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Ian Kinsler is one of three second basemen on the ballot, joining Dustin Pedroia and Chase Utley. His Hall of Fame case.

Washington, Michigan have right of way. With perfect season for the maize and blue. Sheer grace, Franz Beckenbauer; Germans ...

Baseball’s all-time professional hits leader is up for Hall of Fame election. Despite not measuring up in many statistics, ...

The star slugger, who won championships in Flushing and the Bronx in the 80s and 90s, has high hopes for his grandson's ...

Brian Matusz, a former MLB pitcher who spent most of his career with the Baltimore Orioles has died at the age of 37, according to the Baltimore Orioles. The Orioles selected ...

Former Baltimore Orioles pitcher Brian Matusz, an eight-year MLB veteran, has died, the team announced. He was 37.

Brian Matusz, who pitched in 279 games for the Baltimore Orioles over eight seasons, has died. He was 37. “Our hearts are ...

I was in the store doing my usual last-minute Christmas shopping – thank goodness for gift cards – when my cell phone rang.

The singer-songwriter and social activist best known as one-third of the folk-music group Peter, Paul and Mary, has died at ...

The Athletics and star outfielder Brent Rooker have reportedly agreed to a five-year contract extension on Monday.

Susan Muranishi joins a list of Alameda County’s most famous citizens who’ve had their names etched into the community’s ...