Ron Gardenhire

Belle Fourche native Jason Kubel admits he knew little about the Arizona Diamondbacks when he became one of them, and he's not sure many of his new teammates know much about him yet, either. But both sides are bridging that gap by relying on one factor...

Denard Span has been assured by medical advisers that his concussion problems are behind him. He is ready to put the diagnosis to the test. Span showed up at Hammond Stadium a couple of days early and said he is eager to get back out there with the rest...

Bryce Harper isn't looking to get a little more experience and then go back to the Eastern League. He's coming to spring training planning to leave Florida on the Nationals' flight to Chicago, where they will open the season. And in Harper's mind, and...

The Minnesota Twins Winter Caravan will come to Aberdeen on Monday, Jan. 23. Appearing in the Hub City will be Anthony Swarzak, Trevor Plouffe, Chris Parmalee and Dan Gladden. That same group is scheduled to visit Milbank, Mitchell, Huron and Sioux...

MINNEAPOLIS - Cody Ross homered twice, tying the game with a two-run shot in the seventh inning and giving Boston the lead with two outs in the ninth to snap a five-game losing streak for the Red Sox and beat the Minnesota Twins 6-5 on Monday night....

MINNEAPOLIS - Justin Morneau was starting a season with the Twins for the first time in 2005. He was hit in the helmet by a pitch from Seattle reliever Ron Villone in the third game. Morneau went on the disabled list because of a concussion. He missed...

Whispers Angels reliever Scott Downs, a former Blue Jay, spoke for a lot of people in Toronto when he trashed the ESPN story speculating that sign stealing at the Rogers Centre has helped Jose Bautista establish himself as one of baseball's best hitters....

With the Orioles limping toward the finish line of another lost season, the small victories that can be had in late August revolve more around the future than anything involving 2011. Case in point: left-hander Zach Britton, the rookie who took the...

Forget about a better farm system, more quality free agents and a fundamentally sound cadre of players -- maybe all the Orioles need to be competitive is to move Baltimore a little more to the west. Not close to Indianapolis, of course, but perhaps...

Justin Verlander is baseball's first 20-game winner this season. It won't go down as one of his best starts, and it did not come easy, but Verlander picked up his eighth straight victory Saturday as the Tigers beat the Twins, 6-4, at Target Field. "It...

MINNEAPOLIS - Like so many of his teammates, Luke Hughes has been back and forth between Minnesota and the minors almost too many times to count. The affable Australian began his fourth stint with the Twins this season in powerful fashion. Hughes...