Yankees' Phil Hughes off to Tampa, still trying to return from disabled list, has sights set on July  —  ANAHEIM - Phil Hughes is headed to Tampa Monday, where he'll take the next steps toward his return from the disabled list.  —  Hughes threw a live batting practice session Saturday …

Nationals place Slaten on DL, recall Stammen  —  PHOENIX — The Nationals placed left-hander Doug Slaten on the 15-day disabled list because of an elbow injury and recalled right-hander Craig Stammen from Triple-A Syracuse on Saturday.  —  While the velocity on his fastball never went down …

Dice-K no gem, but he has Lackey beat  —  + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email  —  The quick and easy reaction to the loss of Daisuke Matsuzaka [stats] to elbow surgery is to call his 41⁄2 seasons with the Red Sox [team stats] a colossal waste of time and money.

Jonathan Papelbon: 'I wasn't even talking to' umpire Tony Randazzo  —  Jonathan Papelbon explained his point of view when arguing balls and strikes.  (AP)  —  There are a lot of events that will get lost in the shuffle of a 14-inning game that features 16 different pitchers, 415 pitches and lasts five hours and 17 minutes.

Florida Marlins' Hanley Ramirez likely heading to the DL on Monday  —  Barring a miraculous recovery, it's looking like Hanley Ramirez will be put on disabled list Monday.  —  The Marlins All-Star shortstop, who was pulled from the game last Sunday in Los Angeles with lower back pain …

Add a major decline in attendance to Mets' woes  —  It was back only a few months ago, in spring training, when Mets ownership looked hopefully toward opening day as their salvation.  News of the Madoff Ponzi scheme was exploding, trustee Irving Picard was loading up a $1 billion claw …

Garvey, Hershiser in effort with eye on Dodgers  —  Former Dodgers greats Steve Garvey and Orel Hershiser are forming an exploratory ownership group in case their former team goes up for sale.  —  In the wake of financial struggles that have left the team in limbo, Garvey approached Hershiser …

Yankees' prospect Gary Sanchez sent back to Tampa due to ‘attitude problem’ with Charleston team  —  ANAHEIM - Hold off on those Cooperstown plans for Gary Sanchez.  —  The Yankees' 18-year-old catching prospect was told to leave the team's Low-A affiliate in Charleston …

Pirates hand Phillies 4th straight loss 6-3  —  PITTSBURGH—Charlie Morton pitched seven solid innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates sent the Philadelphia Phillies to their fourth consecutive loss, 6-3 Saturday night.  —  Andrew McCutchen and Lyle Overbay each had three hits and Brandon Wood homered …

Mark Reynolds' grand-slam powers Orioles past Blue Jays  —  BALTIMORE - Mark Reynolds hit a grand slam and Jake Arrieta pitched six effective innings to lead the Baltimore Orioles to a 5-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday night.  —  With the Orioles trailing 3-1 in the sixth …

Nats continue to have interest in Upton  —  The Nationals continue to look for a center fielder, and B.J. Upton of the Rays is one of their targets, according to a baseball source.  —  Upton, a Virginia native and Ryan Zimmerman's childhood friend, is considered an excellent defensive center fielder …

If you want passion, start with this roster  —  With Ozzie Guillen in town recently, we started to think about other passionate baseball people.  Who are they?  Passion is something you see, hear, or feel.  There's no number to measure it by.  —  So here is a look at 25 very passionate baseball people …