Johnny Pesky

In the top of the eighth inning of the March 23 exhibition game between the Red Sox and Orioles, Boston first baseman Eric Hinske looked over his shoulder, saw me umpiring first base, did a double take and said,...

The Dodgers don't need a bunch of big-bopping, fence-pounding musclemen at the plate, Los Angeles manager Jim Tracy insists. (Though, if you have one lying around, Tracy will take him.)

ST. LOUIS -- In Portland, Ore., a little more than 85 years ago, not even a year after the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago Cubs to win the World Series, a boy was born.