The Nationals and Athletics have agreed to yet another trade. And this one involves more than just prospects or players that can fill out the back end of a roster. The Nats have acquired shortstop ...

When the Nationals acquired Yunel Escobar from the A's in January, general manager Mike Rizzo said the veteran infielder's lure was his ability to play strong defense at both second base and shortstop ...

Los Angeles Angels third baseman Yunel Escobar is expected to miss two to four weeks because of a strained hamstring. The Angels placed Escobar on the 10-day DL Sunday after an MRI revealed a grade 1 ...

MINNEAPOLIS -- Los Angeles Angels third baseman Yunel Escobar was ejected in the sixth inning against Minnesota for arguing with home plate umpire Doug Eddings. Escobar was angered on the first pitch ...

The Athletics have won the claim to Rays shortstop Yunel Escobar, who is on revocable waivers, FOXSports.com reports. The teams have until 1 p.m. Tuesday to work out a trade, and the Rays also have ...

Nationals third baseman Yunel Escobar is batting leadoff in the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader. Regular leadoff man Denard Span is missing Game 1 with a knee injury, leaving Escobar to fill the ...

TEMPE, Ariz. -- More than a decade after his harrowing escape from Cuba, Los Angeles Angels third baseman Yunel Escobar has passed his naturalization test to become a U.S. citizen. Escobar took the ...

Because he’s bad at baseball,* Yunel Escobar has long been widely derided by fans of any team he’s played for. But now there is a reason for the rest of us to loathe him. He’s quite possibly a ...

Tampa Bay Rays Yunel Escobar reacts after grounding out to the shortstop during the second inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees Wednesday, April 24, 2013, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP ...

Yunel Escobar's third ejection of the season definitely wasn't the most conventional. The Los Angeles Angels infielder was tossed in the seventh inning by home plate umpire Tim Timmons for drawing ...

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The Los Angeles Angels have put third baseman Yunel Escobar on the seven-day concussion list, a day after he fouled a bunt off his face. The Angels made the move Saturday night ...