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For the first time since 1996 the Baseball Writers' Association did not vote a new player into the Hall of Fame. Wednesday's ballot included controversial stars such as Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, and Sammy Sosa.

Marco Scutaro's line drive single scored Ryan Theriot with the go-ahead run in the top of the 10th inning, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Detroit Tigers, 4-3, on Sunday night in Detroit to complete a four-game sweep of the 2012 World Series.

According to an ESPN report Alex Rodriguez could be on his way out of New York this offseason. After struggling throughout the playoffs the Yankees and Rodriguez may part ways. Rumors have A-Rod heading south

Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera became the first player to win a triple crown in 45 years. Cabrera lead the American League with a .330 batting average, 44 home runs, and 139 RBI.

San Francisco Giants’ teammates Melky Cabrera and Pablo Sandoval delivered big hits early, as the National League shutout the American League 8-0 in the 2012 MLB All-Star game Tuesday night in Kansas City.

Derrick Salberg plays baseball, but after his game-saving catch during the first round of the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges (NWAACC) baseball championships, he may have a shot at Olympic high jumping.

The Major League Baseball 2012 regular season gets underway tonight, when the Miami Marlins host the St. Louis Cardinals at 7:05 p.m. on ESPN. Of course, this year's regular season opened last week in Japan, with the  Seattle Mariners and Oakland A's splitting a two-game series.

While most of us were sleeping the past couple of nights at 3 a.m., Major League Baseball opened its 2012 season on the other side of the world. Since Wednesday, two regular season games have been played in the Tokyo Series in Japan. In the season opener, the Seattle Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics 3 -1, and early this morning, The A's beat the Mariners 4 -1.

A sure sign of spring and warmer days ahead is the return of Major League Baseball, and  many of the teams have now assembled for spring training. Years ago, most of the teams headed to Florida to practice and play preseason games, and it became known as the "Grapefruit League".

Baseballs fans  say thanks Jorge for 17 years of outstanding play as New York Yankee catcher, and then designated hitter. Jorge Posada announced that he is retiring from baseball after being a franchise Yankee from 1995 through 2011, and a favorite in the Greg "Splashin'" McShea household.

Allen Craig hit a solo home run to provide the go-ahead run, as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Texas Rangers 6-2 in Game 7 to win the 2011 World Series four games to three in St. Louis on Friday night. Third baseman David Freese, who was named the World Series MVP, had a two-run double in the bottom of the first inning that tied the score at 2-2...

The "Frog Days of Fall" are heating up this weekend as the Major League Baseball League Championship series gets underway. And, who'd thought it would come down to these four teams?