Toronto Blue Jays

The Times' baseball rankings

2013-06-15 19:41:00

(Statistics through Friday's games. Last week's rankings in parentheses): "MASTERS, SPREAD YOURSELVES" 1. ST. LOUIS I am feared in field: Cardinals lead the league in fielding. (1) 2. OAKLAND I have had a more rare vision: Moneyball still paying off...

Baseball players say they want to clean up the game

2013-06-15 12:45:00

SEATTLE — When cyclist Lance Armstrong was found to have used performance-enhancing drugs last fall, he was publicly disgraced, stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and banned from the sport for life. When outfielder Melky Cabrera tested...

Colorado Rockies' Troy Tulowitzki to sit out up to six weeks

2013-06-14 17:59:00

The Colorado Rockies placed Troy Tulowitzki on the disabled list Friday, and the star shortstop could sit out up to six weeks because of a broken rib. An MRI taken Thursday night revealed a right rib fracture, the team reported. Tulowitzki was injured...

Los Angeles Times' 2013 High School All-Star Baseball Team

2013-06-10 16:58:00

Pitcher: Phil Bickford, Oaks Christian, Sr. — An 18-strikeout performance in the Southern Section Division 4 championship game capped a season in which Bickford had a 12-1 record with an 0.83 earned-run average and 146 strikeouts in 84 2/3 innings....

Fantasy update: Who's hot, who's not in major league baseball

2013-06-01 15:48:00

On a whole, this has been a good season offensively for catchers. Yet not every owner can have Yadier Molina or Buster Posey. Staff writer Tim Hubbard looks at two who are proving their worth, and two who are not. BANG FOR BUCK Evan Gattis Atlanta...

MLB Draft 2013: Stanford pitcher Mark Appel goes No. 1 to Astros

2013-06-06 17:08:00

Hard-throwing right-handed pitcher Mark Appel of Stanford�was taken No. 1 by the Houston Astros on Thursday with the opening pick in major league baseball's first-year player draft. The 6-foot-5 Appel turned down the Pittsburgh Pirates last year after...

MLB Draft 2013: Ex-Crespi first baseman Ryon Healy is 100th pick

2013-06-07 11:45:11

Dodgers fans like what they see in Yasiel Puig's major league debut

2013-06-03 23:12:00

Dodgers fans haven't had much to look forward to, what with baseball's highest-paid team stumbling to last place in the National League West and owning one of the worst records in the major leagues. But Chavez Ravine was thick with anticipation on...

Padres' Carlos Quentin will not start against Dodgers

2013-06-03 18:00:00

If Dodgers fans were expecting some fireworks when the Padres and Carlos Quentin came to Chavez Ravine, they’ll just have to wait for their usual place on Friday nights. At least for today, as Quentin was left out of the Padres starting lineup....

MLB drug scandal: Baseball still can't clean up its drug act

2013-06-07 09:39:00

Bud Selig, baseball's commissioner, declared the game's steroid era "clearly a thing of the past" and the use of banned performance-enhancing substances "virtually nonexistent." It was January 2010, and former home run champion Mark McGwire had just...

Cleveland Indians' Chris Perez charged with marijuana possession

2013-06-08 00:00:00

Chris Perez, an All-Star closer with the Cleveland Indians, and his wife, Melanie Perez, were charged with misdemeanor possession after marijuana was mailed to their home in their dog's name, according to investigative reports by the Associated Press....

SoCal's Phil Bickford, Dominic Smith chosen early in MLB draft

2013-06-06 20:28:00

Phil Bickford of Westlake Village Oaks Christian and Dominic Smith of Gardena Serra were in a celebratory mood after being chosen No. 10 and No. 11, respectively, during Major League Baseball's first-year player draft on Thursday. Bickford, a 6-foot-4...

Chicago White Sox' Gordon Beckham (15) is tagged out by Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Mark DeRosa (16) after Beckham tried to advance on a single by teammate Tyler Flowers in the 4th inning at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago.

2013-06-11 00:00:00

Toronto Blue Jays' Edwin Encarnacion leaves the playing field during fog delay in the third inning against the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago.

2013-06-10 00:00:00

Chicago White Sox' Alex Rios makes the final out of 2nd inning as fog rolls in during game against Toronto Blue Jays during MLB game at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago.

2013-06-10 00:00:00