On-Base Perception

TORONTO -- Jayson Nix’s regular season is over as the reserve infielder will be out 10 to 14 days with a Grade 1 left hip flexor strain, Joe Girardi said. Nix was sent back to New York Saturday for an MRI that revealed the injury. “It does affect us because he’s a guy that’s played second, third and short for us,” Girardi said.

...Girardi said it was amazing to think heading into Sunday’s...

TORONTO -- Joe Girardi said, as of now, Ivan Nova, coming off two straight poor outings, remains in line to start Tuesday night’s game against the Red Sox. “We haven’t made any changes,” Girardi said.

Should his team find itself in a one-game playoff against the Orioles Thursday for the division title, Girardi said Andy Pettitte, who started Saturday, would be on the mound.

“He’s lined...

TORONTO — Barring the unforeseen, expect Mark Teixeira back at first base Monday night against the Red Sox.

“I’ll talk to him first to see [if he prefers] first or DH, but my thinking is first base,” Joe Girardi said before Sunday’s game.

Teixeira has missed the last 19 games with the calf strain he re-aggravated Sept. 8 in Baltimore. Previous to that Teixeira, hitting .255 with 23 homers...

The Orioles claimed Steve Pearce off waivers Saturday from their division rival Yankees.

The 29-year-old first baseman/outfielder was designated for assignment earlier this week when the Yankees activated Brett Gardner and David Aardsma from the 60-day disabled list.

This will be Pearce’s third team this season and his second stint with Baltimore. The Orioles first acquired him from...

ATLANTA -- The record book shows that Barry Bonds hit 762 career home runs, the most all time, just ahead of the great Hank Aaaron's 755. But that's not how John Schuerholz reads it.

While introducing Aaron tonight, the Braves president called him "the true Major League Baseball home run champion," drawing a loud ovation from the fans at Turner Field. The remark, aimed at Bonds and...

Alex Rodriguez, who sat out Wednesday’s game in Minneapolis after fouling a ball off his left foot Tuesday, was back in the lineup Thursday night at designated hitter. “We’ll take it one day at a time,” A-Rod said of playing the field Friday night....

Brett Gardner, who saw his first action since April as a late-inning defensive replacement Wednesday, took batting practice with the team before Thursday night’s game. But Joe Girardi isn’t ready to declare the outfielder a player with no restrictions. “I don’t think we’ll know until we go through a few days,” he said. ...

TORONTO — Mark Teixeira’s strained left calf passed another test Thursday morning, though it still is unknown whether the first baseman will rejoin the Yankees before they return home next week for their final three games of the regular season.

Joe Girardi said Teixeira played in a simulated game in Tampa, doing everything game-related. He had seven at-bats, fielded and ran the bases.

“To...

Obviously R.A. Dickey's 20th win of the season deserves all the headlines, but this grab by Pirates outfielder Travis Snider in the second inning of Thursday's game between the Mets and Pirates is one of the greatest catches of the year.

On an 0-2 count with the Mets down 2-1, Pirates starting pitcher Kevin Correia threw a meatball right down the middle of the plate that Mike Baxter didn't...

Are you sure you're ready for this, New York? America?

Video and story to come later today, but if you want some reasoning for this facial follicle coup, here you go: Schick Hydro donated a substantial amount of money to a foundation close to Keith Hernandez's  heart: The Jacquelyn Hernandez Adult Day Health Center for patients with Alzheimer’s disease.

Thanks to our Mets beat writer...