American League Central News

The Minnesota Twins enter play on Friday just a half game behind the Detroit Tigers for FIRST PLACE in the American League Central.

The boys in blue briefly return home for a three game series after a 3-3 record in Minneapolis and Houston.

Chicago White Sox manager Robin Ventura has to be the happiest person to see Nolan Ryan leave the Rangers .

Don Kelly will spell Nick Castellanos at third base tonight in the Tigers' series opener against the Los Angeles Angels.

Max Scherzer had a good offseason. He collected his Cy Young Award; married his college sweetheart, Erica May; and spent an "unbelievable" honeymoon in Fiji and New Zealand.

The Cleveland Indians look to recapture the form that carried them into the 2013 playoffs when they begin a seven-game homestand against the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday.

Baseball fans often have short memories. Long-term success, track records of mediocrity or recent failures are part of every offseason narrative, but April statistics and a poor game or two on national television can quickly change the tenor around a team or player.

Albert Pujols, one of the most expensive players in baseball, pays a visit to Comerica Park this weekend.

If you would have told the Indians before their first series against the Tigers that they would depart Detroit with a split, they probably would have replied with an obvious answer.

The Milwaukee Brewers are doing it. The Toronto Blue Jays might be doing it, too.

Apr 4, 2014; Detroit, MI, USA; Detroit Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera receives congratulations from third base coach Dave Clark after he hit a two run home run for his 2000 career hit in the eighth inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Comerica Park.

To some observers, the 8-7 start by the Chicago White Sox is a rather large surprise thus far in the early season.

It was a night for long underwear and a bonfire in the bullpen, if there had been any conceivable way to make that happen.

Pitcher Andrew Cashner and catcher Rene Rivera would be compared to Batman and Robin, if only the Caped Crusader could throw a slider or the Boy Wonder could call for it low and away.

Detroit Tigers' Rajai Davis takes warm up swings before batting practice of an exhibition against the Miami Marlins in Lakeland, Fla.

I know it hasn't started out the way some O's fans would like, but for the first time ever, I'm picking the O's to win the division.

Justin Verlander is off to a 1-1 start with a 2.57 ERA, with 13 strikeouts in 21 innings.

This week's MLB power rankings are topped by the Milwaukee Brewers , followed by the Oakland A's and Atlanta Braves .

Jason Lukehart of Let's Go Tribe was kind enough to answer a few questions about the upcoming series between the Tigers and Indians.

Playing at frosty U.S. Cellular Field, the White Sox muddled through another marathon game and beat the Red Sox 2-1.