Former Red Sox outfielder J.D. Drew, who retired after the 2011 season, thinks his younger brother, Stephen, has found a nice fit in Boston.

We will never fully grasp what happened at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. Not in any meaningful way. This was too much evil and too much pain, and we just aren’t built to wrap our minds around something so awful. We shouldn’t even pretend otherwise.

The A’s are scheduled to welcome a “special guest” to the Oakland Coliseum by way of a media conference on Tuesday, and MLB.com has learned that it is Japanese shortstop Hiroyuki Nakajima.

The Angels signed veteran utility infielder Luis Rodriguez to a Minor League contract with a Spring Training invite on Monday.

Major League Baseball is working with a half-dozen manufacturers to develop padded caps that could help pitchers avoid serious injury if struck by a line drive or a broken bat, MLB.com has confirmed.

Only once before had baseball seen a windfall the likes of the seven no-hitters produced in 2012, which included an unprecedented three perfect games and continued an extraordinary trend for the greatest pitching feat in the sport.

The 2013 season stands as a defining one for White Sox outfield prospect Jared Mitchell.

Rangers pitcher Colby Lewis, who is coming back from surgery to repair a torn flexor tendon, was examined by Dr. Keith Meister on Friday and was given the green light to begin his throwing program on flat ground.

The Indians have a hole to fill in right field and the ballclub believes free-agent outfielder Nick Swisher offers the solution. Cleveland is in the midst of making a serious push to convince Swisher to call Progressive Field home.

With Josh Hamilton off the board, the question now is what possibilities remain for the Mariners to improve their offense in a winter where the premier free agents are starting to dwindle.

For better or worse, the 2012 Yankees will be remembered as a team that had its lineup go completely cold at the wrong time, and their disappointing showing in the postseason was certainly the subject of much head-scratching.

The Brewers signed infielder Donnie Murphy to a Minor League contract Monday but remained quiet on their most pressing front: relief pitching.

Looking to provide punch to their lineup as well as add a veteran presence, the Astros on Monday announced the signing of free agent Carlos Pena to a one-year contract.

Sara Ratzenberger stood up to cancer, fought hard and valiantly, and lost. Her husband, John, is determined to help others win that battle.

When the Dodgers began due diligence before launching their record-breaking $147 million pursuit of Zack Greinke, they didn’t look far for inside information.

Alan Ashby, a popular Astros catcher for more than a decade who later served for nine years as the team’s radio color analyst, is in the mix to return to the booth in Houston.

As far as Reds shortstop Zack Cozart was concerned, his biggest success from his rookie season was something that can’t be measured by existing statistics.