Pitching in the World Series is not new to Justin Verlander, but the Tigers’ ace right-hander now understands the precious and fleeting nature of being on the mound in the Fall Classic

Gerry Davis’ latest umpiring assignment not only is an important one, but will be a record breaker as well.

If John Farrell could have left for the Red Sox a year ago, he would have. He made that clear for the first time on Tuesday, after putting a Red Sox hat back on.

Adam Dunn was chosen by his peers as the American League Comeback Player of the Year, but he said the honor is “bittersweet.”

John Farrell’s first-base coach in Toronto, Torey Lovullo, is expected to join the Red Sox as their bench coach, a baseball source confirmed Tuesday.

With their managerial situation now taken care of, the Red Sox are going full speed ahead in trying to re-sign slugger David Ortiz to a multi-year contract.

After a year on the job, Theo Epstein reflected on the 2012 season and looked forward to the 2013 campaign as he hopes to build on a strong core of young talent.

This is where the 2012 Detroit Tigers always expected to be. That was true in the first hour of the first day of Spring Training, and never wavered through an underwhelming regular season.

The Marlins, coming off a last-place finish, dismissed manager Ozzie Guillen on Tuesday. They did not name a replacement.

MLB Network will televise all 39 games of the 2013 World Baseball Classic to be played in March, and will also be the exclusive English-language telecast partner in the United States for the 2017 tournament.

The Tigers look like a safe bet to win the World Series on paper, but it’s hard to pick against the Giants and the resolve they have shown winning six consecutive elimination games this postseason.

Marco Scutaro and Ryan Vogelsong of the Giants and Phil Coke and Delmon Young of the Tigers are the choices as voting is under way to determine the best of the Note-able Postseason Performances presented by Samsung.

Major League Baseball’s annual rollout of community initiatives for Games 1-4 of the World Series will begin Wednesday with a focus on Stand Up To Cancer.

The Giants felt pretty good about their early 7-0 lead in Game 7 of the NLCS, but St. Louis’ Division Series comeback was lurking in the back of their minds.

There will be no rest for the weary, and from the Giants’ perspective, perhaps that’s a good thing. While the Giants needed seven games to win the NLCS, the Tigers swept the ALCS, but history suggests that the extra rest isn’t an advantage.

The Cardinals’ loss in Game 7 of the National League Championship Series meant the World Series will be a matchup of division winners. No Wild Card teams need apply.

While the candidates were debating for the presidency on Monday night, Marco Scutaro was leaving no room for debate in the National League Championship Series.