Tobi Stoner spent his first big-league spring training inactive. Thursday night, he finally faced major-league hitters. “It was definitely a thrill,” said Stoner, who is next scheduled to relieve John ...

Beating the Bushes is counting down to the start of the 2010 baseball season, which kicks off April 4 at Fenway Park when the Yankees take on the Red Sox. In the second part of my season preview, I’m ...

How he got the job: Like most professional baseball players, Stoner grew up loving the sport. While playing college ball at Davis & Elkins College in West Virginia, he was drafted at the end of his ...