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AP Sports WriterDiamondbacks right-hander Leake opts out of 2020 seasonBy JOHN MARSHALLPHOENIX (AP) Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Mike Leake has opted out of the 2020 season due to concerns about the coronavirus.Diamondbacks general manager Mike Hazen did not elaborate on Leake's decision during a Zoom call Monday but the...

Pirates RHP Santana banned 80 games for drugs, out this yearPITTSBURGH (AP) Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Edgar Santana will miss all of the abbreviated 2020 season after being suspended 80 games for violating Major League Baseball's Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.MLB announced Sunday that Santana tested positive for...

AP Sports WriterNew knotholes: Good MLB views, if fans know where to lookBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) Tucked under the center field seats at Fenway Park, down some stairs from Lansdowne Street in an area previously used as the visiting team’s batting cage, is a sports bar that is...

AP Sports WriterNew knotholes: Good MLB views, if fans know where to lookBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) Tucked under the center field seats at Fenway Park, down some stairs from Lansdowne Street in an area previously used as the visiting team’s batting cage, is a sports bar that is...

AP Sports WriterNew knotholes: Good MLB views, if fans know where to lookBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) Tucked under the center field seats at Fenway Park, down some stairs from Lansdowne Street in an area previously used as the visiting team’s batting cage, is a sports bar that is...

AP Baseball WriterAP source: Yankees vs champ Nationals in DC on opening dayBy BEN WALKERNEW YORK (AP) Gerrit Cole could make his New York Yankees debut in a tasty opening-day treat for fans, facing Juan Soto and World Series champion Washington at Nationals Park.The Yankees and Nationals are...

Dodgers' Andrew Toles jailed in Florida on trespass chargeKEY WEST, Fla. (AP) Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Andrew Toles was in jail Saturday on a trespassing charge.The 28-year-old player was detained this week at the airport in Key West, Florida, by a Monroe County sheriff deputy.A report by the...

Dodgers' Andrew Toles jailed in Florida on trespass chargeKEY WEST, Fla. (AP) Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Andrew Toles was in jail Saturday and charged with trespassing property.The 28-year-old player was detained this week at the airport in Key West, Florida, by a Monroe County sheriff deputy.The Miami Herald...

Dodgers' Andrew Toles jailed in Florida on trespass chargeKEY WEST, Fla. (AP) Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Andrew Toles was in jail Saturday and charged with trespassing property.The 28-year-old player was detained this week at the airport in Key West, Florida, by a Monroe County sheriff deputy.The Miami Herald...

Dodgers' Andrew Toles jailed in Florida on tresspass chargeKEY WEST, Fla. (AP) Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Andrew Toles was in jail Saturday and charged with trespassing property.The 28-year-old player was detained this week at the airport in Key West, Florida, by a Monroe County sheriff deputy.The Miami Herald...

AP Sports WriterMajors confronting short time period before opening dayBy JAY COHENCHICAGO (AP) Forget about those halcyon first few days of spring training, when arranging for the right tee time on the right golf course is often more challenging than the work on the field.When major leaguers report...

AP Sports WriterMajors confronting short time period before opening dayBy JAY COHENCHICAGO (AP) Forget about those halcyon first few days of spring training, when arranging for the right tee time on the right golf course is often more challenging than the work on the field.When major leaguers report...