Henderson Alvarez

   Previo al arranque de la temporada de 2012 lancé una maldición a los Angelinos de Los Angeles —y en particular a Albert Pujols— que aún sigue atormentando a los serafines y al slugger dominicano. Entonces, un sábado 24 de diciembre de...

The best pitch in baseball? It's probably the fastball, although a good changeup is a close second. As Commissioner Bud Selig heads toward retirement, with a legacy for creating labor peace and growing a game that had stagnated badly under his...

Almost 12 years later, the White Sox finally may have made things right with the Blue Jays for sending them left-hander Mike Sirotka, who hurt his shoulder and never made another big league start after that trade. The Sox were not a party to the joke...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Miami Marlins - INSIDE PITCH Slugger Giancarlo Stanton took another step in his recovery from a hamstring injury Wednesday when he took live batting practice at Marlins Stadium. "He looked good, like he was...

OF Jordan Brown hit a sacrifice fly in the fifth inning. It was his first big-league RBI since Sept. 1, 2010. 1B Joe Mahoney began a rehab assignment with Class A Jupiter on Tuesday, going 0-for-3. He has been on the disabled list since April 28 due to a...

MLB Team Report - Miami Marlins - INSIDE PITCH Manager Mike Redmond has indicated that Steve Cishek is no longer the Marlins' exclusive closer. "We're going to use everybody," Redmond said. "We're going to use Cishek. We'll use (Chad) Qualls. We haven'...

Alex Sanabia has been caught spitting. Not a big deal considering he's a big leaguer, but spitting directly onto a baseball as he did during his start Monday against the Phillies is a no-no. A video highlight making the rounds on the Internet shows...

The Sports Xchange By Walter Villa, The Sports Xchange Phillies 7, Marlins 3 MIAMI -- Ryan Howard scored the tiebreaking run in the sixth inning and added a two-run single in the seventh to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 7-3 win over the Miami...

MIAMI -- Ryan Howard scored the tiebreaking run in the sixth inning and added a two-run single in the seventh to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 7-3 win over the Miami Marlins Tuesday night in front of 13,996 at Marlins Park. Howard finished the...

The Sports Xchange By Walter Villa, The Sports Xchange Ryan Howard helps Phillies overcome Marlins MIAMI - To hear Philadelphia Phillies manager Charlie Manuel tell it, the best thing about facing Miami Marlins rookie right-hander Jose Fernandez is...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Miami Marlins - INSIDE PITCH Rookie manager Mike Redmond used 42 different lineups over the Marlins' first 44 games -- a byproduct of a disabled list full of 10 players. "The injuries have really set us into a...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Miami Marlins - INSIDE PITCH Veteran righty Jon Rauch's tenure with the Marlins didn't last very long. Rauch was designated for assignment May 17 after allowing two runs in an inning, jacking his ERA to 7.56 in 15...