Federal prosecutors on Thursday slashed six of
the 11 felony charges against Barry Bonds, who is slated to stand trial next
month for allegedly lying to a federal grand jury about using steroids.

Felix Hernandez pitched eight scoreless innings
and the Seattle Mariners handled the Angels, 6-0, on Saturday.

If there is such a thing as the dog
days of summer, then the same must apply to the winter, and if that is the
case, then for baseball people, the month of January fits the bill.

While the final wording has yet to be
drawn up, it appears as if home plate collisions are going to be a thing of
the past in Major League Baseball.

With most of the baseball world having settled on the "Four
Aces" nickname for the Philadelphia Phillies' starting core of Roy Halladay,
Cliff Lee, Roy Oswalt and Cole Hamels, it is Oswalt who has taken on the reign
as early king of the court.

Blue Jays outfielder Jose Bautista remained
the top vote-getter in either league, moving past 4 million votes for the AL
All-Star team.

The late '80s group Soul to Soul had a joint where lead
singer Caron Wheeler's powerful first line was: "Back to life. Back to
reality." Well that's the tune baseball is pumping through its speakers as it
transitions from the...

The Seattle Mariners formally announced on
Tuesday that the team has reached agreement with ace pitcher Felix Hernandez
on a new long-term contract that will reportedly make the 2010 American League
Cy Young winner the richest hurler in MLB history.

Felix Hernandez will try to keep the good times rolling for
the Seattle Mariners Friday in the opener of a three-game series versus the LA
Angels of Anaheim at Safeco Field.

For the first time since 1996, the
Baseball Writers' Association of America will not be electing anyone to the
Hall of Fame.

A former mistress of Barry Bonds
testified in the perjury trial of baseball's home run king on Monday.

The Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves
will play the fifth annual Civil Rights Game on Sunday, May 15 at Turner
Field.

Although there is still a chill in the
air and more than 80-percent of the MLB schedule left to play out, the
American League Central has undergone a major power shift one month into the
2011 season.

The Texas Rangers will look to increase their lead in the American League West standings today as they visit Safeco Field to take on the Seattle Mariners in the second installment of a three-game series.