JUPITER, Fla. -- Rick Ankiel couldn't find the plate, and now he won't take the mound. The left-hander surprised the team Wednesday when he turned his back on a pitching career derailed by injuries ...

In 2000, there was no rookie more anticipated than Rick Ankiel. After a disastrous postseason derailed his pitching career, he began a seven-year odyssey to return to baseball on the other side of the ...

VIERA, Fla. - In the least surprising move of camp, the Nationals have added center fielder Rick Ankiel to their 40-man roster. Ankiel, signed to a minor league deal this offseason, is set to be the ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. ST. LOUIS -- Among all the what-if and if-then questions asked this afternoon of manager Tony La Russa in the wake of Saturday's ...

JUPITER, Fla. -- Rick Ankiel was wild again. The St. Louis Cardinals left-hander, who threw nine wild pitches in four horrendous postseason innings last fall, walked eight Sunday in less than two ...