... making him the third player in history to hit 200 homers in both leagues. 2005 Miguel Tejada and Mark Teixeira led the American League to a 7-5 win over the National League in Detroit for its eighth straight win. Tejada, the game's MVP, homered ...

... Obama talked about his upcoming pitch. "You know, my general strategy the last time I threw a pitch was at the American League Championship Series and I just wanted to keep it high. Now, there was no clock on it, I don't know how fast it ...

... I'm extremely honored to be selected by the fans. I wish I could be there but I hope everybody understands." American League manager Joe Maddon of the Tampa Bay Rays said Toronto's Aaron Hill will start at second in place of Pedroia, last ...

... determine which league's champion gets to open the World Series at home. That link went into place in 2003, and the American League has won every Midsummer Classic since. The AL will try to make it seven in a row Tuesday night at Busch Stadium in ...

... batting cleanup behind Pujols and DeRosa was happy to be with an NL Central contender after a half-season in the American League. "I just want to be a piece to the puzzle," DeRosa said. "I'm excited to be here and to be back in the National ...

CLEVELAND (AP) Albert Pujols has made a habit of feasting on the American League. Pujols, whose .355 career interleague average is the best in 13 years of play between baseball's two leagues, hit two home ...

... mound. Zack Greinke or Roy Halladay starting for the American League? Francisco Rodriguez or Trevor Hoffman closing for ... team coming off consecutive division titles. The American League is 11-0-1 since the NL last won in 1996 at Philadelphia ...

... member of the AZF board. "So I think it has the ability to touch way more people than anybody else." A group called American League wants to create a youth baseball league, a fitness camp and an amateur baseball league for adults. Another group ...

The American League's Cy Young winner will be in Conway for an afternoon in January ... Cliff Lee, who recently was voted the Cy Young winner for 2008 in the American League, will join friend and former teammate Chris Curry of Conway as part ...

... to know about the relationship between Lee and former Conway High standout Chris Curry: Lee will receive the 2008 American League Cy Young Award in a ceremony in New York on Jan. 17. On Jan. 18, he is scheduled to speak to youngsters at Curry ...