Cy Young Award

Clayton Kershaw is a Dodgers star now but it almost didn't happen

2013-05-18 18:05:00

On the morning that would deliver to the Dodgers their greatest arm in two generations, Clayton Kershaw awoke with a thought. The baseball draft was not televised in 2006. Each team made its picks on a secure conference call line with the league office....

Tampa Bay puts David Price on DL because of strained triceps

2013-05-17 00:00:00

The Tampa Bay Rays put Cy Young Award winner David Price on the 15-day disabled list because of a strained left triceps. This is the first time in Price's career that he has been on the DL. The left-hander departed his start Wednesday night against Boston...

The 20 greatest Dodgers of all time, No. 1: Sandy Koufax

2013-05-17 11:00:00

We recently asked you to list your choices for the 10 greatest Dodgers of all time, and vote you did, as we received an amazing 12,231 ballots. So many people voted that we have decided to expand the list from the top 10 to the top 20. Each weekday at...

Mets' Matt Harvey is one who got away

2013-05-17 19:10:00

As if the pitching-thin Angels need another reminder of what might have been, there it is, on the cover of this week's Sports Illustrated, New York Mets ace Matt Harvey, the one who got away. The Angels picked Harvey in the third round in 2007 knowing...

Phillies' Roy Halladay to have surgery on shoulder

2013-05-08 18:10:00

Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Roy Halladay will have arthroscopic surgery to repair a bone spur in his right shoulder. On the 15-day disabled list because of inflammation in his throwing shoulder, the two-time Cy Young Award winner met with Dr. Lewis...

Phillies' Roy Halladay to have tests on shoulder

2013-05-05 19:37:00

Roy Halladay has discomfort in his right shoulder and the struggling Philadelphia Phillies pitcher is headed to Los Angeles for tests. Halladay was roughed up Sunday by the Miami Marlins in a 14-2 defeat, his second poor outing in a row. After the game,...

The 20 greatest Dodgers of all time, No. 12: Orel Hershiser

2013-05-02 11:00:00

Umpire, three Rays pitchers are fined

2013-05-02 18:15:00

Major League Baseball fined umpire Tom Hallion and Tampa Bay pitchers David Price, Jeremy Hellickson and Matt Moore for their dustup last weekend. Each of the pitchers was fined $1,000. It was unknown how much Hallion was docked. Hallion was the plate...

Cubs owner threatens to move from Wrigley Field

2013-05-01 16:44:00

The owner of the Chicago Cubs for the first time publicly threatened to move the team out of Wrigley Field if his plans for a big video screen are blocked, saying Wednesday he needs new advertising revenue to help bankroll a $500-million renovation of the...

Will Stephen Strasburg ever achieve his full potential?

2013-05-01 10:27:00

Stephen Strasburg was supposed to be a pitching phenomenon when the Washington Nationals drafted him No. 1 overall in 2009. He's definitely shown signs of greatness and, at age 24, there's still plenty of time for him to reach that lofty status, but...

Take heart, Dodgers and Angels fans: Others are suffering too

2013-05-11 17:06:00

The Dodgers — and their world-record payroll — have sunk to the bottom of the National League West. The Angels — and their collection of superstar hitters — are flailing in the depths of the American League West. We thought we...

The 20 greatest Dodgers of all time, No. 19: Don Newcombe

2013-04-23 11:00:00

On April 11, we asked you to list your choices for the 10 greatest Dodgers of all time. You could vote via comment, Facebook, Twitter or email. And vote you did. Between April 11 and April 21, when voting closed, we received an amazing 12,231 ballots....

David Price and fellow 2012 Cy Young winner R.A. Dickey (Blue Jays) are a combined 3-8 with a 5.68 ERA. Good thing for Joe Maddon that Matt Moore and Alex Cobb are pitching so well.

2013-05-04 00:00:00

Dickey is off to a slow start this season, his first with theBlue Jays, but in 2012 he became the first knuckleballer to win a Cy Young Award when he went 20-6 with a 2.73 ERA for the Mets.

2013-04-23 00:00:00

Add Clay Buchholz to your list of Cy Young candidates. And John Farrell as the front-runner for AL Manager of the Year.

2013-04-14 00:00:00