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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...

NEW YORK (AP) New York Mets outfielder Michael Cuddyer is ready to retire after playing 15 seasons in the major leagues.A person familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press that Cuddyer is planning to call it a career. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Friday night...

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...

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.

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...

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...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Free-agent catcher Michael McKenry has signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers that includes an invitation to major league spring training.AL West champion Texas also signed left-hander Donnie Veal to a minor league contract on Wednesday.McKenry has appeared in the majors with Colorado...

SEATTLE (AP) High on Jerry Dipoto's list when he took over as general manager of the Seattle Mariners was building an outfield that was athletic and played to the strengths of their home park.Finding a center fielder was the priority, and Dipoto accomplished that task on Monday. The...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) Even if Adam Lind signed with an annual contender that has a first baseman coming off his worst season and an aging left fielder, he spoke in frank terms while discussing what his contract offer from the Washington Nationals meant. ''It's a J-O-B,'' Lind said....