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AP Sports WriterReds manager Bryan Price ejected for arguing called strikeBy JOE KAYCINCINNATI (AP) Reds manager Bryan Price got his first ejection of the season on Saturday after arguing a called third strike to Billy Hamilton.Hamilton thought a pitch from the Dodgers' Hyun-Jin Ryu was out of the...

Associated PressJudge asks how ALCS will be played if Indians logo bannedBy ROB GILLIESTORONTO (AP) An Ontario judge hearing arguments on an attempt to bar the Cleveland Indians from using their team name and ''Chief Wahoo'' logo during Monday's night playoff game in Toronto asked the plaintiff's lawyer...

Cardinals activate OF Grichuk, LHP Duke from DLCHICAGO (AP) The St. Louis Cardinals have activated outfielder Randal Grichuk and reliever Zach Duke from the disabled list and recalled catching prospect Carson Kelly from Triple-A Memphis.St. Louis also acquired minor league outfielder Tyler O'Neill in a trade with Seattle...

AP Baseball WriterGiants' Cueto still in Dominican Republic with ailing fatherBy JANIE McCAULEYSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) Johnny Cueto remains in the Dominican Republic helping his ailing father a week after pitchers and catchers reported to spring training, and the San Francisco Giants plan to reach out to him to...

Altherr to make his 2016 debut with PhilliesBy The Associated PressATLANTA (AP) Phillies outfielder Aaron Altherr has been reinstated from the disabled list after missing Philadelphia's first 103 games with a broken left wrist.Manager Pete Mackanin put Altherr in the lineup batting fifth and playing right field Thursday...

Associated PressNationals star Harper off to smashing start after down yearBy CHUCK KINGWEST PALM BEACH , Fla. (AP) Nationals manager Dusty Baker discerns a difference in Bryce Harper at the plate this spring compared with the guy who struggled mightily for much of last season.It's not his current...

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...

Astros place catcher McCann on concussion DLHOUSTON (AP) The Astros have placed catcher Brian McCann on the 7-day concussion disabled list.The move is retroactive to Saturday and comes a day after Houston placed ace Dallas Keuchel on the 10-day disabled list because of a pinched nerve in his...

Ex-Twins manager Tom Kelly to get Target Field statueMINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Minnesota Twins plan to honor former manager Tom Kelly with a bronze statue outside Target Field.The team made the announcement at TwinsFest on Friday night. The statue will be unveiled this season, although the date is not...

Indians 2B Kipnis unlikely for opener with shoulder injuryGOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) Once again, the Cleveland Indians are minus a significant piece.Second baseman Jason Kipnis is likely to miss opening day because of a sore right shoulder, an injury that could cause the AL champions to re-shape their infield...

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...

Ex-major leaguer Piersall dies at 87; battled mental illnessBOSTON (AP) Former major leaguer Jim Piersall, who bared his soul about his struggles with mental illness in his book ''Fear Strikes Out,'' has died. He was 87.Piersall died Saturday at a care facility in Wheaton, Illinois, after a monthslong...