One of the most treasured pieces of modern baseball history — the Bill Buckner ball from the 1986 World Series — will go on sale this month with a $1 million price tag thanks to the Grammy-nominated songwriter who owns it.

Josh Hamilton has told his story, a tale of self-destruction turned redemption, numerous times. But the Rangers' All-Star outfielder is still making amends for some of the decisions he made along the way.

Davey Martinez is said to be among the top candidates to fill Ozzie Guillen's vacated post as manager of the White Sox. If that happens, Rays manager Joe Maddon said the Rays would miss Martinez, the team's bench coach.

When the Arizona Fall League kicked off its inaugural season back in 1992, the world was a lot different. The Internet had barely been invented, with e-mail seemingly only used by those in scientific fields. There was no Facebook, and the only tweeting done was by birds.

Cole Hamels insists there's no extra pressure as he heads into Game 3 of the National League Division Series on Tuesday at 5 p.m. ET, a game the Phillies need to win to avoid having their backs against the wall in a series that many considered simply a stepping stone to the World Series.

St. Louis hitters methodically chipped away at an early deficit with a string of quality at-bats up and down the lineup to beat the Phillies for a comeback win in Game 2 of the National League Division Series.

When Rick Porcello takes the mound for the Tigers in Game 4 of the American League Division Series at Comerica Park on Tuesday night, he said he's sure where the allegiance of his parents — who were Yankees fans when he was a kid — will lie.

Veteran third baseman Mark DeRosa was brought in to make his MLB Network debut Monday through Wednesday as a guest analyst, bringing a wealth of Major League Baseball postseason experience to Studios 3 and 42.

Jaime Garcia is 2-1 with a 1.20 ERA in six career games against the Phillies, and against them this season, he owns a 0.60 ERA in two starts, in which he allowed one earned run over 15 innings. He'll start for the Cardinals in Tuesday's Game 3 of the National League Division Series on Tuesday in St. Louis.

After being left off the 2010 postseason roster, lefty Matt Harrison gets his chance for the Rangers against the Rays in Tuesday's Game 4 of the ALDS.

Jeremy Hellickson's first full season in the Major Leagues went so well that his manager sometimes has to be reminded that he's still a rookie.

Rangers backup catchers Yorvit Torrealba and Matt Treanor collided during pregame stretching on Monday.

David Murphy will start in left field for the Rangers in Game 4 against Rays right-hander Jeremy Hellickson, leaving Endy Chavez to come off the bench.

John Jaso, whose go-ahead two-out RBI single in Game 3 of last year's American League Division Series gave Tampa its first lead of that series, was penciled in as the starting for Game 3 vs. the Rangers on Monday.

The Dodgers have asked a Delaware bankruptcy judge to modify his ruling of last week and allow evidence of MLB's dealings with other clubs to determine whether Commissioner Bud Selig has treated the Dodgers in good faith

Voting is under way, exclusively at MLB.com through Oct. 7, to help decide the 13th annual Hank Aaron Award, to be presented at the World Series. The honor is given to the most outstanding offensive performer in each league.

Kirk Gibson's coaching staff with the D-backs, skilled and empowered and including some with Major League managing experience, has helped make the team a winner.