Giancarlo Stanton's prodigious power during the Marlins' recent road trip helped him bring home National League Player of the Week honors.

The New York-based “If You See Something, Say Something” safety campaign is pushing countrywide to baseball games and other major sports.

David Ortiz hitter went back on the 15-day disabled list Monday because of his bothersome right Achilles, but he intends to return this season.

It's tough to ignore the facts regarding Jered Weaver, though the Angels' ace is far more focused on leading his team to a World Series championship than personal accolades.

September callups are not just for second-division clubs who are out of contention, just giving a young kid a chance. Several teams very much in the middle of a postseason race might look for help down on the farm.

Earvin “Magic” Johnson has come a long way from the campus of Michigan State University, a bike ride from his Lansing home down the road.

Tim Hudson appeared to be a man on a mission as he completed seven solid innings and benefited from the two-run first inning the Braves produced on the way to claiming a 7-1 win over Tim Lincecum and the Giants on Sunday night.

Each day, MLB.com selects one player from each game whose performance stands out.

The Padres will promote right-hander Casey Kelly to start Monday's series opener vs. the Braves. He'll face off against Paul Maholm.

The field for the 2012 HotelPlanner.com National Youth Baseball Championships title game is set. The Super Series-champion Houston Banditos Black and USSSA champ Team Phenom (Moreno Valley, Calif.) each used big fourth innings in Sunday's semifinals to advance to Monday's championship.

White Sox right-hander Gavin Floyd departed Sunday's series finale against the Mariners after pitching just two innings because of right elbow discomfort.

Tyler Flowers homered for the second straight game, this time a go-ahead two-run shot in the seventh, to lead the White Sox to a 4-3 victory, the club's sixth straight, over the Mariners on Sunday at a rain-soaked U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago.

Felix Hernandez, who will take the hill when Seattle opens a four-game set in Minneapolis on Monday, has dazzled for two months. In his last 13 outings, the right-hander is 8-0 with a 1.53 ERA, limiting opposing hitters to a .184 batting average.

Ben Revere went 4-for-4 with an RBI triple and three runs scored and Cole De Vries finished a strong outing by retiring 12 straight Rangers as Minnesota handed Texas its first loss in five games.

Monday marks the Dodger Blue debut of Josh Beckett, who matches up with Rockies lefty Jeff Francis in a series opener at Colorado.

The White Sox, winners of six straight and leaders of the AL Central, begin an important road trip Monday in Baltimore against the playoff-contending Orioles. Francisco Liriano squares off against Wei-Yin Chen.

Edinson Volquez went seven, allowing two runs, and the offense hit from top to bottom, including RBI doubles from Carlos Quentin and Alexi Amarista.