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Capps agrees to $987,500, one-year deal with PadresSAN DIEGO (AP) Reliever Carter Capps has agreed to a $987,500, one-year contract with the San Diego Padres to avoid arbitration.It's the same as his salary in 2016, which he missed while recovering from reconstructive elbow surgery. He was injured while...

AP Sports WriterAP source: Royals, Jason Hammel agree to $16M, 2-year dealBy DAVE SKRETTAKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Royals and right-hander Jason Hammel have agreed to a $16 million, two-year contract, a person with direct knowledge negotiations told The Associated Press.The person spoke on condition of anonymity Monday...

Cubs' Fowler leaves game because of discomfort in hamstringCHICAGO (AP) Dexter Fowler has left the Chicago Cubs' game against the Pittsburgh Pirates because of discomfort in his right hamstring.He came up hobbling after running out a grounder to third leading off the bottom of the first inning on...

Under Armour to make MLB uniforms in 2019, a year earlyNEW YORK (AP) Under Armour will take over from Majestic Athletic as the supplier of Major League Baseball uniforms in 2019, a year earlier than previously scheduled.Fanatics Inc. and MLB announced an agreement in December that gave the...

BOSTON (AP) New York Yankees catcher Brian McCann's bat slipped out of his hands and hit a female fan near the Boston Red Sox dugout in the seventh inning of Monday night's game.The fan, who was seated four rows from the field, was hit on the left elbow...

The Latest: Cubs fans making plans for Game 6 in ClevelandCLEVELAND (AP) The Latest on the World Series (all times local):2:30 p.m.Chicago Cubs fans' hopes that the team can still win it all are still very much alive.Many are planning trips to Cleveland for Game 6 of the...

AP Sports WriterGordon rejoins Marlins following 80-game suspensionBy STEVEN WINEMIAMI (AP) Dee Gordon walked into the Miami Marlins clubhouse four hours before game time and was greeted at his locker by a three-foot-high stack of boxes - bats, gloves, shoes and more, all new.''Three months of stuff,'' he...

AP Baseball WriterMets ace Syndergaard won't return until after All-Star breakBy RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) Noah Syndergaard hair hats were given to the first 15,000 fans at the New York Mets' game against the Miami Marlins on Saturday night. That is the closest the star pitcher's flowing blond...

The Latest: Cubs starting Schwarber at DH in Series openerCLEVELAND (AP) The Latest on the World Series (all times Eastern):4:10 p.m.Chicago Cubs slugger Kyle Schwarber is starting Tuesday night's World Series opener against the Cleveland Indians at designated hitter.Schwarber is batting fifth in Game 1.Here's the Cubs' batting...

Dodgers get Taylor from Mariners for pitching prospect LeeDETROIT (AP) The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired infielder Chris Taylor from the Seattle Mariners on Sunday night for pitching prospect Zach Lee.The 25-year-old Taylor has played in 86 major league games but has spent almost all of this season with...

AP Sports WriterCubs, Indians hope to celebrate championship in ClevelandBy ANDREW SELIGMANCHICAGO (AP) One way or another, there will be a championship celebration in Cleveland.Still to be determined? Whether the Indians or Cubs will be popping the champagne.The Cubs won a World Series game at Wrigley Field for...

AP Sports WriterBaseball owners look at rule changes to speed up gameBy STEVEN WINEPALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) For those rooting for baseball to speed up the game, Commissioner Rob Manfred says: have patience.Owners and players ratified a new collective bargaining agreement in December, but they're still negotiating innovations...