The dugout tantrum. The confrontations with umpires. The run-ins with fans and media members. That was not the Milton Bradley on display Monday at the Seattle Mariners' spring training complex. Bradley was greeted warmly by new teammates, including a player he has long looked ...

Elvis Andrus can expect a lot less attention this spring. The slick-fielding Andrus was right in the middle of the Texas Rangers' dominant story line last year, when All-Star shortstop Michael Young was shifted to third base to make room for the unproven youngster. Andrus quickly showed why Texas ...

Andy Pettitte gave some serious thought to going out as a champion last year. It turns out the 37-year-old left-hander wasn't quite ready to retire, even after the New York Yankees won the World Series. "If I was ever going to go, why not go right now ...

Tony La Russa believes the St. Louis Cardinals could have won the National League Central without Matt Holliday last year. He concedes the finish likely would have been a lot tighter. "I'd like to think I helped the team win a few games," Holliday said Monday. The Cardinals ...