Home plate umpire Marvin Hudson calls out New York Mets’ Ike Davis on strikes in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Thursday, April 4, 2013 at Citi Field in New York.

After defying expectations, Israel was eliminated on Wednesday by Japan, which, along with the Netherlands, advanced from the second round to the semifinal round. By Ken Belson Ryan Lavarnway hit a ...

New York Mets first baseman Ike Davis watches the ball as he hit a double scoring Marlon Byrd during the seventh inning of a baseball game, Monday, July 29, 2013 in Miami. Davis had a go-ahead RBI ...

Baseball blowouts can be tough to watch. Unless you're a diehard fan of the winning team, it's highly unlikely you're going to tune in to a game where one team has virtually no chance of coming back.

NEW YORK -- The Ike Davis saga is over in New York. The New York Mets traded the enigmatic first baseman to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday, in exchange for right-handed reliever Zack Thornton and a ...