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The season might still be very young, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t a shortage of story lines for Major League Baseball. Sunday’s action added some plot twists. The Tampa Bay Rays (4-7) were cut down by the Boston Red Sox (7-4) 5 to 0 on Sunday at Fenway Park. …

Derrick Robinson decided to forgo a shot at college football when he graduated from PK Yonge Developmental Research school in Gainesville. Now he’s playing major league baseball. The University of Florida offered him a scholarship to play cornerback on the football team  in 2006. Instead, he opted to enter the …

Former Florida Gator outfielder Matt Den Dekker is looking to get his shot in the big leagues. Den Dekker was on the New York Mets squad in spring training for the second year this season, but a broken wrist sidelined him for the rest of spring and part of the regular season. He …

The Tampa Bay Rays went into Sunday’s series finale against the Cleveland Indians thinking about a possible sweep with reigning AL Cy Young winner David Price taking the mound. However, the Indians had other plans in mind spoiling the Rays day by taking the last game 13-0. Rays’ ace pitcher David …

The first full weekend of the 2013 MLB campaign is on the way, and there is a loaded menu of marquee early-season matchups. Angels OF Josh Hamilton makes his return to Texas to take on the Rangers, the New York Yankees head to the Motor City to battle the Tigers in …

Many teams in big league baseball wrapped up their first series of the season Thursday, with the Rays and Marlins both in action. The Rays were able to even up the series in their second game against Baltimore, but Chris Davis was once again too much for Rays pitchers as he struck early …

The Tampa Bay Rays are opening their 16th season Tuesday afternoon against the Baltimore Orioles. During the past five seasons, the Rays have had three playoff berths and one trip to the World Series. Last season, Tampa Bay managed a 90-72 record, just missing the postseason while finishing three games …

The Houston Astros gave baseball some early attention last night after taking down the Texas Rangers 8-2 to open the 2013 MLB regular season. New year, new logo, and a new league seemed to be the recipe for a whole new team for the Houston Astros. Bud Norris got the win for Houston, giving up five hits …

Before I go any further talking about the voting that took place yesterday in which no one was elected to the baseball Hall of Fame, let me say I couldn’t say what I want to say any better than my friend Jayson Stark from ESPN said it in his column …

For only the eighth time since the Baseball Writers’ Association of America began inducting players into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936, no players have been inducted into this year’s class.  The last time no player was elected into the Hall of Fame was in 1996. Former Houston Astro Craig …