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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....

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...

BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) Major League Baseball hopes to play regular-season games in Europe within five years and return to Mexico for the first time since 1999.Rob Manfred, who took over as commissioner from Bud Selig in January, has made expansion of international play a priority.''I think the...

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...

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...

HOUSTON (AP) - Most of the Oakland A's had not seen much of Houston starter Collin McHugh until Wednesday night. After facing him for 5 2-3 innings, they weren't any more comfortable. Oakland struggled at the plate against the Houston starter striking out 11 times before McHugh was lifted in...

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...

PHOENIX (AP) The Arizona Diamondbacks have hired Dave Magadan as their hitting coach.The 53-year-old Magadan spent the last three seasons as hitting coach of the Texas Rangers. Before that, he was hitting coach for the San Diego Padres and Boston Red Sox.In Magadan's first year in Boston, 2007,...

AP Sports WriterDodgers' Urias to become youngest starter in MLB playoffsBy BETH HARRISLOS ANGELES (AP) Julio Urias finally is getting to start for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the postseason.The 20-year-old rookie from Mexico came on in relief in a decisive Game 5 of the NL Division Series,...

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...

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...