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Eric Hinske slammed his chin into the ground making a spectacular, run-saving catch, and hit a go-ahead homer two innings later to give the Boston Red Sox a 4-2 win Thursday night and a doubleheader sweep of the Detroit Tigers.
Hinske, making a rare start in place of injured right fielder J.D. Drew, hit his first [...]

Eric Hinske slammed his chin into the ground making a spectacular, run-saving catch, and hit a go-ahead homer two innings later to give the Boston Red Sox a 4-2 win Thursday night and a doubleheader sweep of the Detroit Tigers. Hinske, making a rare start in place of injured right fielder J.D. Drew, hit his [...]

In his new role with the Atlanta Braves, Hank Aaron wants to increase the number of blacks in baseball by promoting the game to youngsters. “Somehow, we lose them between the ages of 6 to 12,” Aaron said Thursday. “But baseball is something that has longevity. If Bo Jackson would have played only baseball, he [...]

The Mets plan to re-examine their educational program about the dangers of steroids following their third drug-related suspension in 6 1/2 months. Pitcher Lino Urdaneta was suspended for 50 games Wednesday, eight days after pitcher Jorge Reyes was suspended for 100 games. Both players were penalized for testing positive for performance-enhancing substances under baseball’s minor [...]

The Florida Marlins activated pitcher Byung-Hyun Kim from the disabled list and placed infielder Mike Jacobs on the 15-day disabled list with a fractured right thumb Thursday. The Jacobs’ move was retroactive to Monday. Kim, who was acquired from Colorado on Sunday for pitcher Jorge Julio, will make his Florida debut as a starter Friday [...]

The baseball players’ association filed grievances Thursday over the suspensions of Seattle Mariners pitcher Julio Mateo and Arizona Diamondbacks infielder Alberto Callaspo. The union’s grievance on behalf of Mateo also claims the Mariners improperly optioned him to the minor leagues. Mateo was arrested in New York following a dispute at a Manhattan hotel on May [...]

ATLANTA (Ticker) - Thanks in part to a push from the tax man, the Atlanta Braves finally have a new owner.
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New York reliever Kyle Farnsworth thinks no one on the Yankees, not even Roger Clemens, should be allowed to leave the team when they aren’t pitching. Farnsworth was on Chicago’s 670 AM The Score on Thursday morning when he first criticized the so-called “family plan” clause in Clemens’ one-year, $28 million contract that allows the [...]

Texas Rangers third baseman Hank Blalock was out of the lineup for Thursday night’s game against Tampa Bay because of a knot behind his right shoulder. Blalock was scheduled to be examined by team physician Dr. Keith Meister. The Rangers didn’t rule out Blalock playing in Friday’s game with Houston. “He wanted to go,” Texas [...]

The Baltimore Orioles haven’t had much success in interleague play against the Washington Nationals. Given the Orioles’ recent play against their own division, the team might welcome the change in leagues anyway.
The Orioles (18-23) look to snap a five-game losing streak as they open a three-game series against the Nationals (15-26) at RFK Stadium on [...]