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Joe Mauer doubled home Derek Jeter with two outs in the fifth, pulling the American League into a 3-all tie with the NL and the 80th All-Star game was tied after six innings Tuesday night at Busch Stadium. Jeter reached on a fielder's choice and scored from first base when Mauer, leading the majors with [...]

Pedro Martinez is returning to the major leagues. Martinez has agreed to a $1 million, one-year contract with the Philadelphia Phillies, a person familiar with the negotiations said Tuesday night. The three-time Cy Young Award winner was in town for a physical, and the Phillies planned to hold a news conference on Wednesday, according to [...]

Prince Fielder came off the bench early to hit a tiebreaking double and the National League grabbed a 3-2 lead over the Americans after three innings in the 80th All-Star game Tuesday night at Busch Stadium. An error by hometown slugger Albert Pujols at first base led to two AL runs in the first inning, [...]

President Barack Obama was true to his word: He didn't bounce it. Obama's ceremonial first pitch at the All-Star game barely reached the plate Tuesday night. St. Louis Cardinals star Albert Pujols helped the president, moving up on the plate and reaching out to scoop the toss. Obama had warmed up on the White House [...]

Pedro Martinez appears to be close to joining the Philadelphia Phillies. Multiple media outlets are reporting the three-time Cy Young Award winner has agreed to a contract with the NL East leaders that will be announced Wednesday. Martinez went 5-6 with a 5.61 ERA for the New York Mets last year. The free agent pitched [...]

Roy Halladay could've talked about starting the All-Star game. Or about possibly getting to meet President Barack Obama. Instead, once again, the Toronto Blue Jays ace was inundated with questions about a potential trade. "It's definitely different. I can't say I anticipated it working out this way," Halladay said Tuesday, a few hours before the [...]

Yankees reliever Damaso Marte, sidelined for 2 1/2 months with weakness and tendinitis in his pitching shoulder, is to start an injury rehabilitation assignment Thursday with the Gulf Coast Yankees. Marte threw two innings and 35 pitches of batting practice on Tuesday. The left-hander is 0-1 with a 15.19 ERA in 5 1-3 innings and [...]

Twelve years later, baseball commissioner Bud Selig still is examining Pete Rose's application for reinstatement. The career hits leader agreed to a lifetime ban from baseball in 1989 after an investigation concluded he bet on the Cincinnati Reds to win while he was manager of the team. Rose applied for reinstatement in September 1997 and [...]

Baseball commissioner Bud Selig denies that teams conspired against free agents after the 2008 season. As Michael Weiner prepares to take over from Donald Fehr as head of the players' association, several agents said they are pushing the union to file a collusion grievance against teams over their behavior during the free-agent market last winter.

San Diego State pitcher Stephen Strasburg has been voted the Golden Spikes Award, presented each year to the top amateur player in the United States by USA Baseball. Strasburg has a fastball that's been clocked at 102 mph was 13-1 with a 1.32 ERA. He was selected by the Washington Nationals with the top pick [...]