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AP Sports WriterBraves star Freeman, 3 others test positive for virusBy CHARLES ODUMATLANTA (AP) Atlanta Braves four-time All-Star Freddie Freeman, premier reliever Will Smith and two teammates have tested positive for the coronavirus, a jarring hit to the NL East champions less than three weeks before the...

AP Sports WriterYanks pitcher Tanaka alert after hit in head by Stanton blowBy JAKE SEINERNEW YORK (AP) With Masahiro Tanaka crumpled motionless on the mound, Aaron Judge repeatedly waved behind home plate and scolded a video journalist for taking images.This wasn't a scene anyone wanted to see at...

AP Sports WriterD-backs' MadBum back on mound, tries to stay healthy in campBy DAVID BRANDTPHOENIX (AP) Arizona's new pitching addition Madison Bumgarner was having a little fun on the mound during his first summer workout on Saturday, dropping down sidearm and firing a fastball that buzzed catcher Stephen...

AP Sports WriterEyeing social change, Pirates star Josh Bell finds his voiceBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Josh Bell wanted to make a statement with his actions, a way to channel the disgust the Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman felt in the wake of George Floyd's death at the hands of...

AP Sports WriterBraves star Freeman, 3 others test positive for virusBy CHARLES ODUMATLANTA (AP) Atlanta Braves four-time All-Star Freddie Freeman, premier reliever Will Smith and two teammates have tested positive for the coronavirus, a jarring hit to the NL East champions less than three weeks before the...

AP Baseball WriterDodgers pitcher Price won't play this year because of virusBy BEN WALKERDodgers pitcher David Price will not play this season because of concerns over the coronavirus pandemic, delaying his Los Angeles debut until next year.The five-time All-Star became the latest player to opt out, posting Saturday on...

AP Sports WriterYanks pitcher Tanaka alert after hit in head by Stanton blowBy JAKE SEINERNEW YORK (AP) Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka was alert and sent to a hospital after being hit in the head by a line drive off the bat of slugger Giancarlo Stanton during live batting...

AP Sports WriterYankees pitcher Tanaka hit in head by Stanton line driveBy JAKE SEINERNEW YORK (AP) Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka was hit in the head by a line drive off the bat of slugger Giancarlo Stanton during live batting practice Saturday, a frightening scene during the team's first...

AP Baseball WriterCompetitive environment crucial for young TigersBy NOAH TRISTERDETROIT (AP) Grayson Greiner compared it to college, and JaCoby Jones wonders if it's possible to make this training camp a little more ... interesting.''Maybe we'll have little fun bets and little wagers on it and just make it...

AP Sports WriterYankees pitcher Tanaka hit in head by Stanton line driveBy JAKE SEINERNEW YORK (AP) Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka was hit in the head by a line drive off the bat of slugger Giancarlo Stanton during live batting practice Saturday, a frightening scene during the team's first...

AP Sports WriterAtlanta Braves give no indication of considering name changeBy CHARLES ODUMATLANTA (AP) With teams in two sports taking a second look at names deemed offensive to Native Americans, the Atlanta Braves on Saturday gave no indication they are willing to consider a similar change.The Cleveland Indians...

AP Baseball Writer31 MLB players, 7 staff test positive for COVID-19, or 1.2%By RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) Thirty-one Major League Baseball players and seven staff members tested positive for COVID-19 during intake for the resumption of training, a rate of 1.2%.MLB and the players' association announced the results...