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AP Baseball WriterA's minor league manager off ventilator in coronavirus fightBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Oakland Athletics minor league manager Webster Garrison has resumed breathing completely on his own for the first time in more than three weeks and no longer requires a ventilator as he fights the...

Associated PressBlue Jays manager Montoyo holds Happy Hour call with coachesBy IAN HARRISONTORONTO (AP) Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo came up with a curveball to spice up the regular video conferences he’s been holding with his Toronto coaches while baseball is shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic.“We’re...

Associated PressReport: Halladay on drugs, doing stunts when plane crashedBy TERRY SPENCERFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) Baseball Hall of Famer Roy Halladay had high levels of amphetamines in his system and was doing extreme acrobatics when he lost control of his small plane and nosedived into the Gulf of...

Associated PressReport: Halladay on drugs, doing stunts when plane crashedBy TERRY SPENCERFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) Baseball Hall of Famer Roy Halladay had high-levels of amphetamines in his system and was doing extreme acrobatics when he lost control of his small plane and nosedived into the Gulf of Mexico...

Associated PressReport: Roy Halladay was doing stunts when plane crashedBy TERRY SPENCERFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) Baseball Hall of Famer Roy Halladay had high-levels of amphetamines in his system and was doing extreme acrobatics when he lost control of his small plane and nosedived into Tampa Bay in 2017,...

AP Sports WriterBaker laments lack of blacks in MLB on Jackie Robinson DayBy KRISTIE RIEKENHouston manager Dusty Baker celebrated Jackie Robinson’s legacy on the 73rd anniversary of the fall of the major league color barrier and lamented the lack of African Americans in today’s game.“It’s frustrating because we’ve talked...

AP Sports WriterAstros ace Verlander resumes throwing after groin surgeryBy KRISTIE RIEKENHouston Astros ace Justin Verlander has resumed throwing as he recovers from March groin surgery.Houston manager Dusty Baker said Wednesday that Verlander, who had surgery on March 17, is “doing great" and is throwing as he continues his...

Associated PressReport: Halladay on drugs, doing stunts when plane crashedBy TERRY SPENCERFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) Baseball Hall of Famer Roy Halladay had high-levels of amphetamines in his system and was doing extreme acrobatics when he lost control of his small plane and nosedived into Tampa Bay in 2017,...

Associated PressReport: Roy Halladay was doing stunts when plane crashedBy TERRY SPENCERFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) Baseball Hall of Famer Roy Halladay had high-levels of amphetamines in his system and was doing extreme acrobatics when he lost control of his small plane and nosedived into Tampa Bay in 2017,...

Former Blue Jays infielder Dámaso García, dead at 63Former Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Dámaso García, a two-time All-Star in the mid-1980s, died Wednesday in his native Dominican Republic. He was 63.His son Dámaso Jr. confirmed García's death to The Associated Press. The son said he passed away at...

AP Sports WriterBaker laments lack of blacks in MLB on Jackie Robinson DayBy KRISTIE RIEKENHouston manager Dusty Baker celebrated Jackie Robinson’s legacy on the 73rd anniversary of the fall of the major league color barrier and lamented the lack of African Americans in today’s game.“It’s frustrating because we’ve talked...

AP Baseball WriterArizona willing to host MLB, which cuts senior staff payBy RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey says his state is willing to host all 30 major league teams at the time public health concerns allow, which eventually could lead to the start of the...