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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,...

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...

CLEVELAND (AP) A person familiar with the decision says Indians president Mark Shapiro is leaving the team to take the same job with the Toronto Blue Jays.Shapiro, who has been with Cleveland since 1992, will replace Paul Beeston, Toronto's CEO and president who is retiring. The teams will...

AP Sports WriterArrieta deals, Cubs awaken, top Indians to even Series at 1By TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Jake Arrieta made a brief run at a no-hitter and ended another 71-year pause between celebrations for the Chicago Cubs and their faithful fans.Not only are they back in the World Series,...

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...

Associated PressStruggling Shields vows to keep pitching despite back painBy MIKE CRANSTONCHICAGO (AP) White Sox right-hander James Shields vowed Tuesday to stay in the rotation despite back pain and asked for patience from fans amid the worst season of his career.A day after Chicago manager Robin Ventura suggested...

All those home runs by Aaron Judge, all those wins by the Los Angeles Dodgers, nicely done. Except none of that matters now - a sinker that bounces to the backstop, a liner that hooks barely foul, the whole script flips. October has a way of doing that. The Major League...

MIAMI (AP) The Marlins managed nine hits against Bartolo Colon but couldn't score.The veteran right-hander pitched a nine-hitter and made a nifty behind-the-back toss on a grounder, and the New York Mets hit three homers in a 7-0 victory over Miami on Saturday night.J.T. Realmoto's double in the...

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...

MIAMI (AP) The Miami Marlins have fired Tommy Hutton, their TV analyst for 19 years.The team said Tuesday it decided to go in a different direction and didn't elaborate on its decision.Hutton has spent 51 years in professional baseball. He played in the majors from 1966 to 1981.The...

Mariners, Safeco not extending naming rights dealSEATTLE (AP) The Seattle Mariners and Safeco Insurance announced Tuesday that they will end their stadium naming rights partnership after the 2018 season.Safeco Insurance has held the naming rights for the stadium since 1998, a year before Safeco Field opened.Safeco Insurance President...

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...