Shannon Stewart News

I'm thinking today of Affeldt and Punto and Abreu and Hudson as MLB's round of full free agency formally gets underway.

No matter what happens tomorrow and the rest of the season, Minnesota Twins fans can rest assured that things are in good shape for next season.A Unlike seasons past, this Twins team is actually built for success in the postseason...if they can just manage to get there.

There are still almost two weeks to go in the 2009 baseball season but that will not keep down speculation on the future of embattled Toronto Blue Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi.

For the Toronto Blue Jays' 33rd game, manager John Gibbons posted his 28th different starting lineup.

The Twins have been searching for middle infield help and before the Trade Deadline expired on Friday, they got it.

The baseball gods, it seems, know how to write a script. Rain poured down before game time and threatened to postpone the final home opener for the soon-to-be-shuttered Yankee Stadium for a second straight day.

Scott Rolen tries to push his career-best hitting streak to 26 games this evening, when the Toronto Blue Jays open a three-game set with the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards.

It has been a remarkable run for Scott Rolen. Over the past month, the Blue Jays third baseman has pieced together one of the longest hitting streaks in team history, collecting at least one hit in 24 consecutive games.

On the one hand, Blue Jays center fielder Vernon Wells has shown some signs of life in the batter's box lately, giving the club hope that he's finding a way to pull himself out of a season-long slump.

Aaron Hill recorded his 100th hit of the season on Saturday, in what was the Jays' 76th game of the season.

At times, Baseball is a hell of a game. It's a long season, with so many up and downs, it's flat out frustrating- hitting a round ball thrown at 90mph with a round bat.

Jays shop Canadian : The Blue Jays look in their own backyard at this year's draft.

Calling Marty Cordova, Shannon Stewart, Randy Moss, Micheal Williams and Wally Szczerbiak.

The most instantly recognizable symbol of Paris is celebrating a birthday. To celebrate, more than 1,000 balloons were released in a colorful medley, swirling around the iconic tower.