Nicknamed Le Grand Orange while playing for Montreal — he was 6-foot-2 and had curly red hair — Staub made six All-Star teams in his 23-year major league career.

Lesson learned: Do not let Frankie get angry

The Indians and Texas, two division winners from last season, will open the 2017 season against each other on Monday night at Good Life Park in Arlington.

The Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Texas Rangers 7-6 on Sunday night, sweeping the series 3-0 and advancing to the ALCS.

Can the Blue Jays pull off the sweep, or will the Rangers battle back in Toronto?

Roberto Osuna doesn’t panic, something the young closer proved again in the ninth inning on Friday.

Game 2 between Toronto and Texas goes down Friday in Arlington

The Toronto Blue Jays have beaten the Texas Rangers 10-1 in Game 1 of the American League Division Series. Marco Estrada allowed one run on four hits and struck out six over 8 1/3 innings as Toronto took a 1-0 lead in the best-of-five series.

Here's a look at five storylines to watch in the Toronto-Texas American League Division Series, which opens Thursday afternoon.

Flanked by his two sons and overcome by emotion, Prince Fielder announced his playing career was over on Wednesday, saying that doctors told him two spinal fusions in his neck will prevent him from playing Major League Baseball.

Major League Baseball showed little tolerance Tuesday for Texas Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor's punch of Jose Bautista, suspending Odor eight games, the harshest penalty among 14 players and staff members disciplined for Sunday's brawl. Odor, among four players suspended, will appeal his suspension and remains eligible to play until the appeal is heard or he drops it. Teammate Elvis Andrus was suspended one game and will not appeal...

Bad blood from last year’s playoff boils over as Rangers get payback on Jose Bautista. Final score 7 to 6 Texas won.

Drew Stubbs homered with two outs in the 10th inning, helping the Texas Rangers beat Toronto 6-5 on Saturday night after the Blue Jays rallied with consecutive homers in the ninth to force extra innings.

R.A. Dickey tossed eight innings, Edwin Encarnacion and Troy Tulowitzki homered and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Texas Rangers 5-0 on Friday night. Dickey (2-4), a knuckleballer who broke into the majors with Texas in 2001, struck out six and walked one while allowing only three singles.

Toronto DH drives in six runs as Jays explode for 12 against Texas.

Edwin Encarnacion hit a two-run homer for the Blue Jays and Roberto Osuna worked the ninth inning for the victory.

Justin Smoak provided all the offence the Jays would need to come away with a 3-1 victory over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night

Nomar Mazara broke a tie with a solo home run as the Texas Rangers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 on Monday in a rematch of last year's American League Division Series.

Ben Zobrist hit a go-ahead single in the seventh inning, and the Royals rallied from a three-run hole to beat the Astros 5-4 on Friday, tying their American League Division Series.

There are four MLB playoff games on Friday, beginning at 12:45 p.m.