Baseball

It may only be the second week of June, but the pennant race in both leagues for classiest move by a major league team is over. Earlier this week, the Texas Rangers drafted a paralyzed player in this year’s Major League Baseball draft, while their cross-state rivals Houston Astros did the same.

The Yakima Bears are giving the next 60 days of exclusive attention to Clark County and that has Yakima backing away from efforts to keep the team in town.  According to a report in the Yakima Herald Republic, the Bears have signed an exclusivity agreement with Clark County

Just today, Friday the 13th of all days, The Yakima Bears have announced they are planning the 2012 season in Vancouver, Washington

Felix, Ichiro, Gutierrez to receive hardware before the game.

From the first inning, and from the very first pitch, the Opening Day matchup between the A's and the Mariners will put some very special talent on display.

Can this crew get the job done? We'll find out starting tomorrow in Oakland.

If Major League Baseball wanted to get more bang for its buck, moving Opening Day 2011 to Thursday, March 31 was brilliant. For the first time since 1976, MLB will start on a Thursday in order to ensure the World Series isn't played in November.

Ken Griffey, Jr. was back in the Mariners clubhouse yesterday, as if he never left.

The deadline for Albert Pujols and the St. Louis Cardinals to reach a new contract agreement passed Wednesday with no new deal, making it likely the three-time MVP will test the free-agent market after the season.

Joel Sherman of the New York Post reported Tuesday that the New York Yankees contacted former Mariners left-hander Jarrod Washburn to gauge his interest in returning to baseball after a year off.