Alex Rodriguez came to the plate with the bases loaded in the eighth inning Sunday, wanting to do something special for the thousands of people who waited out a lengthy rain delay to see him hit home run No. 600. Blake Wood had no intention of being a footnote in history. After getting ahead of A-Rod in the count, the Royals reliever threw a pitch high and tight that deflected of the New York…

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An eighth inning implosion by Toronto reliever Jason Frasor ruined what could have been a perfect day for the Blue Jays.

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Few players owned their nickname like Andre Dawson: One of only three players to hit at least 400 home runs and…

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NEW YORK, N.Y. – Alex Rodriguez hit his 599th home run, Derek Jeter had an inside-the-park shot and the New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals 10-4 Thursday on another strange night in the Bronx.

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Derek Jeter turned Yankee Stadium into his own hot tub time machine on Thursday. A day after our own Alex…

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Nobody should blame Kansas City Royals infielder Yuniesky Betancourt for dropping his bat and running away.

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The last thing that Kyle Davies wanted to do was allow another milestone home run to Alex Rodriguez. That's why the Kansas City pitcher could smile while standing in front of his locker on Saturday, despite giving up two homers to Mark Teixeira and another to Jorge Posada. After all, he kept Rodriguez in the park and pitched the Royals to a 7-4 win over the New York Yankees.

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NEW YORK, N.Y. – Jose Guillen homered and drove in two runs, Rick Ankiel also had a pair of RBIs and the Kansas City Royals pounded spot starter Sergio Mitre during a 7-4 victory over the New York Yankees on Saturday.

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A.J. Burnett stood smiling in front of his locker Friday night, allowing himself the luxury of imaging what could have been if a wicked thunderstorm hadn't curtailed his fine outing. That's the Burnett the Yankees hope to see on a more consistent basis. The tempestuous right-hander bounced back from a horrible start cut short by a self-inflicted injury to pitch five scoreless innings,…

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A look at the honorees to be inducted Sunday into the Baseball Hall of Fame: ANDRE NOLAN DAWSON: Born July 10, 1954, in Miami … 6-foot-3, 195 pounds, batted right-handed and threw right-handed … nicknamed "Hawk" for his fearlessness and intensity … as a power-hitting outfielder batted .279 with 2,774 hits, 438 home runs and 1,591 RBIs in a major league career from 1976-96 …

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