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Former MLB All-Star, GM and executive Bob Watson dead at 74HOUSTON (AP) Bob Watson, a two-time All-Star as a player who later became the first black general manager to win a World Series with the New York Yankees in 1996, has died. He was 74.The Houston Astros, for...

AP Sports WriterFormer MLB All-Star, GM and executive Bob Watson dead at 74By DENNIS WASZAK Jr.Bob Watson, a two-time All-Star as a player who later became the first black general manager to win a World Series with the New York Yankees in 1996, has died. He was 74.The Houston...

AP Sports WriterBob Watson, All-Star slugger and executive, dies at 74By DENNIS WASZAK Jr.Bob Watson, an All-Star slugger who became the first black general manager to win a World Series with the New York Yankees in 1996, has died. He was 74.The Houston Astros, for whom Watson played his...

AP Sports WriterBob Watson, All-Star slugger and executive, dies at 74By DENNIS WASZAK Jr.Bob Watson, an All-Star slugger who became the first black general manager to win a World Series with the New York Yankees in 1996, has died. He was 74.The Houston Astros, for whom Watson played his...

AP Sports WriterFormer MLB All-Star, GM and executive Bob Watson dead at 74By DENNIS WASZAK Jr.Bob Watson, a two-time All-Star as a player who later became the first black general manager to win a World Series with the New York Yankees in 1996, has died. He was 74.The Houston...

AP Baseball WriterAP source: Players ask MLB for slew of financial documentsBy RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) Lawyers for the baseball players’ union asked Major League Baseball to submit a slew of financial documents that detail the industry’s finances, a person familiar with the request told The Associated Press.The...

Former big league manager, player Howe in ICU with virusHOUSTON (AP) Former major league manager and infielder Art Howe is in intensive care in a Houston hospital with the coronavirus.The 73-year-old Howe, best known as the manager of the ''Moneyball'' Oakland Athletics playoff teams in the late 1990s...

Pritzker apologizes for saying MLB players shouldn't bargainCHICAGO (AP) Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker apologized for criticizing baseball players for bargaining over their salaries during talks with management on how to get the coronavirus-delayed season under way.Pritzker faulted players on Tuesday, saying ''I realize that the players have the...

AP Sports WriterRays' Blake Snell says 'I’m not playing unless I get mine'By FRED GOODALLST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) Tampa Bay Rays All-Star pitcher Blake Snell says he will not take the mound this year if his pay is cut further, proclaiming: “I’m not playing unless I get mine.”“I’m...

AP Sports WriterRays' Blake Snell says 'I’m not playing unless I get mine'By FRED GOODALLST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) Tampa Bay Rays All-Star pitcher Blake Snell says he will not take the mound this year if his pay is cut further, proclaiming: “I’m not playing unless I get mine.”“I’m...

For The Associated PressNats' star Ryan Zimmerman's AP diary: Bring the DH to the NLBy RYAN ZIMMERMANEDITOR’S NOTE: Ryan Zimmerman is a two-time All-Star infielder who has played 15 years in the majors, all with the Washington Nationals. He holds most of the team’s career hitting records, and his...

Rays' Blake Snell says 'I’m not playing unless I get mine'By The Associated PressTampa Bay Rays All-Star pitcher Blake Snell says he will not take the mound this year if his pay is cut further, proclaiming: “I’m not playing unless I get mine.”“I’m not splitting no revenue. I want...