American League East News

Twenty-seven. That is a number fixated in the brains of all New York Yankee supporters.

Apr 12, 2014; Bronx, NY, USA; New York Yankees starting pitcher Hiroki Kuroda pitches against the Boston Red Sox during the first inning of a game at Yankee Stadium.

That's why manager Joe Maddon isn't losing sleep over his team's inability to generate any offense during the first month of the season.

That game was postponed before he had to take the mound. So, instead, Gonzalez threw Wednesday's first pitch with the temperature at 39 degrees at Camden Yards .

It's early in the season but the Red Sox's struggles should not go unnoticed. As they sit at the bottom of the AL East at 5-9, the Red Sox's issues are piling up.

A career Oriole, Chris Hoiles played for the Orioles from 1989 to 1998. His .994 career fielding percentage ranks ninth all-time among Major League catchers.

A couple of months ago, I examined flyball results by focusing on how long the ball was in the air.

The Red Sox had what amounted to a joy ride to the World Series last season, staying in first place in the American League East for all but a few weeks in May. Now every day seems to bring a new trial.

Phil Hughes was rolling along against his old AL East foes from Toronto, piling up the strikeouts and freezing Blue Jays bats through five innings on a chilly night at Target Field.

Phil Hughes was rolling along against his old AL East foes from Toronto, piling up the strikeouts and freezing Blue Jays bats through five innings on a chilly night at Target Field.

The early rainout against the Chicago Cubs gave the Yankees more time to rest their nicked-up veteran infielders.

A year ago through 13 games, the Boston Red Sox were 9-4 and in the middle of a seven-game winning streak that took them to 12-4 in a season in which they never had less than a winning record and their low-water mark was third place, and then for just a couple of days in May. The Red Sox open a three-game series against the Chicago White Sox on ... (more)

After dropping 3-of-4 games against the New York Yankees , the Boston Red Sox find themselves with a 5-8 record, which puts them in the cellar of the American League East standings.

As the baseball season heats up and temperatures continue to rise, so will New York Yankees ticket prices.

It has been about seven months since Baltimore Orioles ' third baseman and young star Manny Machado has taken the field for an actual game.

Over the weekend, the Yankees took three out of four in their series with Boston, which suggested that maybe this year would be different from last year.

A look at how the Orioles' top 10 prospects, according to Baseball America, are performing in the 2014 season.

The Red Sox have played 13 games. It hasn't been pretty. But here's what we should do: Take a deep breath and let them fail or succeed on their own.

Several hours before Carlos Beltran stood at first base, thinking "Oh, God, I hope they don't hit the ball to me," and Dean Anna was nearly the Yankees' catcher, Red Sox manager John Farrell was talking about his own potentially devastating injury issue, one that was easy to forget about amid all the wackiness of the Yankees' Sunday night win.

Compared to most clubs, the Tampa Bay Rays entered 2014 with a solid track record in regards to pitching injuries.