While the Red Sox have not been able to bounce back after falling short last September, the Braves find themselves on the verge of a playoff berth.

Manager Mike Matheny wouldn’t label Mitchell Boggs or Jason Motte unavailable on Friday, but he did admit that he would show substantial hesitation in using either, even in a close game.

Conversations about Darwin Barney always come back to the Cubs second baseman’s defense.

The Nationals have played like a team and overcome many obstacles this season, and are on their way to the first playoff trip in team history.

The Milwaukee Brewers are baseball’s hottest team and its most stunning Wild Card contender, and they’re Exhibit A in the effects of a second Wild Card.

Thousands of Major League Baseball fans have downloaded the MLB PrePlay game for free since its recent release by MLB.com as the latest in a string of popular apps

Torii Hunter wants to return to the Angels next season rather than head elsewhere as a free agent, but there might not be room for him in a crowded outfield.

The additional Wild Cards mean managers will have to be better prepared than ever before in terms of handling their pitching staffs and bullpens.

In both Jupiter, Fla., and Regensburg, Germany, some of the game’s better prospects will mix with some unaffiliated players for World Baseball Classic qualifying

The Brewers’ Ryan Braun, Giants’ Buster Posey and Pirates’ Andrew McCutchen appear to be the three leading candidates for this year’s National League MVP Award.

For much of 2012, it felt like the 1970s all over again, with the colorful Orioles, Athletics and Pirates making bold moves out of nowhere.

According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, the Marlins plan to dismiss Larry Beinfest, president of baseball operations, and replace him with Dan Jennings, the team’s
vice president of player personnel.

The Nationals are in the playoffs and they were able advance to the postseason on a great effort from left-hander Ross Detwiler, who pitched six solid innings in a 4-1 victory over the Dodgers at Nationals Park on Thursday night.

Josh Hamilton was briefly back in uniform on Thursday and took part in warmups, but the Rangers decided to send him back to Texas for team doctors to examine his sinus infection.

Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano denied an Internet rumor on Thursday that suggested he was about to be hit with a 50-game suspension for a performance-enhancing drug violation.

Former Major League starter Shawn Hill earned the win and Canada scored eight runs in the seventh inning for an 11-1 victory by mercy rule over Great Britain to open play at the World Baseball Classic qualifier on Thursday.

Adam Jones — a former Seattle farmhand traded away in 2008 — continued to haunt his former team, connecting for a two-run, 11th-inning homer that gave the Orioles a 3-1 series-sweeping victory.