Left-hander Cliff Lee, who was placed on the disabled list with a left rib cage pull, had an MRI on Thursday that confirmed the original diagnosis.

Miguel Cabrera and Colin Balester visited the MLB Fan Cave in Greenwich Village from noon to 2 p.m. ET on Friday, filming segments for an upcoming video that you can find later next week at MLBFanCave.com.

With concerns hovering over Rafael Perez's distinct dip in pitch velocity, the Indians placed the left-handed reliever on the disabled list on Friday. Cleveland indicated that the pitcher was suffering from a strained left lat muscle.

After opening the season with only two hits in his first nine games, Jarrod Saltalamacchia is beginning to find his groove.

Jarrod Saltalamacchia homered twice and Kevin Youkilis hit a grand slam as the Red Sox ran their winning streak to four games with a 10-3 victory over the White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field.

Each day, MLB.com selects one player from each game whose performance stands out. Here are April 26's Mane Men of the Day.

Philip Humber's string of retiring 29 consecutive batters ended when he walked Red Sox leadoff hitter Mike Aviles on a 3-2 pitch, and the right-hander's fortunes went downhill from there during a 10-3 loss.

Mark Kotsay delivered a two-run, pinch-hit double in the eighth inning as the Padres edged the Nationals, 2-1, on Thursday night at Petco Park.

Left fielder Carl Crawford has been diagnosed with an ulnar collateral ligament sprain in his left elbow and will be shut down from baseball activity, the Red Sox announced Thursday.

Adam Jones hit a tiebreaking homer on the first pitch of the bottom of the eighth inning, and Chris Davis added a two-run shot as the Orioles completed a three-game sweep of the Blue Jays with a 5-2 win Thursday night before 13,725 at Camden Yards.

They're already chanting “M-V-P” for Matt Kemp at Dodger Stadium, and it's easy to understand why.

Mariano Rivera demonstrated his ability to close out a sale during a meet-and-greet with fans promoting the new “New York Yankees” for men and “New York Yankees for Her” fragrance brand.

When Bobby Valentine managed Robin Ventura from 1999-2001 with the New York Mets, he never looked at his third baseman as a manager.

The Padres placed reliever Micah Owings on the 15-day disabled list for a strained right forearm on Thursday and selected reliever Dale Thayer from Triple-A Tucson.

Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman will visit the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopedic Clinic this weekend in Los Angeles and likely receive another cortisone shot in the sore right shoulder that has kept him out of the lineup since Saturday.

Anything and everything effectively masquerades as news these days. The very word “issue” has assumed a much harsher connotation. Any issue now is ominous and nasty. What better example of that than the Ubaldo-Tulo incident earlier this month?

Orioles manager Buck Showalter said closer Jim Johnson appears to be improving and is coming closer to a release from the hospital.