MIAMI — Who said Eddie Butler didn’t earn his spot on this team? Joe Maddon said he wanted some length out of the final spot in his bullpen, hence Butler making the Opening Day roster.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Eddie Butler admits he was lost. “I was beat up mentally last year,” said the 24-year-old right-hander. “At the end of the season I was just ready to shut it down and ...

Eddie Butler’s broadcasting colleagues led the tributes following the former Wales rugby captain’s death aged 65. BBC stalwart Butler died in his sleep on Thursday, during a charity trek in ...

Colorado Rockies rookie pitcher Eddie Butler died twice Friday night. Figuratively, of course -- but he died, all right. And his teammates have memorialized his unfortunate trip(s) around the ...

OK, so what about Jon Gray? It’s only one start, sure, but if Eddie Butler doesn’t improve his location, his location will be Tulsa. The kid has stuff. Probably the right stuff. But against ...

The Cubs elected to keep left-hander Jon Lester on his normal schedule by adjusting their rotation so that he will make his next start Thursday against the Reds.That means that Eddie Butler, who ...

Eddie Butler’s 3 2/3 innings of relief saved the bullpen Saturday as much as it enabled the Cubs offense to rally for a 14-10 win against the Braves after Jose Quintana exited early.Manager Joe ...

DENVER (AP) Eddie Butler controls his emotions about as well as he does his pinpoint fastball. At least outwardly, anyway. On the eve of his major league debut, the Colorado Rockies' prized ...

Very, very few people can transcend a generation – but Eddie Butler was one. The sudden death of a good friend at the age of 65 is still difficult for me to get my head around.

Rockies start Eddie Butler's (2-1) four runs on nine hits in six innings Friday was good enough to earn the win over the Giants. Two of his four runs allowed came off a two-run homer from right ...

Eddie Butler was a huge family man (Image: Jack Butler) Since September, time has proven a peculiar beast for Jack and his family. It's seemingly flown by in the blink of an eye, yet it also feels ...