The end of Christmas doesn't necessarily mean the end of shopping. Actually, with shorter lines, bigger sales and more clarity now that presents have been unwrapped, it's probably smarter to do most of your personal spending shortly after the 25th of December.

A night that began with the Pirates locked in a tie for the division lead gave way to a morning in which the Pirates not only dropped from that top spot, but did so in the most dramatic of ways. Umpire Jerry Meals' erroneous call at home plate that morning sealed Pittsburgh's 4-3, 19-inning loss to the Braves.

Yorvit Torrealba has been suspended for 66 games — the rest of this Venezuelan Winter League season and all of the next — after striking umpire Dario Rivero Jr. on Friday while playing for Leones de Caracas.

The Cubs added two more pitchers to the mix on Monday when they signed right-handers Manny Corpas and Andy Sonnanstine to non-guaranteed split contracts.

What's the market for Prince Fielder? Plenty of baseball executives would love to know the answer to that one. Welcome to the world of Scott Boras.

For better or for worse, the 10-9 loss in Game 6 of the World Series is what almost all Rangers fans will remember about the 2011 season.

Commissioner Bud Selig offers his opinions on a great postseason, labor peace, his future and more.

With both the Yankees and Rays on the top step of their respective dugouts, the clock clicked to exactly 2 p.m. ET and Derek Jeter connected, driving a 78-mph curveball over the left-field wall to enter the history books with a flourish.

The Tampa Bay Rays appear to have interest in signing free-agent catcher/designated hitter Jorge Posada, according to a report from ESPN Deportes.

Even months after his historic trot around the bases, reality is still sinking in for Jim Thome. That powerful swing, a slice through the night that spawned one of his signature shots to the opposite field, propelled the Pride of Peoria into an elite class of legends.

Drayton McLane slipped out the backdoor that final day in Milwaukee last month, off to a life out of the spotlight after 17 wonderful years as the owner of the Houston Astros.

All of the off-field nonsense in 2011 couldn't obscure the on-field stardom of Dodgers Cy Young winner Clayton Kershaw and MVP runner-up Matt Kemp.

In an effort to make room on their 40-man roster for players acquired in the Gio Gonzalez trade, the A's designated catcher Landon Powell and outfielder Jai Miller for assignment on Friday evening.

Billy Beane has increasingly taken a greater vocal stance on the stadium issue surrounding his club, but in recent weeks the most blaring noises from the A's general manager have been heard through trades, most recently dealing Gio Gonzalez to Washington for four prospects.

Rangers catcher Yorvit Torrealba struck a home-plate umpire in the facemask during a Venezuelan League game on Friday.

The Nationals made it official Friday, acquiring left-hander Gio Gonzalez and right-hander Robert Gilliam from the Athletics for catcher Derek Norris and pitchers Brad Peacock, Tommy Milone and A.J. Cole.

The Red Sox announced their 2012 coaching staff on Friday. Bob McClure takes over as pitching coach, with Tim Bogar becoming bench coach and Dave Magadan remaining the hitting coach. Alex Ochoa and Jerry Royster will man the first- and third-base boxes, respectively, and Gary Tuck remains in the bullpen.