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Two divisional leaders – one in each league – began to pull away from the pack, while several big name hitters had huge weeks. Here’s what’s happening in Major League Baseball:

A .405 batting average. Fourteen homers. 36 runs batted in. It would be safe to say the Texas Rangers' Josh Hamilton is off to a good start to the 2012 season. And, last night, against Baltimore, he joined baseball immortality...

Philadelphia Phillies left-hander Cole Hamels has been suspended for five games for intentionally throwing at Washington Nationals rookie Bryce Harper in Sunday's game.  Hamels was also fined. Hamels admitted he threw at Harper intentionally.  He...

It’s no secret that Boston’s historic Fenway Park is the oldest ballpark in all of Major League Baseball, but did you know it’s also the most expensive?

When you run on the field during a baseball game, you should expect rough treatment from the security guards or the players, if they happen to get to you first. However, Chicago White Sox left fielder Dayan Viciedo couldn’t have been more gentle when he apprehended a field invader during the sixth inning of his team’s game against the Baltimore Orioles earlier this week.

Many baseball parks were built in the early 1900's. Only one has survived. Boston's Fenway Park has survived more  than one fire, and more than one attempt to replace it with another new, state of the art park. We've seen a lot happen there. ...

Fenway Park, Major League Baseball’s oldest stadium, might be turning 100 years young but it is far from the oldest thing that guys everywhere hold dear. There are things we take for granted every day that have stood the test of time through years of tireless work and hallowed tradition. So, ...

There's a little bit of irony that two of the greatest catchers ever are nicknamed "Pudge." Carlton Fisk had that nickname on his way to catching the most games in major league history with the Red Sox and White Sox.  He wound up in the Hall of Fame. ...

We’ve pulled off some impressive examples of multitasking ourselves. (You should see us type and eat at the same time.) But this dad, who catches a foul ball during a game between the Giants and the Pirates while simultaneously holding his daughter, puts us to shame. Oh, and did we mention that he catches the ball one-handed? He must be some sort of super dad!

While the Washington Nationals and Los Angeles Dodgers continue to be early season surprises in Major League Baseball, other teams are scrambling to replace injured stars who were counted on to make them contenders. Here’s what’s happening in Major League Baseball this week:

Miami Marlins' manager Ozzie Guillen has been suspended by the club for five games for comments he made about Fidel Castro that outraged the city's Cuban-American population. Earlier today, Guillen spoke in Spanish at a news conference in which he apologized for comments attributed to him in Time magazine...

The L.A. Dodgers were the first major league team to get to 3-0 in 2012, while several superstars began their seasons with a hot streak. Here’s this week’s MLB report:

After Seattle and Oakland began the 2012 season with a split of a two-game series in Japan last week, Major League Baseball is ready for all of its teams to begin play this week. Opening Day for the 2012 season is Wednesday, when the world champion St. Louis Cardinals face the new look and newly-named Miami Marlins in the inaugural game at Marlins Park in Miami. Here’s this week’s MLB report: Read

Magic's group wins the bidding war.

New York Yankees' right-hander Joba Chamberlain was hoping to come back this season after undergoing Tommy John surgery in June. Now he faces another battle. Chamberlain underwent surgery last night after suffering an open dislocation of the right ankle while playing with his son...

Chipper Jones is one of those rare guys in baseball. Jones was the first pick taken in the 1990 draft by the Atlanta Braves.  And, he's been a member of the Braves ever since. No team jumping.  No testing the free agent market.  No trad...

For the first time, a Major League Baseball player has successfully challenged the results of a drug test. Ryan Braun, the National League's Most Valuable Player, was cleared by an arbitrator yesterday after he tested positive for a banned substance last fall...

Congratulations goes out to former Cincinnati Reds shortstop Barry Larkin for being elected into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame on Monday, but the Major League Baseball Writers' Association of America left somebody out that deserved to get it, but didn't, former Houston Astros first-baseman Jeff Bagwell.

This year’s class of Hall of Fame inductees was announced on Monday, and just one man, Barry Larkin, made the cut. The former Cincinnati Reds shortstop will be enshrined this summer and heralded among the all-time greats. But with the news a new member of the hall has been added comes a spirited debate about who didn’t make the cut.

There was much consternation in St. Louis last week after Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols made his way toward a glittering paycheck with the Los Angeles Angels that will pay him more than $250 million over the course of 10 years. While most residents of the angered city saw an opportunity to set fire to pricey MLB clothing, one church saw an opportunity to turn a negative into a positive. R