The Yankees intend to keep Rafael Soriano as the closer even after David Robertson's return from the disabled list, people familiar with their thinking suggest. Soriano has been brilliant as the ...

After blowing a save opportunity against the Blue Jays on Monday night, Yankees closer Rafael Soriano took off without talking to reporters. This, of course, isn't done, and John Harper of the New ...

The Nationals signed Rafael Soriano to a two-year, $28 million contract in January 2013, adding him to a potential World Series contender with the hope he would record the final out of the season.

Rafael Soriano came here on a bribe. No other team would pay him high-end dollars to be a closer, so he took the closer-esque payday offered by the Yankees to serve as Mariano Rivera’s setup man.

After 13 seasons and more than 9,800 pitches in the major leagues, Washington Nationals closer Rafael Soriano has earned the right to be one of the last players to get to the stadium. But long ...

Their opinion and their questions are the only ones that truly matter. When a quiet young pitcher named Rafael Soriano first walked into the Seattle Mariners' clubhouse in 2002, one of Freddy ...

After he got Reds pinch hitter Chris Heisey out to finish Sunday’s 4-2 win, Rafael Soriano yanked his jersey out from under his belt. He high-fived catcher Jose Lobaton in between home plate ...

Last June, Rafael Soriano sauntered into Nationals Park wearing the uniform of the New York Yankees and closed two victories against the Washington Nationals, complete with the ritual untucking of ...

After Rafael Soriano finally ended Tuesday night’s marathon by getting Paul Konerko to fly out to Denard Span, the MASN broadcast showed close-ups of two of the night’s offensive stars ...

It wasn’t long ago that I made the case Washington Nationals closer Rafael Soriano was the best closer in baseball. He was coming off his 200th career save and had a 1.96 ERA with 40 strikeouts ...

The Yankees rolled out the red carpet for Rafael Soriano yesterday, a week after pulling the rug out from under Brian Cashman. Appearing at the Soriano press conference, the Yankees general ...