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AP Sports WritersMLB gives minor leaguers spring per diems; salaries TBDBy JAKE SEINER and JANIE McCAULEYNEW YORK (AP) Philadelphia Phillies minor leaguer Logan O'Hoppe got the news from his agent and relayed it immediately to teammate Vito Friscia.Friscia, a 40th-round draft pick, would be getting his spring training...

AP Sports WriterRed Sox ace Chris Sale to have Tommy John surgeryBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) Boston Red Sox ace Chris Sale will have Tommy John surgery on his left elbow, an operation that would keep him out the entire 2020 baseball season if and when it resumes after...

AP Sports WriterRed Sox ace Chris Sale to have Tommy John surgeryBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) Boston Red Sox ace Chris Sale will have Tommy John surgery on his left elbow, an operation that would keep him out the entire 2020 baseball season if and when it resumes after...

AP Sports WritersMLB gives minor leaguers spring per diems; salaries TBDBy JAKE SEINER and JANIE McCAULEYNEW YORK (AP) Philadelphia Phillies minor leaguer Logan O'Hoppe got the news from his agent and relayed it immediately to teammate Vito Friscia.Friscia, a 40th-round draft pick, would be getting his spring training...

AP Sports WriterRed Sox ace Chris Sale to have Tommy John surgeryBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) Boston Red Sox ace Chris Sale will have Tommy John surgery on his left elbow, an operation that would keep him out the entire 2020 baseball season if and when it resumes after...

AP Sports WriterIndians paying minor leaguers stipends, shut spring complexBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) With no end to the coronavirus shutdown in sight and no certainty about baseball's return this season, the Cleveland Indians will continue to pay minor league players their weekly stipends to help offset any “hardship”...

AP Sports WriterReds' employee in Arizona tests positive for coronavirusBy JOE KAYCINCINNATI (AP) An employee who works year-round at the Reds spring training complex in Goodyear, Arizona, has tested positive for the new coronavirus, but no Cincinnati players have been diagnosed with the illness.The employee was in contact...

AP Sports WriterReds' employee in Arizona tests positive for coronavirusBy JOE KAYCINCINNATI (AP) An employee who worked at the Cincinnati Reds spring training complex in Goodyear, Arizona has tested positive for the new coronavirus, the ballclub announced Wednesday.The employee lives in Arizona and has been self-quarantined, along with...

Detroit prospect Wentz has elbow reconstruction surgeryDETROIT (AP) Left-hander Joey Wentz, a prospect in the Detroit Tigers' organization, had surgery to reconstruct the ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow.New York Mets medical director Dr. David Altchek operated on Wentz on Tuesday in West Palm Beach, Florida. Detroit...

MLB teams pledge $30 million to support ballpark employeesNEW YORK (AP) Major League Baseball's teams have pledged $30 million for ballpark workers who will lose income because of the delay to the season caused by the new coronavirus.Commissioner Rob Manfred made the announcement Tuesday, a day after pushing...

Tigers option catcher Jake Rogers to Triple-A ToledoDETROIT (AP) Catcher Jake Rogers was optioned to Triple-A Toledo on Tuesday by the The Detroit Tigers.Rogers faced a tough competition for playing time after Detroit acquired catchers Austin Romine and Eric Haase in the offseason.Rogers made his big league debut...

MLB teams pledge $30 million to support ballpark employeesNEW YORK (AP) Major League Baseball's teams have pledged $30 million for ballpark workers who will lose income because of the delay to the season caused by the new coronavirus.Commissioner Rob Manfred made the announcement Tuesday, a day after pushing...