Jack McKeon denied several times to various media outlets on Friday that he and the ballclub had decided he would not return as Marlins manager next season.

Despite having just 39 Major League games under his belt, Desmond Jennings is making a case for himself to enter the American League Rookie of the Year conversation.

Alex Rodriguez's nagging left thumb injury will keep him out of the Yankees' starting lineup at least another day, though the third baseman said he ramped up his workouts Friday at Yankee Stadium and feels confident he could play if called upon.

A federal judge denied Roger Clemens' motion to bar a retrial on his perjury case on Friday, setting a new trial date for April 17, 2012.

The Red Sox got their cleanup hitter and third baseman back Friday night, as Kevin Youkilis returned from his stint on the 15-day disabled list that lasted exactly 15 days.

The Cubs announced Friday that Carlos Zambrano, who was placed on the disqualified list Aug. 13, will not return to the club this season.

For nearly 15 years, and now close to 600 saves, Mariano Rivera has thrown mainly his cutter, time after time. While hitters know it's coming, the vast majority of the time they've been unable to do anything at the plate.

The Royals rallied to defeat the first-place Detroit Tigers, 11-8, on Thursday afternoon at Comerica Park. The Kansas City tourists finished their three-city trip with a 5-5 record.

Gio Gonzalez fanned seven over seven shutout innings as the A's beat the Indians, 7-0, in Thursday's finale at Progressive Field to end a five-game losing streak.

Vance Worley tossed six innings and drove in a run, and the Phillies got homers from Ryan Howard and Michael Martinez to topple the Reds on Wednesday, 6-4, moving them to 41 games over .500, which ties the franchise record.

Brett Lawrie hit a tie-breaking two-run homer in the eighth inning to give the Blue Jays an 8-6 victory over the Orioles on Thursday afternoon before 11,617 at Camden Yards.

At the time, Ryan Braun found his belly flop on the basepaths frustrating as it cost him a run, a home run and an RBI. By Thursday morning, he was able to laugh about it. His teammates found it pretty funny, too.

Less than 25 years after Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier, the Pirates fielded the first all-minority lineup in big league history on Sept. 1, 1971.

The Royals and the Padres will meet in two Spring Training games in 2012, just before the start of the regular season.

Career hit No. 1,000 was a big one for the Royals' Jeff Francoeur, who belted a two-run homer in the second inning off Jacob Turner during Thursday's series finale at Comerica Park.

On the first day of expanded Major League rosters Thursday, the Angels summoned four players from Triple-A Salt Lake: pitcher Horacio Ramirez, infielder Andrew Romine, first baseman Efren Navarro and outfielder Jeremy Moore.

Getting the call to the big leagues is nothing new for pitcher Rick VandenHurk. Now, the Netherlands native hopes lessons he learned during his latest stint in the Minors will help make his stay in the Majors become a permanent one.