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New York Mets minor league pitcher Rafael Castro has died of an apparent heart attack. He was 18. Castro died Friday at the Mets' academy in Carabobo, Venezuela. The Mets announced his death Saturday. Castro had spent two years with the Mets' team in the Venezuelan Summer League. The right-handed pitcher was from Colombia.

A person with knowledge of the situation says the San Diego Padres have hired Jed Hoyer as their new general manager. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the formal announcement won't be until Monday. Hoyer, who had been an assistant to Boston Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein, is [...]

Game 6 of the AL championship series between the Los Angeles Angels and New York Yankees was postponed because of rain Saturday. The game was rescheduled for 8:20 p.m. Sunday at Yankee Stadium. New York leads the best-of-seven series 3-2 and needs one victory to clinch its 40th pennant and reach the World Series for [...]

Pedro Martinez stood on the mound in The House That Ruth Built many times during big games, listening to the taunts, jeers and insults from Yankees fans. If New York advances to the World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies, Martinez would love to get the ball again at Yankee Stadium, the new $1.5 billion version.

The New York Yankees might look rock solid, but the concrete at their new stadium is drawing extra scrutiny amid a probe of construction companies. Concrete ramps at the $1.5 billion ballpark have been troubled by cracks this summer. The New York Times reports that the team is trying to determine whether there was something [...]