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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Right-hander Jarrod Parker reached agreement on an $850,000, one-year contract with the Oakland Athletics on Saturday, avoiding arbitration.The A's announced the deal Saturday, which includes $425,000 guaranteed. Parker has had lousy luck the past two seasons, not pitching in the majors since 2013. He missed...

A look at what's happening all around the majors Saturday: --- ROBINSON'S TRIBUTE Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson will become the first to be honored with a statue at Dodger Stadium, the 77-inch tall bronze piece being unveiled on the 70th anniversary of him breaking baseball's color barrier. The statue depicts Robinson...

DETROIT (AP) Right-hander Logan Kensing and outfielder Nate Schierholtz have agreed to minor league contracts with the Detroit Tigers.Detroit said Wednesday that right-handers Melvin Mercedes and Dustin Molleken also agreed to minor league deals, as did utilityman Jordany Valdespin and infielder Alberto Gonzalez.Kensing and Schierholtz will report to...

WASHINGTON (AP) The New York Mets placed outfielder Yoenis Cespedes on the 10-day disabled list because of a strained left hamstring. His absence is another blow to a team that has lost six straight, nine of 10 and fallen into last place in the NL East. He is hitting .270...

NEW YORK (AP) New York Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia first realized three years ago he was an alcoholic.Sabathia left the team for treatment ahead of its loss to Houston in the one-game AL wild-card playoff and went public with his problem.''In 2012, I kind of came to the...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) A California utility lists Oakland Athletics' executive Billy Beane as among the top excessive water users in a district east of San Francisco.A September report from the East Bay Municipal Utility District shows Beane, who was the subject of the Oscar-nominated film ''Moneyball,'' used about...

LEADING OFF: Rangers, Blue Jays await penalties after fightBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening all around the majors today:---AFTER THE FIGHTOne day after their wild brawl that featured Texas second baseman Rougned Odor punching Toronto slugger Jose Bautista in the jaw, the Rangers and Blue Jays go...

CINCINNATI (AP) The St. Louis Cardinals have activated right-hander Matt Belisle from the disabled list.Belisle had been out since June 26 with right elbow inflammation. He was 1-1 with a 3.00 ERA in 30 games before being sidelined.St. Louis announced the move on Saturday.

HOUSTON (AP) - Most of the Oakland A's had not seen much of Houston starter Collin McHugh until Wednesday night. After facing him for 5 2-3 innings, they weren't any more comfortable. Oakland struggled at the plate against the Houston starter striking out 11 times before McHugh was lifted in...

NEW YORK (AP) This much is certain: Anyone who bemoans that baseball's gone soft never covered second base with Chase Utley bearing down on a potential double play.What's not so clear is whether Utley's takeout slide Saturday night, the one that broke the right leg of New York...

SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) Before he leaves for the World Baseball Classic, Manny Machado is making the most of his short time at Baltimore Orioles camp. Machado, who was born in Miami, will play shortstop for the Dominican Republic in next month's WBC, and with the Orioles' everyday shortstop J.J. Hardy...

MIAMI (AP) Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig sustained a swollen eye and facial bruises during a fight with a bouncer.Miami police spokesman Major Delrish Moss said the injuries happened Wednesday night as the Cuban slugger was leaving the Blue Martini bar at bouncers' request following an argument...