MLB News

Pittsburgh - Gerrit Cole picked up his first Major League victory with a superb performance against the San Francisco Giants Tuesday evening.

Washington - This past weekend the Minnesota Twins were in Washington to play the Nationals. While Twins took Game 1 on Saturday, the Nationals pulled back ahead and got the win in Sunday's doubleheader games.

Major League Baseball seeks to ban Alex Rodriquez, Ryan Braun and 20 other players for their alleged connection with performance-enhancing drugs and Miami clinic Biogenesis.

San Francisco - No doubt about it, local author Joseph Sutton is a San Francisco Giants fan. "The Years The Giants Won The Series: A Fan's Journal of the 2012 and 2010 World Series Season," is his second book on the subject.

Los Angeles - Two videos of Major League Baseball pitchers playing catch with young fans in the stands have gone viral. The videos were both taken at this week's series between the Dodgers and the Nationals.

San Diego - The brawl that broke out between the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday has left the Dodgers without a star pitcher and baseball fans everywhere wondering why it began and what the repercussions will be.

Washington - It's looking like Washington Nationals' catcher Wilson Ramos is back on the roster for the upcoming 2013 season. Ramos was hurt during a game in the early part of the 2012 season that would take him out for the rest of the season.

New York - After completing 18 seasons in the majors, Mariano Rivera, the closer for the New York Yankees, finally decided that it's time to retire from Major league Baseball after the conclusion of the 2013 season.

Washington - One of the questions circulating is where will Nationals' Michael Morse end up playing in the 2013 season now that the Nats have inked a two-year deal with Adam LaRoche and brought on outfielder Denard Span.

Cleveland - Following last season's implosion that resulted in a 65-91 record things are looking up in Cleveland - and the hiring of Terry Francona as manager is the reason.