Mark Portugal

Add the Royals' Jeff Montgomery to the list of established closers who are struggling. Montgomery, who had a 6.35 ERA and had blown three of his seven save chances through Sunday, was demoted last week by manager...

Over the last five years the Braves have a March-April record of 72-35, the best in the majors. The success is attributable mostly to Atlanta's three aces, Tom Glavine, Greg Maddux (right) and John Smoltz, all of...

A lot of ballplayers, like Boston's John Valentin, get off to such each year that not even a séance can awaken their dead wood

Nothing Personal

Mark Portugal is a pitcher known to throw hard and live harder. He has never been the sort of physical specimen to be approached about doing a workout video. "My workout?" he says. "Eat, drink and be merry." That...