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Associated PressBaseball in full swing in Taiwan, even in empty stadiumsBy RALPH JENNINGSNEW TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan (AP) When Wang Wei-chen had a base hit for the Chinatrust Brothers, no one booed or cheered from the stands at the suburban Taipei ballpark. No one hurled insults at the umpires....

AP Baseball WriterSteve Dalkowski, inspiration for 'Bull Durham,' dies at 80By RONALD BLUMSteve Dalkowski, a hard-throwing, wild left-hander whose minor league career inspired the creation of Nuke LaLoosh in the movie “Bull Durham," has died. He was 80.He died Sunday at the Hospital of Central Connecticut in New Britain....

AP Baseball WriterSteve Dalkowski, inspiration for 'Bull Durham,' dies at 80By RONALD BLUMSteve Dalkowski, a hard-throwing, wild left-hander whose minor league career inspired the creation of Nuke LaLoosh in the movie “Bull Durham," has died. He was 80.He died Sunday at the Hospital of Central Connecticut in New Britain....

AP Baseball WriterSteve Dalkowski, inspiration for 'Bull Durham,' dies at 80By RONALD BLUMSteve Dalkowski, a hard-throwing, wild left-hander whose minor league career inspired the creation of Nuke LaLoosh in the movie “Bull Durham," has died. He was 80.He died Sunday at the Hospital of Central Connecticut in New Britain....

Associated PressBaseball in full swing in Taiwan, even in empty stadiumsBy RALPH JENNINGSNEW TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan (AP) When Wang Wei-chen had a base hit for the Chinatrust Brothers, no one booed or cheered from the stands at the suburban Taipei ballpark. No one hurled insults at the umpires....

Associated PressBaseball in full swing in Taiwan, even in empty stadiumsBy RALPH JENNINGSNEW TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan (AP) When Wang Wei-chen had a base hit for the Chinatrust Brothers, no one booed or cheered from the stands at the suburban Taipei ballpark. No one hurled insults at the umpires....

AP Sports WriterCubs foursome sharing house, experiences awaiting baseballBy JAY COHENCHICAGO (AP) When the coronavirus pandemic stopped spring training last month, Ian Happ offered Nico Hoerner, Zack Short and Dakota Mekkes a place to stay if they wanted to remain in Arizona.That's how ''The Compound'' was born.Happ, Hoerner,...

AP Sports WriterCubs foursome sharing house, experiences awaiting baseballBy JAY COHENCHICAGO (AP) When the coronavirus pandemic stopped spring training last month, Ian Happ offered Nico Hoerner, Zack Short and Dakota Mekkes a place to stay if they wanted to remain in Arizona.That's how ''The Compound'' was born.Happ, Hoerner,...

AP Sports WritersRed Sox lose draft pick, Cora banned in sign-stealing scamsBy RONALD BLUM and JIMMY GOLENNEW YORK (AP) The Boston Red Sox escaped severe penalties in Major League Baseball's cheating investigation on Wednesday, with Commissioner Rob Manfred concluding that the 2018 World Series champions' sign-stealing efforts were...

For The Associated PressNats' star Ryan Zimmerman's AP diary: Memories of day gamesBy RYAN ZIMMERMANEDITOR’S NOTE: Ryan Zimmerman is a two-time All-Star infielder who has played 15 seasons in the majors, all with the Washington Nationals, helping them win the World Series last year. With baseball on hold, Zimmerman...

AP Sports WritersRed Sox stripped of pick, Cora banned in sign stealing scamsBy RONALD BLUM and JIMMY GOLENNEW YORK (AP) The Boston Red Sox escaped major penalties in Major League Baseball's cheating investigation on Wednesday, with Commissioner Rob Manfred concluding that the 2018 World Series champions' sign-stealing efforts...

AP Sports WriterCubs foursome sharing house, experiences awaiting baseballBy JAY COHENCHICAGO (AP) When the coronavirus pandemic stopped spring training last month, Ian Happ offered Nico Hoerner, Zack Short and Dakota Mekkes a place to stay if they wanted to remain in Arizona.That's how ''The Compound'' was born.Happ, Hoerner,...