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Tracy Ringolsby, the 2005 recipient of the J.G. Taylor Spink Award, presented at the Baseball Hall of Fame, has covered Major League Baseball since 1976. He offers his insight on MLB.com and MLB.com/live.
 | The Blue Jays learned early on in the season that simply adding a bunch of good players to a roster wasn't enough to turn them into an elite team. It often takes time for players to adjust to their surroundings.
More» Johnson fans 10 over 7 1/3 shutout frames |
 | While the Royals' revamping of their starting rotation has begun to take effect, the Yankees have started to feel the effects of injuries to their star players.
More» Holland strikes out Zobrist, earns the save |
 | While teams like the Angels have spent a lot of money on free agents to try to stay competitive, the Braves have remained among baseball's elite thanks mostly to their constant flow of young talent.
More» Kimbrel strikes out Ellis for 18th save |
 | At the age of 35, and financially set for life, Roy Oswalt still has the competitive drive that won't allow him to just walk away from the game. Pitching for the Rockies' Double-A Tulsa affiliate, Oswalt is setting the stage for his return to the big leagues next week as a member of the Rockies' rotation.
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 | The Braves, Washington's Adam LaRoche and the Royals are headed in the right direction, but the Indians, Reds and the Mets' Ike Davis have struggled during the early part of June.
More» Minor allows one run, fans six over six |
 | Yasiel Puig made his big league debut on Monday, nearly four weeks shy of the first anniversary of the Cuban defector's signing with the Dodgers. He quickly energized the franchise, which has won four of the first five games in which he has played.
More»Puig hits four homers in his first five games |
 | With only seven of their next 20 games against sub-.500 teams, the Reds will have a major test that will tell them just how good they are.
More»Division rivals Cardinals and Reds square off |
 | After two months of beatdowns, the Astros found reason to smile last week. They completed a three-game sweep against the Angels at Anaheim on Sunday, extending a season-best winning streak to five games -- as many games as they had won in their previous 18.
More» Porter on Astros winning a close game |
 | The Dodgers have made a major investment into reviving a player-development system that once was the envy of baseball. But be serious about looking at the problems the current big league team is facing.
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 | Greg Durfee created the Youth Cancer Baseball Tour in 2005, beginning in California, where he lived at the time. He has since added Colorado to his annual event, and in this, its ninth year, he is hoping to expand the tour's horizons east, possibly beginning with an event surrounding the All-Star Game.
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 | Second-half fades the last two years haven't slowed the Pirates down this season.
More» Grilli retires Aoki to earn his 20th save |
 | Could Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera become the first player to win back-to-back Triple Crowns? Entering Saturday's action, Cabrera led the Majors with a .388 average and 57 RBIs, while ranking second with 14 home runs.
More»Miggy hits six homers in his last four games |
 | The Giants have a glitzy rotation, an All-Star catcher and a lot of good players who play better as a team than if they are broken down individually.
More» Bochy talks about winning in extras |
 | The Rangers didn't merely lay claim to the best record in baseball by winning nine of their last 11 games. They spent last week making a couple of major statements thanks to an offense that scored an American League-best 42 runs in the seven games.
More» Washington on exciting win against Tigers |
 | The defending World Series champion San Francisco Giants are sitting atop the National League West standings. But there is a warning sign that can't be ignored.
More» Bumgarner fans 11 over seven dominant frames |
 | As he puts the finishing touches on a baseball career bound to take him to the Hall of Fame, Mariano Rivera chooses to say goodbye without the fanfare and festivities, but rather by reaching out to the grassroots of baseball, the so-called "little people" who do such big jobs to make baseball what it is.
More» Rivera interacts with Kansas Citians |
 | The Yankees slowed down the early-season excitement in Denver and Kansas City last week by taking two of three from the Rockies and sweeping the Rockies.
More» Yanks notch fifth straight win, sweep Royals |
 | Edward Mujica has filled the Cardinals' void at closer after losing Jason Motte to injury and Mitchell Boggs to ineffectiveness. The journeyman right-hander is indicative of a new trend of older pitchers finding success in the ninth inning after long careers spent in other roles.
More» Mujica strikes out Ransom for the save |
 | After being named the top player in the AFL in 2011, Nolan Arenado expected a callup last year. When it didn't happen, he didn't sulk for long.
More» Arenado smacks a grand slam to center field |
 | While Edward Mujica has stepped in for Jason Motte in leading the Cardinals to the top of the NL Central, the offseason additions by the Dodgers and Blue Jays haven't quite worked out thus far.
More» Mujica shuts the door in the Cards' 7-6 win |
