It is a notion that does not quite mesh with the Yankees’ way of doing things — or Rodriguez’s, for that matter. So in Friday’s 8-5 win over the Baltimore Orioles, the Yankees did not bunt, and Rodriguez did not watch the 90-mile-per-hour fastball he hit into the bullpen for very long, either. The home run, a towering two-run drive to left-center in...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Reese McGuire had two hits and two RBIs to help the United States beat Canada 6-2 in the under-18 world baseball championship on Saturday. Shortstop Christian Arroyo was the tournament’s most valuable player as the U.S. won the U18 title for the first time since 1999. Team USA scored three times in the third to...

Manager Davey Johnson made the announcement Saturday morning, citing the effect of the media attention surrounding the impending shutdown on the No. 1 overall pick in the 2009 draft. “I just told Stephen that his year is over. He’s had a great year. I know what he’s growing through,” Johnson said. “The media hype on this thing...

Fifty years ago this Wednesday, Tom Cheney of the Washington Senators struck out 21 Baltimore Orioles over 16 innings. It remains a record for strikeouts in a game, and no pitcher has thrown more innings in any game since. When Cheney set the record, his daughter Terri Cook was a toddler. His career was over within four years, when he was 31, and he went on to become...

The women’s final had been scheduled to start at 7:00 p.m. EDT (2300 GMT) Saturday at Flushing Meadows. The start time for the women’s final was not yet decided. The men’s final is scheduled to be played on Sunday beginning 4:30 p.m. EDT (2030 GMT). Weather could further complicate scheduling at the roof-less Arthur Ashe Stadium. ...

Manager Davey Johnson made the announcement Saturday, citing the effect of news media attention on the impending shutdown of Strasburg, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2009 draft. The Nationals had been monitoring Strasburg’s workload in his first full season following elbow ligament replacement surgery on Sept. 3, 2010. He went 15-6 with a 3.16 earned run...

The lights had just gone on Friday evening at Camden Yards, and Yankees catcher Russell Martin launched successive batting practice pitches high into the air, the drives soaring into the twilight until they landed about 25 rows deep in the left-field grandstand. Martin exited the batting cage and approached some teammates with a look of mock dismay, his...

Storm, leading since the first round, began the day with a three-stroke advantage, which he extended to five when he birdied the 12th hole on the Hilversumsche course. But consecutive bogeys at 13 and 14 and a string of pars left him at 1-under 69 and tied with Pablo Larrazabal (64), Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano (66) and Scott Jamieson (66) at 12 under. ...