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AP Baseball WriterAP source: Tulowitzki agrees to 1-year deal with YankeesBy RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) The New York Yankees have obtained a low-cost infield replacement, agreeing to a one-year contract with shortstop Troy Tulowitzki for the major league minimum $555,000, a person familiar with the negotiations told The...

AP Sports WriterMany Marlins fans applaud possible ownership changeBy STEVEN WINEMIAMI (AP) One of several long lines at the Miami Marlins' fanfest stretched past the beer and pizza kiosks, beyond a stairwell, an elevator, rest rooms and the team store, as fans waited more than 30 minutes for...

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) Starling Marte, the guy displacing Andrew McCutchen in center field for the Pittsburgh Pirates this year, hasn't played the position regularly since the minor leagues. Since making his big league debut in 2012, Marte has made all but 42 of his 544 starts in left. An NL...

Cespedes activated by Mets after 2 months on disabled listNEW YORK (AP) Outfielder Yoenis Cespedes has been activated by the New York Mets following two months on the disabled list caused by a strained right hip flexor.Cespedes is hitting .255 with eight homers and 28 RBIs, and his...

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...

Casali agrees to $1.5 million, 1-year deal with GiantsSAN FRANCISCO (AP) Catcher Curt Casali agreed to a $1.5 million, one-year contract with the San Francisco Giants on Monday, a month after he was cut by the Cincinnati Reds.The 32-year-old Casali hit .224 with six homers and eight RBIs...

Mets to agree with minor league contract with BlevinsNEW YORK (AP) The Mets have told Jerry Blevins they intend to agree to a minor league contract that would bring the left-hander back to New York.If added to the 40-man roster, the 37-year-old would get a $1.25 million, one-year...

Cubs announce 2-year deal with CishekCHICAGO (AP) The Chicago Cubs have finalized a two-year contract with side-arming reliever Steve Cishek.The 31-year-old Cishek had a 2.01 ERA and a 3-2 record in 49 relief appearances this year for Seattle and Tampa Bay, which acquired him on July 28. He...

Mets place outfielder Conforto on IL with hamstring ailmentWASHINGTON (AP) The New York Mets placed Michael Conforto on the injured list Thursday with a hamstring injury, ending the outfielder's regular season.Conforto was first hurt Sunday, sat out two games and then returned in Wednesday's loss to Tampa Bay....

Molina, Realmuto homer to lead MLB All-Stars to win in JapanTOKYO (AP) Yadier Molina and J.T. Realmuto both homered on Sunday to lead the MLB All-Stars to a 7-3 win over Japan for their first win of the six-game exhibition series.Realmuto hit a solo homer to right in...

Family of minor league baseball pitcher slain in VirginiaKEELING, Va. (AP) The wife, son and mother-in-law of a minor league baseball pitcher are dead and a relative has been charged with three counts of murder in a tiny community in southern Virginia.Authorities said 18-year-old Matthew Thomas Bernard was...

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) No one in Chicago White Sox camp is happier for a new season than James Shields. The right-hander, brought in to bolster a pitching staff on a team expected to contend last season, saw his fortunes fall with the team's place in the standings. Now, with a team...