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For trick-or-treaters, Alpine, N.J., is the land of plenty. There's the house that hands out $10 gift cards and the one that gives every child an entire unopened bag of [...]

Byline: Scott Allen The moment had to be just right, Matt Hicks decided, because the Texas Rangers' veteran radio play-by-play man didn't want to force anything. It arrived Sunday in [...]

Byline: Des Bieler A member of the Tampa Bay Rays said he and several teammates made a 'faith-based decision' to not wear rainbow-colored logos on their uniforms during a 'Pride [...]

Byline: Jerry Brewer It's just three months in his sprawling 19-season career, but for CC Sabathia, the memories are vivid. And personal. That summer - one of brotherhood, one of [...]

Byline: Barry Svrluga Brian Dozier had 4,900 major league plate appearances, and only 482 of them came with the Washington Nationals. When he retired from baseball last month, he did [...]

Byline: THE CANADIAN PRESS DUNEDIN, FLA. -- Lead George Springer says it still feels a little strange to put on a Toronto Blue Jays uniform. It's understandable, as he is [...]

Byline: Scott Allen It took Cal Ripken Jr. all of two days to discover one of the guiding principles to operating a good Twitter account: When in doubt, post more [...]

Byline: Jerry DiPaola March 20-- Mar. 20--If you think the spring training shutdown might have Derek Shelton wondering what to do while he remains in Florida with his family, think [...]

Byline: David Nakamura and Ashley Parker BALTIMORE - It was an iconic baseball celebration: Boston Red Sox catcher Christian Vázquez leaping into the arms of pitcher Chris Sale after the [...]

Byline: Jorge Castillo Shortly after Trea Turner became the latest baseball player to see old homophobic and racially insensitive tweets come to light last Sunday, Sean Doolittle, his Washington Nationals [...]

Byline: Matt Rosenberg May 25--Can't a guy just say 'hey' to some former teammates and coaches? John Jaso, he of the tie-dyed tank top and dreadlocks and Phish playlist, tried [...]

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- As Brian McCann squatted behind home plate in November at Dodger Stadium, waiting for Corey Seager to get set in the batter's box, he looked [...]

Byline: Chris Adamski March 11--BRADENTON, Fla. -- After some periods of adjustment, Dovydas Neverauskas has found his comfort zone. In the United States using a non-native language. And coming out [...]

Byline: Rob Biertempfel Feb. 16--BRADENTON, Fla. -- As the senior members of the Pirates' starting rotation, Ivan Nova and Gerrit Cole know they have a duty to mentor the younger [...]

PHOENIX -- From the baseball diamond at Camelback Ranch, the University of Arizona Stadium rises like a silvery moon. The stadium was the site of one of Tim Tebow's many [...]

Wilmer Flores, who is from Venezuela, loves the Backstreet Boys, the popular American boy band that burst onto the music scene in the 1990s. Listening to them while growing up, [...]

Stepping into the batter's box at Marlins Park in Miami three years ago, David Denson, 17, looked as if he might have a future in the big leagues when he [...]

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- After a long day of throwing and fielding drills, Mets reliever Vic Black retired to his hotel room Sunday afternoon, slouched in a chair directly [...]

TAMPA, Fla. -- A quick survey of the most popular applications that Yankees players have on their tablets might reveal several versions of Angry Birds and perhaps a stock market [...]

Byline: James Wagner VIERA, Fla. - As the Washington Nationals prepare to play their 10th season in the District, their inaugural campaign holds a special place in many hearts. More [...]

Byline: MARC TOPKIN; Times Staff Writer PORT CHARLOTTE -- Rays officials will be more than just casual observers as they have five players participating in the next round of World [...]

During a rain delay at Yankee Stadium last week, Texas Rangers catcher Mike Napoli sent out an urgent bulletin from the visiting locker room. ''This might be the funniest thing [...]

MILWAUKEE -- The routine these past few days has seemed well rehearsed. After most of his teammates have already taken the field to stretch, Brewers first baseman Prince Fielder will [...]

Byline: MARC TOPKIN; Times Staff Writer OF Matt Joyce and 1B Casey Kotchman didn't know each other growing up on opposite sides of the bridges, but they now share a [...]

SEATTLE -- To take his mind off the competition for the American League's final All-Star berth, Nick Swisher tried sleeping late on Friday morning. Judging by his Twitter feed, he [...]

Byline: Paul Attfield IT'S BEEN A GOOD WEEK FOR... MATT RYAN With a wife named Gisele Bundchen - not to mention three Super Bowl rings - you would think full-time [...]