Glaus, Blue Jays foil A-Rod's milestone
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Alex Rodriguez became the youngest player to reach 450 home runs, but committed his team-leading 18th error in the New York Yankees' 7-3 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night.
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Just call A-Rod the Lightning Rod. Alex Rodriguez was baptized in this Yankees-Boston rivalry in a cruel and difficult way, from the moment the Red Sox attempted to obtain
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The last thing Barry Bonds cared to discuss was his latest step toward Hank Aaron's home run record. Getting swept at home by the Colorado Rockies for the first time stung.
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It's only one game, but it's a big deal to the Tigers. Detroit catcher Ivan Rodriguez was incredulous and manager Jim Leyland was irate at what both feel is an unjustified one-game suspension issued Saturday by Major League Baseball.
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When Scott Boras negotiated Alex Rodriguez's $252 million deal with the Texas Rangers, you could feel your mouth drop and wonder about the sanity of baseball. But at the end of the day, you at least could reason that, at the time, A-Rod was the best player in the game. A proven commodity. A future Hall of Famer.
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Alex Rodriguez, the reigning American League most valuable player, will bat eighth today. Jason Giambi moves to the bench and Melky Cabrera will occupy left field.
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Alex Rodriguez hit a two-run homer and the New York Yankees got another big hit from Andy Phillips, beating the Toronto Blue Jays 6-4 on Monday night in a noticeably even-tempered game.
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No. 700 was a modest home run. It traveled about two rows deep into the left-field bleachers. It brought some spangly streamers out of the upper deck and none of the Giants from the dugout, except for AJ Pierzynski
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The game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Sunday has been canceled because of Hurricane Jeanne and will not be made up.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The hottest hitter in the majors cannot lie. Once in a while, even A-Rod steals a glance at the scoreboard and goes "Wow!"
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Four runs were already in. Mike Lowell was at the plate, awaiting the pitch from an ineffective Robinson Tejeda, who had just loaded the bases with two outs in the second inning by walking David Ortiz, hitting Manny Ram&#xED;rez, and walking J.D. Drew. With Josh Beckett -- a near certainty to be named to the American League All-Star team today ...
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The Toronto Blue Jays didn't need a reminder that David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez can still hit &#151; even in an off year.
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Troy Glaus gave the Anaheim Angels just what they needed to help break a three-game losing streak. Glaus homered for the first time since May 11, and Garret Anderson and Bengie Molina also
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Troy Glaus fouled off pitch after pitch, waiting for Francisco Cordero to make a mistake. On the 10th pitch of the at-bat, he got one. Glaus hit a hanging slider for a two-run homer Wednesday night, helping the visiting Anaheim Angels beat the Texas Rangers 8-7 in 11 innings and move into sole possession of first place in the AL West.
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The New York Mets&#039; latest victory might have come at a heavy price. Tom Glavine became baseball&#039;s first 11-game winner, David Wright hit a three-run homer and New York beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-1 Friday night to set a club record with its ninth straight victory on the road.
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Toronto, ON -- Former Toronto Blue Jay first baseman Doug Ault in his Florida home at the age of 54. Ault only played four years in the majors, but is known for hitting two home runs in the first game in Blue Jays&#39; history.
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TORONTO -- All the early miscues belonged to the Oakland Athletics but the ones that mattered the most, in the eighth and ninth innings, were made by the Toronto Blue Jays.