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TORONTO (AP) Less than a week before Major League baseball teams resume training on July 1, the Toronto Blue Jays still haven’t been able to tell their players where to show up. “Sometime over the weekend, we’ll get them on their way and tell them where to report,” Blue Jays...

I’m still deciding whether to play. When it comes down to it, it’s a decision not just for me, but for my family as well. I have a 3-week-old baby. My mother has multiple sclerosis and is super high-risk; if I end up playing, I can pretty much throw out the...

Catcher Austin Wells agrees to $2.5M bonus with YankeesNEW YORK (AP) Catcher Austin Wells has agreed to a minor league contract that includes a $2.5 million signing bonus after the New York Yankees selected him 28th overall in the amateur draft.The Yankees also announced Friday they had released...

NEW YORK (AP) Call it a true Hollywood story for first-round pick Pete Crow-Armstrong. And no act at all, in fact. The son of two thespians is way beyond a little big league now. Crow-Armstrong and the New York Mets agreed Thursday to a minor league contract with a $3,359,000 signing...

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...

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 Baseball WriterNo paychecks for 11 big leaguers: advance larger than salaryBy RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) Grant Dayton will notice one glaring absence this season after he reports to the Atlanta Braves: his twice-a-month salary.He is among 11 major leaguers whose prorated pay for the abbreviated 60-game season...

PITTSBURGH (AP) Derek Shelton ended nearly each press availability during spring training by jokingly telling reporters they picked the wrong day to ask the Pittsburgh Pirates first-year manager about his opening day starter. His answer was always some variation of ''sorry, that's tomorrow'' before jogging off to his next meeting....

(AP) First-round draft pick Pete Crow-Armstrong and the New York Mets agreed Thursday to a minor league contract with a $3,359,000 signing bonus, the slot value for the 19th overall selection in the amateur draft. The 18-year-old center fielder from Sherman Oaks, California, hit .514 in 10 games for...

AP Baseball WriterLynn named Rangers' opening day starter over Minor, KluberBy STEPHEN HAWKINSVeteran right-hander Lance Lynn has been named the Texas Rangers' starter on opening day, a game that will be played more than four months after manager Chris Woodward actually made that decision.Woodward revealed his choice Thursday. The...

AP Baseball WriterPhillie Phanatic, Mr Met, MLB mascots now permitted in parksBy BEN WALKERPhillie Phanatic, phenomenal. Mr. Met and Mariner Moose, marvelous. Wally the Green Monster, welcome back.Mascots are getting a reprieve from Major League Baseball. A month after being tossed out of stadiums because of health concerns over...