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Associated PressPitchless intentional walks could start this weekBy CHUCK KINGWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) Pitchless intentional walks could start in spring training games this week.Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said the change, which the players' association has said it will agree to for 2017, is among the rule changes...

LEADING OFF: Father's Day tributes, Nats streak, Yanks skidBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening all around the majors today:---DAD'S DAYMajor League Baseball is paying tribute to the dads this weekend, with blue tones added to hats, uniforms and cleats for Father's Day. Nationals star Bryce Harper wore...

ATLANTA (AP) A baseball fan has been given emergency medical treatment and taken to a hospital after falling from the upper deck into the lower-level stands at Turner Field during a game between the New York Yankees and Atlanta Braves.There was no immediate word on the man's condition...

LEADING OFF: MLB sorts out trouble in Baltimore, MinnesotaBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening all around the majors today:---PAY THE PRICEMajor League Baseball figures to be busy, sorting out possible penalties after the ill will at Camden Yards and Target Field over the weekend.On Sunday, Red Sox...

LEADING OFF: Stanton back to hit, Strasburg returnsBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening all around the majors Wednesday:---STANTON RETURNSThe Marlins are getting a key reinforcement for their postseason push - sort of. Star slugger Giancarlo Stanton was activated Tuesday, just three weeks after his season was thought...

AP Baseball WriterKershaw's relief appearance brings back fond LA memoriesBy NOAH TRISTERClayton Kershaw entered Dodgers lore Thursday night, right alongside the last ace to lead the franchise to a World Series title.In 1988, Orel Hershiser came out of the bullpen for the final out of Game 4 of the...

Cubs put Zobrist on disabled list, call up La StellaPITTSBURGH (AP) The Chicago Cubs have put switch-hitter Ben Zobrist on the 10-day disabled list because of an inflamed right wrist.The move was made prior to Friday night's game against Pittsburgh and was retroactive to June 13. Zobrist, who...

Twins recall Ryan Pressly in latest move for struggling penMINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Minnesota Twins have recalled right-hander Ryan Pressly from Triple-A Rochester, the latest change in their chewed-up bullpen.Pressly was promoted before Tuesday night's game against Seattle to take the place of right-hander Alex Wimmers, who was sent...

Red Sox OF Young's hamstring injury not as bad as fearedARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Red Sox left fielder Chris Young is sore and on the disabled list because of a strained right hamstring, but manager John Farrell said Friday that the injury isn't as bad as the team initially...

Former Yankee Laird leads Nippon Ham to Japan Series titleHIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) Former New York Yankees infielder Brandon Laird hit a grand slam in the eighth inning on Saturday as the Nippon Ham Fighters beat the Hiroshima Carp 10-4 to win the Japan Series in six games.The Fighters...

Associated PressObama celebrates World Series champion Chicago CubsBy DARLENE SUPERVILLEWASHINGTON (AP) President Barack Obama celebrated the World Series champion Chicago Cubs on Monday and spoke about the power sports has to unite people.''Throughout our history, sports has had this power to bring us together even when the country...

Associated PressJeff Bagwell aiding Yuli Gurriel's transition to firstBy CHUCK KINGWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) Yuli Gurriel has a special guest instructor this week to help him get more familiar with playing first base: newly elected Hall of Famer Jeff Bagwell.''It's an honor to work with him,'' Gurriel...