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AP Sports WriterRed Sox LHP Sale has Tommy John SurgeryBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) Red Sox starter Chris Sale had Tommy John surgery on his left elbow on Monday, his 31st birthday, waiting 11 days after doctors said he needed the operation because of difficulty in scheduling during the...

Red Sox LHP Sale has Tommy John SurgeryBOSTON (AP) Red Sox starter Chris Sale had Tommy John surgery on his left elbow on Monday, his 31st birthday, and the team said it was successful.The procedure was performed by Dr. Neal ElAttrache at the Kerlan-Jobe Institute in Los Angeles.Sale...

AP Sports WriterTech boom, MLB programs helping women find jobs in baseballBy JAY COHENMESA, Ariz. (AP) Rachel Folden figured something out early on during her first spring training with the Chicago Cubs - long before the coronavirus pandemic wiped out team activities.None of the players care all that...

AP Baseball WriterDetails of MLB-players' union agreement on 2020, '21 seasonsBy RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) Details of the agreement Thursday between Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association, as obtained by The Associated Press:STARTING SEASONThere must be no government restrictions on mass gatherings or travel...

AP Baseball WriterMLB final pitch could be closer to Christmas than HalloweenBy RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) If the final pitch of the 2020 baseball season comes closer to Christmas than Halloween, that's fine with the players.Major League Baseball owners ratified a 17-page agreement with the union on Friday...

AP Baseball WriterAP sources: MLBers keep service time in deal; draft may trimBy RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) Players agreed to a deal with Major League Baseball that would preserve service time in the event this season is canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, but left open details of...

MLB CalendarBy The Associated PressTBA - Opening day, active rosters reduced to 26 players.June 3-4 - Owners meeting, New York.June 10-12 - Amateur draft, Omaha, Neb.June 13-14 - Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis at London.June 15 - International amateur signing period closes.July 2 - International amateur signing period opens.July...

AP Baseball WriterAP sources: MLBers keep service time in deal; draft may trimBy RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) Players agreed to a deal with Major League Baseball that would preserve service time in the event this season is canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, but left open details of...

MLB CalendarBy The Associated PressTBA - Opening day, active rosters reduced to 26 players.June 3-4 - Owners meeting, New York.June 10-12 - Amateur draft, Omaha, Neb.June 13-14 - Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis at London.June 15 - International amateur signing period closes.July 2 - International amateur signing period opens.July...

AP Sports WriterJapanese baseball players test positive for coronavirusBy JIM ARMSTRONGTOKYO (AP) Three Hanshin Tigers players testing positive for the coronavirus this week isn't making Japanese baseball organizers think twice about starting the professional league season next month.National broadcaster NHK reported Friday that Tigers pitcher Shintaro Fujinami and...

Japanese baseball players test positive for coronavirusTOKYO (AP) Hanshin Tigers pitcher Shintaro Fujinami and two teammates have become the first professional baseball players in Japan to test positive for the new coronavirus.Fujinami was examined at a hospital on Tuesday and Wednesday, and a doctor recommended he have a...

AP Sports WriterRoyals new owner patiently awaiting rescheduled opening dayBy DAVE SKRETTAKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The morning dawned bright and sunny over Kauffman Stadium, just to the east of downtown Kansas City. The outfield grass was a perfectly manicured ocean of green, the infield dirt brushed as if...