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Licey 11, Estrellas 5 Cubs outfielder Felix Pie went 3-for-4 with a homer and four RBIs and Nationals second base prospect Emilio Bonifacio hit a grand slam in the eighth inning to lead the first-place Tigres, ...

While Nick Swisher and Wilson Betemit were the big leaguers who changed hands in the Yankees-White Sox trade announced on Thursday, there was a trio of Minor Leaguers who were swapped as well.

Updating our previous story , ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick reports on the finalized details of the Yankees trade for Nick Swisher.

Emilio Bonifacio received a call from Dominican countryman Hanley Ramirez on Tuesday welcoming him to the Marlins Get your Marlins Tickets now! . They may be in the same organization, but whether they're part ...

US President George W Bush says the insurgency in Iraq is part of a wider strategy by al-Qaeda and other Islamic militants to wage war against humanity.

Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez "abdicated" responsibility in the dismissals of nine federal prosecutors in late 2006, a report released Monday said.

Nationals manager Manny Acta decided to start his reserves on Sunday afternoon against the Phillies.

Florida's playoff hopes officially ended at the hands of a team simply trying to avoid 100 losses.

They made some history, but ultimately had little to show for it. Josh Willingham connected on a team record-setting homer on Tuesday night and Cody Ross also went deep, but it wasn't enough to keep the ...

Ryan Zimmerman hit a two-run homer Tuesday, keying the Washington Nationals' 9-4 victory over the Florida Marlins.

The Florida Marlins' playoff hopes officially ended Tuesday night at the hands of a team that is simply trying to avoid 100 losses.

Casto delivers a basehit, prompting a call down to the Mets bullpen as Aaron Heilman and Scott Schoeneweis to get loose.

Since coming to Washington from the New York Mets in a trade for Luis Ayala, Anderson Hernandez has had the best month of his professional life -- a period so transforming that his old team barely recognizes him and his new team has re-imagined his role.

Yesterday, Hernandez, 25, was again in the lineup, his 13th start in 25 games with Washington. He looks nothing like the player who left the Mets organization with little confidence after hitting .203 at Class AAA New Orleans. He looks little like the player Washington envisioned at the time of the trade -- a weak-hitting middle infielder. Rather, he looks more and more like a candidate for a starting job. Though the team tabbed Emilio Bonifacio, 23, acquired in July, as its second baseman of the future, Hernandez's play has confused that certainty.

To see Tony Franklin on the field at Yankee Stadium yesterday was like watching a kid who was given free reign in a candy store.

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Nationals infielder Aaron Boone has been productive coming off the bench this season.

The Mets beat the Nationals 10-8 in a wild back and forth game Tuesday night, and combined with the Phillies loss they took a 2.5 game lead in first place.

When the Nationals acquired shortstop Alberto Gonzalez from the Yankees for right-hander Jhonny Nunez on July 31, the word was that Gonzalez was great with the glove, not with the bat.

Elijah Dukes' three-run double in the 14th inning put the Nationals on top, and Washington held on for a 7-4 win in the finale of a four-game set.

The Washington Nationals announced several roster moves slated for Monday, when rosters expand in Major League Baseball for September.