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Junior Guerra, D-backs, agree to $2.65M dealSAN DIEGO (AP) Right-hander Junior Guerra and the Arizona Diamondbacks have finalized a one-year contract that guarantees $2.65 million.He gets a $50,000 signing bonus payable on Jan. 15 and a $2.5 million salary next year. Arizona has a $3.5 million option for 2021...

AP Sports WriterAP source: Jeb Bush no longer interested in buying MarlinsBy STEVEN WINEMIAMI (AP) A person close to the negotiations says former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is no longer interested in buying the Miami Marlins and has ended his participation in sales talks.The person confirmed Bush's decision...

AP Baseball WriterTigers tab Auburn pitcher Casey Mize with top draft pickBy MIKE FITZPATRICKSECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) All that Auburn pitcher Casey Mize needs to do now is change his Tigers stripes.And then lead Detroit out of the American League doldrums.The rebuilding Tigers selected Mize with the top pick...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) One of the best facts about this year's Arizona Diamondbacks: A.J. Pollock is back, healthy, and confident he can exceed the breakout season he put together in 2015. ''I'm not really living two years ago,'' the 29-year-old center fielder said Wednesday after playing one inning in an...

AP Sports WriterChoo keeps reaching base in Texas with new swing, old focusBy STEPHEN HAWKINSARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Shin-Soo Choo changed up his swing going into this season with a modified leg kick. Maybe more significant was a return to some of the mental focus he had lost along...

AP Sports WriterOrioles put Chris Davis on IL, summon prospect MountcastleBy DAVID GINSBURGBALTIMORE (AP) Slumping Chris Davis has been placed on the 10-day injured list by the Baltimore Orioles, who recalled highly touted prospect Ryan Mountcastle and made him their starting left fielder Friday night against Boston.Davis headed...

AP Baseball WriterYankees sitting Judge for 2 days, hoping to end slumpBy MIKE FITZPATRICKNEW YORK (AP) Aaron Judge, please be seated.The slumping slugger is getting a couple of days off, and the New York Yankees hope the rest will help him find his swing.''Try to refresh him and...

AP Baseball WriterJudge hits 30th HR, breaks DiMaggio's mark for Yanks rookiesBy MIKE FITZPATRICKNEW YORK (AP) There's a new name in the Yankees' record book after Aaron Judge eclipsed a franchise icon.The 6-foot-7 outfielder hit his 30th home run of the season Friday night, breaking Joe DiMaggio's mark...

AP Baseball WriterSeptember Scramble: MLB playoff spots, intriguing plotsBy BEN WALKERAll-Star ace Luis Severino heating up in the bullpen, maybe. Gavin Lux making his debut, Bruce Bochy saying farewell.Oh, and playoff spots.Major League Baseball is heading toward a September scramble, a perfect setup for what's on deck this fall....

AP Sports WriterHit or error? MLB official scorers work remotely thru virusBy STEVEN WINEMIAMI (AP) As an official scorer for Major League Baseball, Ron Jernick has worked at the World Series, the All-Star Game and the World Baseball Classic.This season he'll work at home.Baseball is back, but...

White Sox RHP López leaves after 5 hitless with dehydrationCHICAGO (AP) White Sox right-hander Reynaldo Lopez was pulled after five no-hit innings due to dehydration and flu-like symptoms against the Texas Rangers on Sunday.Aaron Bummer replaced Lopez to start the sixth. The first batter he faced, Shin-Soo Choo,...

AP Sports WriterFormer Braves GM Coppolella apologizes for rule violationsBy PAUL NEWBERRYATLANTA (AP) Banned from baseball for life, former Atlanta Braves general manager John Coppolella apologized Tuesday for rules violations that led to major sanctions against the team and ''cost me my dream job and my future in...