Kevin Towers

When Dan Duquette was hired roughly a year ago as the club’s executive vice president, the Orioles pointed to his impressive track record in the past with the Montreal Expos and Boston Red Sox. He was in charge of some very good teams –...

Newly acquired Orioles left-hander Joe Saunders spoke with the Arizona Republic earlier today after this morning's trade was completed. Here's a transcript of the interview: Thoughts on trade? “I was excited to get traded to a contending team....

Forget the Mets' financing troubles attached to the Fred Wilpon/Bernie Madoff connection. Look past the Red Sox's franchise-reshaping, where these days only the uniforms seem unchanged, and the slow-moving sale of the Dodgers. The chaos at the Padres'...

No. 5 Diamondbacks: 26th in a series countdown to spring training. Next: Rays. Good players carry themselves a certain way. They're respected by teammates, which gives them a sense of security that fosters confidence. They know who they are, even if it...

It's all about Luke Gregerson. Says a lot, doesn't it? Over the last two seasons, the best thing about the Padres has been their bullpen. It carried Bud Black's team to the threshold of the playoffs in 2010 and was the backbone of a bad team last year as...

The first interviewee for the Orioles' top executive job is the type of candidate who can fit into all kinds of baseball circles. Jerry Dipoto, the Arizona Diamondbacks' senior vice president of scouting and player development, met Tuesday with the...

The Angels have been granted permission by the New York Yankees to interview front-office executives Damon Oppenheimer and Billy Eppler for their vacant general manager position, the New York Daily News reported Wednesday. An Angels spokesman would...

The Angels have received permission from the Arizona Diamondbacks to interview Jerry Dipoto for their general manager's job, a major league source confirmed Friday. Dipoto, who spent parts of eight seasons as a reliever in the big leagues, is Arizona's......

Going back to the earliest days of the show business, people have had an abiding fascination with the moguls who ran movie studios, from Irving Thalberg — who provided the raw material for F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Last Tycoon” &#...

Bruce Bochy has already picked the Phillies as his World Series favorite, and that's coming from the manager who knows something about Philadelphia's aces. The Colorado Rockies consider themselves a legitimate title contender, too, even if they have...