Tony Pena

The expected Royals' lineup change, or at least part of it, occurred Thursday night when manager Ned Yost moved leadoff hitter Alex Gordon to third in the order. Alcides Escobar replaced Gordon atop the lineup, while Lorenzo Cain shifted from fifth to...

PHILADELPHIA — At 29, Anthony Recker isn't considered a newbie anymore. The Catasauqua graduate has played for three in the big leagues for organizations and has now made two Opening Day rosters, including the 2013 New York Mets'. The path there...

SAN FRANCISCO — He was 18 when he signed his first contract, 22 when he made his big league debut, 23 when he played in his first All-Star Game and 27 for his first World Series. He's 30 now and as the Most Valuable Player of the World Baseball...

Orioles reliever Pedro Strop assembled with his new World Baseball Classic Dominican teammates three weeks ago for their first workout in Tampa, and that's when the tone for an undefeated championship run was set. The Dominican Republic has become the...

YOUR MORNING PHIL: Plantains, all-WBC, Maddon Talking baseball while wondering if anyone remembers where to find Tru TV: 1. Fernando Rodney is the Dominican Republic’s magic man, appearing in all seven of the Dominicans’ wins, to the concern...

SAN FRANCISCO – Is there any stopping the Dominican Republic? It sure doesn’t look like it. Tony Pena’s team is on the verge of not only winning the World Baseball Classic but becoming the first team to ever go through the event...

MIAMI — One victory away from San Francisco, three away from the championship they covet, the celebration has started early for Robinson Cano and his decorated teammates from the Dominican Republic. Not the party, however. That was in the...

One thing to keep in mind about baseball: It's all good. Big-league baseball. Minor-league baseball. College baseball. Pony League baseball. Even, gasp, international baseball. While many North American fans dismiss the World Baseball Classic —...

I wonder. Will the Red Sox ultimately be remembered for hiring the wrong manager from Connecticut? After outsmarting themselves last November by hiring the smartest man in the room, if not the planet, I wonder. Are the Red Sox overcompensating this...

The Boston Red Sox announced Sunday they have hired John Farrell from the Toronto Blue Jays to be their manager. Farrell, who had a 154-170 record in two seasons with Toronto, received a three-year contract through the 2015 season. He was still under...

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