The Big Unit, Randy Johnson tossed two-hit ball over six innings, leading the San Francisco Giants to a 5-1 victory over the Washington Nationals in the first game of a doubleheader. In doing so, he joined the storied club of 300-game winners in major league baseball.

Showing little sentimentality, the Atlanta Braves today waived Tom Glavine, 305-game winner who was rehabbing and trying to get back to the majors. Problem is, such an event would have triggered a $1-million bonus. Ouch. Instead, they acquired outfielder Nate McLouth from the Pittsburgh Pirates in a trade.

Sad news out of Arizona. Gabrielle Schoeneweis, 39, wife of Diamondbacks reliever Scott Schoeneweis, 35, was found dead at the couple's home in Fountain Hills, Arizona on Wednesday afternoon.

This past weekend the Washington Nationals baseball team was swept by the Philadelphia Phillies, losing all four games of their weekend series by margins of 10-6, 8-5, 7-5 and 8-6.

Dominic (Dom) DiMaggio had the bad fortune to be overshadowed by one of the greatest players of all time: his brother, Joe DiMaggio. But Dom was a seven-time All-Star for the Red Sox and a great player in his own right. Dom DiMaggio died Friday at the age of 92 in his home in Marion, Mass.

When I was told Manny Ramirez, OF the Los Angeles Dodgers, had failed his PED test, I asked "what?" The PED test is a result of major league baseball's (MLB) drug policy and stands for "Performance Enhancing Drug" test.

On Friday, New York Mets player Gary Sheffield hit his 500th home run, becoming the 25th player in major league history to reach the milestone.

He made it to the big leagues, and a lot was expected of him this season. Los Angeles Angels rookie pitcher Nick Adenhart, 22, was killed in a car accident early Thursday morning just hours after making his 2009 Major League Baseball season debut.

The Detroit Tigers cut OF Gary Sheffield after a disappointing spring training in which he batted .178.

New York Yankees superstar Alex Rodriguez is facing surgery on his hip, to repair his torn labrum, and will miss 6 - 9 weeks.

John C. Odom, a minor-league pitcher who became famous last year after being traded, not for another player, but for 10 bats worth $665, has died of a drug overdose, one that only surfaced today, months after its occurrence.

In what may be precursor to an eventual trade for ace Peavy, the Cubs have traded OF Felix Pie to the Baltimore Orioles for LHP Garrett Olson and minor league RHP Hank Williamson.