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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...

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...

AP Sports WriterSerie-ous deal: Indians acquire Andrew Miller from YankeesBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Serious about winning it all this season, the Cleveland Indians acquired left-handed reliever Andrew Miller from the New York Yankees on Sunday in exchange for four players.The stunning trade came less than 12 hours after...

Giants down Nationals 5-3 to hold NL West leadBy The Associated PressSAN FRANCISCO (AP) San Francisco overcame an early three-run deficit to beat Washington 5-3 on Saturday and hang onto the outright lead in the National League West division.The Giants, who had only won two games out of...

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...

PHOENIX (AP) The Arizona Diamondbacks have outrighted right-hander Jhoulys Chacin from the 40-man roster.The Diamondbacks said Chacin elected for free agency rather than accepting a minor league assignment.Chacin joined the Diamondbacks late last season, going 2-1 with a 3.38 ERA in five appearances, four starts. The former Colorado...

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...

CHICAGO (AP) When Addison Russell got hurt in Game 3 of the NL Division Series in October, he got right back to work while trying to return to the field for the Chicago Cubs.When the Cubs lost to the New York Mets in the next round, he just...

A look at what's happening all around the major leagues today:---GOING FOR 100Reigning NL MVP and Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw has just one win in six starts this season for the Dodgers. It will be his fourth try at his 100th career win when he faces the...

ST. LOUIS (AP) St. Louis' Yadier Molina hit his 100th career home run in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift the Cardinals to a 4-3 win against San Francisco on Wednesday, helping the Cards maintain a five-game divisional lead.Their nearest rival in the National League Central,...

A look at what's happening around the major leagues today:---BACKS AGAINST THE WALLAfter winning a 7-1 rout in Game 5, the Blue Jays will try to survive another win-or-else contest against the Royals in Game 6 at Kansas City. Toronto also rallied from a 2-0 deficit to beat Texas...

CLEVELAND (AP) Indians infielder Zach Walters has been released from a hospital after being injured in a car accident in Las Vegas.Cleveland spokesman Bart Swain said Wednesday that Walters is at home, ''everything to this point has checked out fine'' and the team will monitor the situation. Swain...