That didn’t take long.

As soon as the news hit Monday that the Texas Rangers had fired Chris Woodward, the calls for his replacement came fast and loud on social media.

And one particular name kept coming up, underlined by memorable gifs and images from some of the greatest memories in Rangers history.

Ron Washington was trending on Twitter...Read more

BALTIMORE — The baseball brainiacs are coming to Baltimore.

From Wednesday to Sunday, the Hyatt Regency Inner Harbor will host the 50th convention of the Society for American Baseball Research, an organization founded in 1971 and focused on the research and history of baseball. More than 500 people are expected to attend the five-day event, ...Read more

The lawsuits that have revealed the Angelos family’s struggles over the control and future of the Orioles laid out preparations for a sale of the team, including the hiring of a law firm and investment bank, but team chairman and CEO John Angelos wants to retain his family’s control of the club, according to people familiar with his thinking...Read more

SAN FRANCISCO — Two months ago, the Giants would have considered their rally over, kaput and done with if faced with the same situation that presented itself Monday night. There were two runners on base, one out and Joey Bart was stepping to the plate.

On Monday, after a demotion to Triple-A, an overhaul of his swing and a “vote of ...Read more

MILWAUKEE — Walker Buehler will not return for the Dodgers this season.

The team announced Monday that the pitcher, who has been out since May with an elbow injury, will undergo season-ending surgery next week.

The procedure will be performed by Dr. Neal ElAttrache.

Buehler has been out since May, when he suffered what the team called a ...Read more

It bears repeating that the current state of the Texas Rangers is on owner Ray Davis, whose affection for team president Jon Daniels is so unbelievable it’s said to be the basis for the next Nicholas Sparks’ novel.

A Sparks’ romance novel is more plausible than the Jon Daniels story with the Texas Rangers.

Since JD was promoted to the ...Read more

Kansas City Royals left-handed reliever Amir Garrett expressed regret multiple times for throwing his drink at a fan who heckled him from the stands in Chicago earlier this month, but Major League Baseball’s central office decided to impose disciplinary action anyway.

MLB announced on Monday afternoon that Garrett had received a three-game ...Read more

CINCINNATI — A few hours before the start of every series, the Phillies hold scouting meetings. The pitchers go over how to attack opposing hitters; the hitters review opposing pitchers. It’s a good time to bring up new topics or raise concerns.

As the hitters met Monday, Rob Thomson presented a few stats.

Even though the Phillies got shut...Read more

NEW YORK — When the Rays were last at Yankee Stadium for a mid-June series, they pitched very well, didn’t hit much and lost all three games.

Monday night, they pitched very well, didn’t hit much and won the opener of a three-game series, 4-0.

Isaac Paredes knocked in David Peralta after a fourth-inning leadoff triple to give the Rays a ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — A week without driving in a run was all Jose Miranda could take.

The rookie infielder, 0-for-6 in his most recent at-bats with runners in scoring position, ended his week of frustration by lining a two-strike curveball from Royals starter Kris Bubic into right field during Monday's fifth inning. It dropped in front of Royals ...Read more

TORONTO — The fate of the Orioles’ season might well come down to how they perform against the Toronto Blue Jays. If the next two months are anything like the past week, they’ll do well in that regard.

Coming off a disappointing series loss to the Tampa Bay Rays in which they nearly went without a baserunner in the series finale, the ...Read more

CHICAGO — Growing up, Dylan Cease always looked forward to watching a Justin Verlander start.

“Just the fact that, especially back in the day, he would start out at 92 (mph) and finish at 101,” Cease said Monday. “I remember watching him a lot as a kid and seeing that. The fact that I’m here now and he’s still doing it, it’s ...Read more

MILWAUKEE — Walker Buehler pitched his last game of the season on June 10. Clayton Kershaw is on the injured list for the second time this season. Dustin May is still more hope than reality.

And Julio Urias just keeps going.

The rock in the Dodgers’ rotation – maybe even before they realized it – Urias pitched five scoreless innings as...Read more

His Cardinals hadn’t won a World Series since he was in preschool. And there was Jim Mielke, wedged into the front row of the Busch Stadium bleachers, his right leg dangling over the right-field wall. He watched Bruce Sutter fire the final strike from upon the glorious green stage. And right then, Mielke broke the fourth wall by jumping over ...Read more

BOSTON — The Red Sox have finally done it.

After an entire season spent chasing their counterparts in the American League East without winning a multi-game series, the Sox put it all together for their best weekend of the year.

Michael Wacha returned from the injured list and held the league’s best offense scoreless through seven innings ...Read more