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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Toronto Blue Jays Yunel Escobar slides hard into third with a triple in the fifth inning against the Oakland Athletics in their American League MLB baseball game in Toronto April 6, 2011. REUTERS/Fred ...

Yunel Escobar was suspended for three games Tuesday by the Toronto Blue Jays for wearing eye-black displaying a homophobic slur written in Spanish during last Saturday's game against the Boston Red ...