Mike Napoli News

Jonah Berger was raised an Orioles fan, cheering for Cal Ripken Jr. through his Iron Man streak, from old Memorial Stadium through later days at Camden Yards.

We didn't know it, but inevitability hung at Rangers Ballpark for the first two months of the season like the humidity that resides here.

The Oakland A's have emerged as one of the best teams in baseball, having long dispelled the notion that last year's American League West title was a fluke.

Teammates for the past seven seasons, Dustin Pedroia and David Ortiz have been the heart of the Red Sox's batting order during most of that time.

Indians closer Chris Perez wants to focus on returning from his injured right shoulder and not his recent legal issues.

Held in check by Baltimore's pitchers for 18 consecutive innings, the Boston Red Sox finally played like the highest-scoring team in the major leagues.

Shortstop Elvis Andrus and designated hitter Lance Berkman are the highest-ranking Rangers.

The Texas Rangers have continued to impress as an organization over the last few years, even after the departure of familiar faces like Michael Young, C.J. Wilson, Mike Napoli and Josh Hamilton over that time frame.

Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine didn't need to be so exclusionary in a memorable Nike commercial of yesteryear - chicks aren't the only ones who dig the long ball.

Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine didn't need to be so exclusionary in a memorable Nike commercial of yesteryear - chicks aren't the only ones who dig the long ball.

On Mike Napoli's first at-bat last night, Angels starter C.J. Wilson buzzed his chin with a fastball.

There are All-Star players and there are All-Star competitors. The best players can be called both.

The ability to hit a home run at any given moment has long been a staple of the Red Sox.

Sorry, but Iglesias isn't the second coming of Ted Williams, not with a .510 batting average on balls in play that's as ridiculous as it is unsustainable.

In his 19th walk-off hit with the Sox, including the postseason, Ortiz sent the first pitch he saw from Michael Kirkman over the right-field wall for a three-run homer to break a ninth-inning tie, giving his club a 6-3 victory Thursday night in the rubber match against the Rangers.

Ron Washington walked Dustin Pedroia to get to David Ortiz in the ninth inning of a tie game.

The Boston Red Sox pulled their game with the Texas Rangers on Thursday night to a 3-3 tie as Mike Napoli improbably beat out a throw to first to keep from grounding into a double play.

With left-hander Derek Holland on the mound, Jose Iglesias started at shortstop for Stephen Drew Thursday night, with Pedro Ciriaco getting the nod at third.

When the Red Sox sent Will Middlebrooks on a rehab assignment to Triple-A Pawtucket this week, they did so with a warning.

Tied with the Texas Rangers in the seventh inning at Fenway Park, the Red Sox turned to Uehara to bail lefty reliever Craig Breslow out of a two-on, one-out jam.