Andy Pettitte began testifying under direct examination for the prosecution Tuesday in the federal perjury trial of Roger Clemens.

Help has blown into the Windy City for the Indians. On Tuesday, outfielder Johnny Damon joined Cleveland for its current three-game series against the White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field.

As Andy Pettitte began his testimony for the prosecution in the federal perjury trial of Roger Clemens in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Yankees manager Joe Girardi was back in New York talking about the left-hander's prospects of soon joining the club.

Yankees right-hander Michael Pineda had successful surgery on his right shoulder on Tuesday, manager Joe Girardi said before New York's game against the Orioles.

Though Lance Berkman said it remains a possibility that he'll be ready to return from the disabled list on Friday, he did not sound overly optimistic about such a timetable.

Orioles outfielder Nolan Reimold has been diagnosed with a bulging disc in his back, and he received a Medrol Dosepak on Tuesday in the hope of alleviating the pain and returning later this week.

Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre was not in the starting lineup for Tuesday's game against the Blue Jays. Josh Hamilton was also out of the lineup for the second game in a row with a stiff back and was listed as day to day.

The Indians planned on having right fielder Shin-Soo Choo test his ailing left hamstring with some baserunning on Tuesday afternoon, but light rain in Chicago forced the club to improvise.

The Giants temporarily lost veteran depth in the bullpen Tuesday as lefty Jeremy Affeldt was placed on the 15-day DL with a sprained right knee.

The Rays confirmed on Tuesday that Evan Longoria will miss 6-8 weeks with a partial tear of his left hamstring.

When highly touted Red Sox prospect Jose Iglesias bounded into the clubhouse about three hours before Tuesday night's game against the Oakland Athletics, it was clear that a roster move was in the works.

The sale of the Los Angeles Dodgers became official on Tuesday as Guggenheim Baseball Management closed its $2 billion purchase of the club and Dodger Stadium from Frank McCourt.

Many tales were shared Tuesday morning at Queen of All Saints Basilica in Chicago, where Moose Skowron's life was celebrated among family, friends and former teammates and colleagues.

Major League Baseball is mulling a number of scenarios for the 2013 schedule that will bring dramatic change to Interleague Play and could result in fewer games between intracity rivals such as the Mets and Yankees.

The purpose of the First-Year Player Draft is the same as it's ever been: to give teams the opportunity to rebuild from within, to restock farm systems with the idea that the teams that finished poorly the year prior get the chance to get the better players by getting the earlier picks. It's just that rules governing that system have changed somewhat dramatically.

MLB.com on Tuesday reduced the annual price of MLB.TV Premium to $114.99 and basic MLB.TV to $99.99. Both packages will let you stream live out-of-market games, and the former will allow you to watch it over a multitude of devices.

Patrick Corbin picked up the win in his Major League debut as the D-backs beat the Marlins, 9-5, on Monday afternoon at Marlins Park.