Detroit Tigers' Javier Báez, right, celebrates with Dillon Dingler (13) after hitting a two-run home run against the Tampa ...

Interleague play isn't going anywhere anytime soon, but it does need a bit of spicing up if it wants to return to the excitement that it once had.

The Boston Red Sox return to the field after the All-Star Break to start a three-game series with the Chicago Cubs on Friday, ...

I’ve seen a few complaints about interleague play, and I can’t for the life of me understand it. Many fans seem to enjoy the added dimension of play, but there are still those few doubters ...

There is no support group for the afflicted. Though Major League Baseball contends that interleague play is popular and backs it up with compelling attendance figures, the advocates get drowned ...

When interleague play began in 1997, the only interaction between the two leagues since the creation of the American League in 1901 had been the World Series (created in 1903), the All-Star Game ...

If there was optimism for the Pittsburgh Pirates to put a disappointing first half behind them, it was because they opened ...

Interleague play, like many of the changes made on Bud Selig's watch, is defined by the unintended consequences left in its wake -- in this case, serious damage. Joe Sheehan | May 21, 2010.

There were always two prime arguments in favor of interleague play: that it allows yearly regional match-ups (Yankees-Mets, Dodgers-Angels, etc.), and that it's generally just a fun thing.

All it took to get the ball rolling about MLB interleague play was one comment by Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland. With interleague play getting underway this weekend, Leyland was asked about ...

In 1996, the last season before interleague play, the All-Star Game had a 23 share of the audience, reaching 12.69 million households, according to Nielsen Media Research.