Carlos Correa

SOUTH BEND — Manager Mark Haley has had some South Bend Silver Hawks teams that haven’t forged an identity or gelled until late June. This season, Haley has seen his club connect from the opening pitch. South Bend rallied from a 3-0...

The Astros, who will begin a three-game series Monday in the Bronx, are more of a lab experiment than what many would consider a viable Major League Baseball team. So perhaps it's only fitting that the club's second-year general manager, Jeff Luhnow, is a...

SAN FRANCISCO — Roberto Clemente was baseball royalty long before dying on a relief mission at the height of his Hall of Fame career. Ernie Banks knew the kid had something as soon as he saw the young Puerto Rican play right field for the Pirates....

Like his bosses, Mike Foltynewicz is a baseball optimist. He can see the Astros rising out of the ashes they find themselves in at the beginning of the Jim Crane era. "In three or four years, we're going to be a fun team,'' said Foltynewicz, a 21-year-...

KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — Jonathan Sanchez pitched three strong innings and Garrett Jones and Ivan DeJesus Jr. each had two hits in the Pittsburgh Pirates' 3-2 exhibition victory over the Houston Astros on Friday.   Sanchez, the left-hander...

The Cubs made news last week, signing free agent pitchers Edwin Jackson and Carlos Villanueva. Along with two other starting pitchers signed in November, Scott Baker and Scott Feldman, these guys will earn $73.5 million over eight seasons. That's...

A year ago, some team might have made an offer that rocked Alex Young's world. The Pirates, Nationals or Red Sox, maybe even the Cubs, might have dug deep for the left-hander from Carmel High School. They still could, of course, but 2012 is definitely...

New rules, new attitudes. That may be what's needed to understand the changes to the baseball draft. Always the quirkiest distribution system for talent in pro sports, Major League Baseball has added layers of complications with spending limits and...

Born: Sept. 22, 1994 Age: 17 Birthplace: Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico Position: Shortstop Ht., wt.: 6-4, 190 Bats, throws: Right-handed Selected: No. 1 overall in baseball amateur draft by Houston Astros Current team: Gulf Coast League Astros in...

KISSIMMEE — Jose Cruz heard the buzz well before baseball's amateur draft. Everyone in Puerto Rico was excited about Carlos Correa, a highly regarded shortstop from the Puerto Rico Baseball Academy. So on his trip home to the island for Christmas...

Last week's rankings in parentheses. 1. Yankees (2): Went 9-5 after CC Sabathia's last start of the first half. If Brian Cashman adds a starter, they could push their lead in the AL East to double digits. 2. Rangers (1): Jon Daniels is exploring the...

Carlos Correa, the youngest member of the Astros organization, arrived to the Bayou City on Thursday, June 7 for his official introduction at Minute Maid Park. Correa, 17, is a shortstop out of the Puerto Rico Baseball Academy and Astros first-overall...