Carmen Mlodzinski has not backed off his conviction that he can be an effective starting pitcher at the major-league level.

Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder Oneil Cruz drew the ire of baseball fans everywhere for his bad body language on one ugly play in Friday's game against the Texas Rangers.

"Credit to them. They played well." Rival fan bases can pout all they want about the weather and tax advantages enjoyed by Florida-based teams. Those advantages are real (if not overblown ...