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AP Sports ColumnistColumn: Dodgers-Nats shows baseball at its best - and worstBy PAUL NEWBERRYIt was one of the most compelling postseason games in baseball history.Too bad much of the nation had surely dozed off by the time it ended.Simply put, the Los Angeles Dodgers beating the Washington Nationals in...

Orioles beat catcher Joseph for 9th straight arbitration winST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) The Baltimore Orioles won their ninth straight salary arbitration decision over more than two decades, defeating catcher Caleb Joseph.Joseph, who set major league records for most at-bats and plate appearances in a season with no RBIs,...

Wieters joins Nationals; Judge hits long homer for YankeesBy The Associated PressWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) Matt Wieters finally has a new team. One crazy accident turned his free agency into a harrowing experience.Wieters cut his left wrist when a five-gallon glass water container broke in his garage...

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...

AP Sports WriterKris Medlen returns to Braves with minor league contractBy CHARLES ODUMATLANTA (AP) Right-hander Kris Medlen has agreed to a minor league contract with the Atlanta Braves as he attempts to revive his career with his original team.The 31-year-old would get a $1 million, one-year contract if...

Associated PressHome runs remain a problem for Marlins' ChenBy CHUCK KINGJUPITER, Fla. (AP) The same issue that plagued Wei-Yin Chen during his first season with the Miami Marlins continues to trouble him.Chen allowed two more homers in Miami's 3-0 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday. 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...

Mike Fiers and Astros agree to $3.45 million, 1-year dealHOUSTON (AP) Right-hander Mike Fiers and the Houston Astros have avoided salary arbitration, agreeing to a $3.45 million, one-year contract.The deal Thursday avoided a hearing next month. Eligible for arbitration for the first time, Fiers settled at the midpoint...

LEADING OFF: Betts, Bogaerts on a tear; Urias, Carrasco backBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening all around the majors Thursday:---RED-HOT RED SOXMookie Betts and Xander Bogaerts are on a tear for the Boston Red Sox in Baltimore. Betts homered three times Tuesday and went deep in his...

Contreras homers for Cubs with his first pitch in majorsBy The Associated PressCHICAGO (AP) Prized prospect Willson Contreras crushed the first pitch he saw in Major League Baseball for a two-run home run as the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-5 on Sunday.Contreras, called up from the...

AP Sports WriterLongoria optimistic Rays can be better in 2017By FRED GOODALLPORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (AP) Evan Longoria is sporting a new look in spring training and feeling better about what the Tampa Bay Rays have done in hopes of giving themselves a better chance to win.The 31-year-old third...

Tony Gwynn Jr. joins San Diego Padres broadcast teamSAN DIEGO (AP) Tony Gwynn Jr. will join the San Diego Padres' broadcast team as an analyst for FOX Sport San Diego's pregame and postgame shows on television as well as an analyst during select radio broadcasts on the club's...