This weekend, for the first time since he left via a trade on June 24, 2004, Carlos Beltran will play at Kauffman Stadium.

As part of the Astros' 50th anniversary, the weekly “Game to Remember” series features a former Astros/Colt .45s great discussing his favorite game while playing for the Houston franchise.

While the Dodgers continue to look for a starting pitcher, two losses to the A's have been a reminder that they need a run producer too. Someone like Houston's Carlos Lee, perhaps?

Reds first baseman Joey Votto's incredible hitting numbers this season have certainly demanded the attention of the baseball world. Not surprising, an increasing number of its inhabitants are screaming to the heavens that Votto very well could be the best hitter in the game.

After grinding through a tough early-season stretch, Ike Davis has seen his production at the plate heat up recently, as he aims to move forward.

Joe Torre, Evan Longoria and Jimmy Rollins have joined forces with President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden on a new White House public service announcement that stresses zero tolerance for dating violence.

The straw slugging poll has spoken. The first early returns have come in on who fans would like to see in the State Farm Home Run Derby, and there aren't many surprises on the list.

A decade of strategic statue positioning around All-Star cities is about to culminate with the arrival of 1,000-pound objets d'art in Kansas City, and part of that summertime tradition is the ability to purchase the replica versions at the MLB.com Shop .

Braves right-hander Brandon Beachy, the Major Leagues' co-leader in ERA, underwent successful Tommy John surgery on Thursday and is expected to miss about a year.

Matt Carpenter and Jon Jay are nearing their returns from the disabled list, and there is a strong possibility that both players will be rejoining the Cardinals during the team's upcoming series in Kansas City.

“Moonlight” Graham, most famous for being characterized in “Field of Dreams,” never got a Major League at-bat. Thirty-five players since have repeated his feat of playing in the Major Leagues without getting an at-bat.

The rosters for the XM All-Star Futures Game in Kansas City, set to be a part of the Taco Bell All-Star Sunday festivities on July 8, were released on Thursday.

Friday's pitching matchup between the Cubs' Jeff Samardzija and the Diamondbacks' Joe Saunders is a matchup between two pitchers who are making progress in their continuing attempt to become comfortable and productive in their current surroundings.

The Brewers and White Sox will revive their old rivalry on Friday, beginning a three-game series in Chicago. Zack Greinke will duel with Chris Sale, a candidate to start for the American League in the 2012 All-Star Game on July 10 in Kansas City.

Nearly 11 years later, the Indians and Astros get reacquainted in Interleague Play as the clubs open a three-game set on Friday at Minute Maid Park. Ubaldo Jimenez opposes Lucas Harrell in the opener.

An outing in America's Finest City could be just the right thing to turn things around for Kevin Millwood when he takes the ball for the Mariners in Friday's series opener against the Padres.

As the Yankees cross town for the second installment of the 2012 Subway Series in New York, the Mets will be looking to prevent the Bronx Bombers from finishing this stretch of Interleague Play the same way it started — with the Yankees sweeping the Mets in three weekend games.