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Associated PressSuspect in beer tossing no longer works for media companyBy ROB GILLIESTORONTO (AP) The man suspected of throwing a beer can at Baltimore outfielder Hyun Soo Kim during a playoff game in Toronto is no longer employed at the media company for which he worked.Ken Pagan was...

MIAMI (AP) Moments into his introductory news conference with the Miami Marlins, Don Mattingly peeled off his sport coat to try on a team jersey for the cameras.''I'm hoping I'm not sweating underneath,'' he said with a smile.Mattingly hasn't lost a game yet, and he's already feeling the...

AP Sports WriterIndians fans pitch in with wedding gifts for rookie MerrittBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) The guest list for Ryan Merritt's upcoming wedding could be growing.Cleveland's rookie pitcher has made a lot of new friends.A most improbable October hero for the Indians, Merritt has been overwhelmed by the...

CHICAGO (AP) Seattle Mariners third baseman Kyle Seager is not in the lineup for their game Thursday night against the Chicago White Sox.Manager Lloyd McClendon said Seager was getting a day off and would be back in the Mariners' lineup Friday against the White Sox. Seager, 27, is...

AP Baseball WriterTigers' core still intact as spring training approachesBy NOAH TRISTERDETROIT (AP) Justin Verlander sat in the middle of the Tiger Den, the lounge at Comerica Park where he and his teammates were available to reporters before heading out on their winter caravan.An offseason that began with...

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...

AP Sports WriterAt 61, 'late-bloomer' Snitker savors shot as Braves managerBy PAUL NEWBERRYKISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) Let's face it, Brian Snitker had pretty much given up on his dream.He always wanted to be a big league manager.But with his career in baseball approaching four decades, he figured there wasn't...

Associated PressAutopsy: Marlins pitcher had cocaine, alcohol in his systemBy JENNIFER KAYMIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez had cocaine and alcohol in his system when his boat crashed into a Miami Beach jetty, according to toxicology reports released Saturday.It's not clear whether Fernandez was driving...

AP Baseball WriterSantiago Casilla returns to Athletics on a two-year contractBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Relief pitcher Santiago Casilla is crossing the bay again, re-joining the Oakland Athletics with a two-year contract Friday after seven seasons with San Francisco.While the right-hander lost his job as closer last season...

Colby Ramus, Tampa Bay Rays finalize $5M, 1-year contractST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) Free agent outfielder Colby Rasmus and the Tampa Bay Rays have finalized a $5 million, one-year contract.Ramus can earn an additional $2 million in performance bonuses, the Rays said Monday.The 30-year-old has a .241 career average...

Strop agrees to deal adding $6.35M in guaranteed moneyMESA, Ariz. (AP) The Chicago Cubs and reliever Pedro Strop have agreed to a contract adding $6.35 million in guaranteed money through 2018, a deal that includes a club option for 2019.Strop agreed earlier this month to a $5.5 million,...

WASHINGTON (AP) Until he gets another start, Matt Harvey can ponder a Mets comeback that bailed him out in a big gameKirk Nieuwenhuis hit a tiebreaking, pinch-hit homer in the eighth inning off Jonathan Papelbon as the resilient Mets rallied from a six-run deficit to beat the Washington...