Terry Francona, who led the Boston Red Sox to two World Series titles, and five playoff appearances, likely won't be back as the team's manager in 2012.
The Red Sox failed to make the playoffs, after blowing a nine-game game lead in the American League wild-card race, the biggest ever held by a team in September that failed to make the playoffs.
Francona will meet with Red Sox management this mor
Ozzie Guillen wasn't able to get a contract extension in Chicago and asked to be released by the club.
Turns out, he had an iron in the fire.
Not long afterward, Guillen's website had a quote from Guillen saying how excited he was to be joining the Marlins...
Foul tips are one of the perils of playing the catcher position in baseball, but one doesn’t usually associate fire hazard with that risk. In the video below, a foul ball off the bat of the Chicago White Sox’s A.J. Pierzynski hits the mask of Detroit Tigers’ catcher Alex Avila so hard that sparks fly.
Francisco Liriano throws the first no-hitter of the year, the seventh no-hitter in Minnesota Twins history, and his first career complete game. Liriano's pitching jewel helped the Twins defeat the White Sox in Chicago 1-0.