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There has been a lot of debate over the last few weeks about whether or not baseball stadiums should have protective netting all the way down the foul line, thus totally separating the fans from the field of play. Obviously, it would keep the fans safer from bats and scorching foul balls, but it would also take away from the fan experience...

Look, I'm really happy that the top prospect in all of baseball, Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant, is going to get his shot to play in the big leagues. He's good enough to be there. Was he good enough to be there 12 days ago on Opening Day...

Ahhhh, baseball season is just around the corner! With the initial burst of NFL free agency behind us -- and three straight days in the high 40s -- it's starting to feel like it's time for the diamond to take center stage. Taking center stage in center field at yesterday's Dodgers vs. Cub...

Schenectady High School product Casper Wells has signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Tigers. He will report to spring training in Lakeland, Fla. Wells was drafted by the Tigers in 2005 before making his major league debut in 2010...

Monday night, Yankee fans got a punch to the stomach, finding out they had lost closer David Robertson to the White Sox. Tuesday night, they got a bit of good news when it was announced that free agent starting pitcher Jon Lester will be signing with the Chicago Cubs...

Former Siena Saints baseball star and current AA player (Cubs) Anthony Giansanti joins Brady Farkas to talk about the Saints first NCAA tournament win, Coach Rossi, his appreciation for the Capital Region and life in the minor leagues.

CHICAGO (AP) — Nate Schierholtz hit a two-out game-ending RBI single, after Chris Coghlan homered to tie it in the eighth, and the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Mets 2-1 on Tuesday night. Curtis Granderson had three hits for the Mets and drove in their run with a sacrifice fly in the first inning...

CHICAGO (AP) -- Brendan Ryan scored on a wild pitch before John Ryan Murphy capped a two-run 13th inning with an RBI single, and the New York Yankees beat the Cubs 4-2 Wednesday after Chicago wasted another dominant start by Jeff Samardzija. ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Masahiro Tanaka had his regular-season unbeaten streaked snapped at 42, allowing a career-high four runs in six innings, and the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Yankees 6-1 on Tuesday night. The Cubs honored the retiring Derek Jeter before the game, then handed Tanaka his first loss in nine major league starts...

NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Pineda followed an overpowering outing by Masahiro Tanaka with one of his own, pitching six innings of four-hit ball as the New York Yankees beat the Chicago Cubs 2-0 on a bitterly cold Wednesday night to complete its first doubleheader shutout sweep since 1987...

After being washed out on Tuesday night, the Yankees and Cubs will play their two-game series in one day. The teams will play a doubleheader at the Stadium today. The first game is set for 1:05 p.m. with the nightcap at 7:05. Game one features Masahiro Tanaka vs...

The Yankees and the Cubs will do battle at Yankee Stadium for a two-game series beginning tonight at 7:05. It just seems appropriate, that on Jackie Robinson Day, a day to honor one of the great pioneers of the sport, that we get a classic matchup between two of the oldest and most storied franchises in baseball...