Yasmani Grandal

C Yasmani Grandal is seven days away from returning from his 50-game suspension, and his return will create a dilemma for the Padres. Currently, Nick Hundley and John Baker are manning the catching duties, but that could change. Manager Bud Black...

MLB Team Report - San Diego Padres - INSIDE PITCH With Yasmani Grandal's drug suspension ending May 28 and Nick Hundley contracted through 2014, two other Padres catchers are facing an uncertain future. John Baker is currently Hundley's backup with the...

1. Rangers (1): How good of a team do you have to be to beat the Tigers when Miguel Cabrera hits three home runs? Texas did that after putting Ian Kinsler on the DL on Sunday. Alexi Ogando is another recent addition to the DL. 2. Cardinals (2):...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - San Diego Padres - INSIDE PITCH For Tim Stauffer, it's almost like starting over. The Padres promoted the right-hander from Triple-A Tucson on Friday, beating a June 1 deadline when Stauffer could have become a free...

Is anything cooler than tennis' electronic replay system? A player who isn't sure about a line call raises a finger immediately after the call. The chair umpire announces the challenge, and the Hawk-Eye animation system appears on a nearby video...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - San Diego Padres - INSIDE PITCH Catcher Yasmani Grandal's 50-game suspension for violating Major League Baseball's policy prohibiting performance-enhancing drugs ends May 28. Grandal will be allowed to start playing...

   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 Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - San Diego Padres - INSIDE PITCH The Padres could be facing a keep-or-release decision on four players they signed last winter to minor league contracts. The four are currently with Triple-A Tucson and have opt-out...

"In high school, report cards came out and our entire infield failed, so I had to go play short. That's a true story." — Vernon Wells, 34, on his last infield appearance before playing third base for the New York Yankees last Wednesday. "You...

Powering down The San Diego Padres moved in the outfield fences this season, a nod to hitters frustrated when a home run anywhere else would be an out at Petco Park. In the Padres' first 10 home games, three balls that would have been outs last season...

The Sports Xchange Report: Biogenesis tied to forged prescriptions, HGH The operator of a south Florida clinic who is linked to supplying performancing-enhancing drugs to Alex Rodriguez and other athletes used forged prescriptions from doctors, ESPN...

A reputation is a bad thing to lose. Just ask Manti Te'o. While the Notre Dame icon reels under the weight of a strange soap opera, it is becoming clear he was the highly naive victim in one of the most bizarre, most cruel hoaxes ever played. The...