers himself a closer and proved it in 2012, saving 32 games for the Nationals.

The Reds have signed starting pitcher Armando Galarraga to a Minor League contract, sources told MLB.com on Tuesday.

Hard telling where left-hander Danny Duffy might find himself when he finally returns to Kansas City around midseason or so. Heck, he might be in the bullpen, and that’s fine with him.

Brewers first baseman Corey Hart, who last week developed swelling in his knee during offseason workouts, did not undergo surgery as expected Tuesday and will instead seek a second opinion.

The Dodgers, who will take eight starting pitchers to Spring Training next month, will also take the greatest pitcher in franchise history.

The 2015 All-Star Game will be hosted by the Reds and Cincinnati, and the announcement will be made on Wednesday, sources confirmed to MLB.com on Tuesday morning.

It is almost time for the Giants to begin preparing in Arizona for what they hope will be their third World Series championship season in four years, but first their fans have another way to enjoy this one.

Teams that finished the 2012 campaign on high notes are hopeful that the momentum can carry over through the offseason.

Jack Morris is the model of the pitcher who rises to meet the highest challenges. And although this endears him to those who live inside the game, the analytics movement isn’t nearly as impressed, claiming he is no more qualified for enshrinement than a number of pitchers who fell off the ballot long ago.

If last week in baseball taught us anything, it’s that Scott Boras is a pretty patient guy.

Saturday night’s dinner for the New York chapter of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, one of three such annual events remaining, served as a reminder of why annual writers’ dinners are so valuable and so treasured in the cities where they still exist.

Preparing to enter the final season of his two-year contract with the Cardinals, Carlos Beltran spoke candidly Monday about his interest in staying in St. Louis beyond the 2013 season.

A chance to give back to the community, the opportunity to show others what is possible when you work hard and do things the right way was something Bo Porter wasn’t going to pass up, especially on a day honoring one of his heroes, civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King.

The Pirates have reached a new two-year agreement with left-hander Francisco Liriano, about a month after an original deal was in place, FOXSports.com’s Ken Rosenthal reported Monday.

Commissioner Bud Selig on Wednesday revealed a $1.5 million contribution from Major League Baseball for an Urban Youth Academy in Cincinnati.

A public visitation for Stan Musial has been scheduled from 2-8 p.m. CT on Thursday at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis. Two days later, Musial will be remembered during a funeral mass at the same location.

On this day in which we honor Martin Luther King Jr. and pause to remember the men and women who suffered and sacrificed in the name of racial fairness, Major League Baseball should be proud of its role in forcing people to see the world in a way they’d never seen it before.