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AP Sports WriterReds open weekend of honoring Pete Rose by reuniting MachineBy JOE KAYCINCINNATI (AP) More satisfying than hit No. 4,192? In some ways, it is for Pete Rose, who needed more time to get into the Cincinnati Reds' Hall of Fame than it took to set baseball's...

Futures league will use home run derby to break tiesCHELMSFORD, Mass. (AP) The Futures Collegiate Baseball League digs the long ball.The unaffiliated minor league said on Friday it will use a home run derby to determine a winner for regular-season games that remain tied after the 10th inning....

Baseball hopes to beat rain, get in Game 2 of World SeriesCLEVELAND (AP) Major League Baseball is hoping it can play Game 2 of the World Series on Wednesday night despite the rain.MLB senior vice president Peter Woodfork said officials were prepared to have the Chicago Cubs and...

AP Sports WriterAP source: Indians, Boone Logan agree to 1-year contractBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) A person familiar with the negotiations says free agent left-hander Boone Logan and the Cleveland Indians have agreed to a one-year contract.Logan's deal includes a 2018 club option, the person told The Associated Press...

AP Sports WriterSeattle acquires Drew Smyly as it makes pair of tradesBy TIM BOOTHSEATTLE (AP) The Mariners have made a pair of trades, landing left-handed starter Drew Smyly from the Tampa Bay Rays and right-hander reliever Shae Simmons from the Atlanta Braves.Seattle completed the two deals on Wednesday....

Catcher Caleb Joseph loses to Orioles in arbitrationST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) Catcher Caleb Joseph lost his salary arbitration case with the Baltimore Orioles after setting major league records for most at-bats and plate appearances in a season with no RBIs.Joseph was awarded the team's $700,000 offer rather than...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Milwaukee Brewers have acquired infielder-outfielder Garin Cecchini from the Boston Red Sox for cash.Red Sox president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski made the announcement Thursday after the winter meeting draft.The Red Sox designated Cecchini for assignment on Dec. 4. The 24-year-old Cecchini appeared in...

AP Sports WriterAll-Star walk off for Big Papi: AL teammates embrace OrtizBy BERNIE WILSONSAN DIEGO (AP) David Ortiz ended his All-Star Game career with quite a walk off.The popular Big Papi was embraced by nearly every member of the American League roster Tuesday night when he was replaced...

Vogelsong, Tepesch agree to minor league deals with TwinsMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Right-handers right-handers Ryan Vogelsong and Nick Tepesch have agreed to minor league contracts with the Minnesota Twins, adding two veterans to the competition for spots in a rotation that was among the major leagues' worst last season.Tepesch made...

AP Sports WriterRetiring Wrigley Field scoreboard operator has seen it allBy JAY COHENCHICAGO (AP) Fred Washington has been surrounded by numbers and cities for decades. Seasons full of ones and twos and zeroes. Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and Milwaukee, too.When his beloved Chicago Cubs scored three in the first, Washington...

LEADING OFF: Machado starts suspension, deGrom-Teheran duelBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening all around the majors today:---ON THE BENCH IN BIRDLANDOrioles infielder Manny Machado will begin to serve a four-game suspension for charging the mound and punching Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura on June 7. Machado dropped his...

AP Sports WriterIndians looking to finish job after Series appearance in '16By TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) After making all the right moves in 2016, Indians manager Terry Francona got a hip replacement and then spent time on the awards banquet circuit.The winter is flying by.''This has been, I think,...