...then was drafted No. 1 overall by his hometown team in 2001. He developed into a three-time batting champion, an AL MVP and one of the best catchers in the game while playing in front of his family, who raised him just a few miles down the...

...five-time All-Star appeared at a news conference Saturday, two days after agreeing to a deal.Hamilton, the 2010 AL MVP, joins a batting order that already includes Albert Pujols and Mike Trout. The 31-year-old Hamilton hit a career-high...

...struggled mightily last season.The cupboard is hardly bare, though it may be a little creaky. Mauer and Morneau have won AL MVP awards and were considered two of the best young players in the game before injuries derailed them. Left-hander Francisco...

...is figuring out the other lineups.After giving up a pair of hits to Mauer, Chen was asked if he knew who the former AL MVP was.The response: No. But he's working on it."This is a really great experience for me to learn Mauer and the...

...was the second known relapse with alcohol in the past three years for the recovering drug addict.Hamilton, the 2010 AL MVP, says he feels shame about his mistakes, but is willing to admit them.- The Associated PressDoctors remove Tony Gwynn's...

...organization made the decision that surgery was the best option to help Morneau regain the form that led him to the 2006 AL MVP and two Silver Slugger awards."I was honestly kind of looking forward to him getting out of this cast and seeing where...

...said Baylor, who wore the World Series championship and AL MVP rings he won as a player. ''It's going to be a challenge...a player, playing for six different teams. He was the AL MVP in 1979, hitting .296 with 36 home runs for the California...

...took a 2-1 lead on Rodriguez's 23rd home run, an opposite-field shot in the fifth inning. Rodriguez, the 1999 AL MVP, is second in the league in homers. He trails Toronto's Carlos Delgado, who has 25. The Twins answered in the sixth...

...7-0 deficit behind Bobby Higginson's three homers. Garner said he has been pleased with how Gonzalez, a two-time AL MVP, has handled the pressures of the past few days since news of the possible blockbuster deal broke. ''I think he just...

...with the Tigers for the rest of the season. The Yankees agreed last Thursday to the 3-for-1 trade for the two-time AL MVP, but he had a no-trade clause that allowed him to block the deal. The commissioner's office then gave the sides until...