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AP Sports WriterBaseball owners approve sale of Marlins to Derek Jeter groupBy STEVEN WINEMIAMI (AP) The Miami Marlins are Derek Jeter's problem now.Major league owners on Wednesday unanimously approved the sale of the woebegone franchise by Jeffrey Loria to an investment group led by Jeter and Bruce Sherman....

Yanks' Judge hits 40th, joins Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio, MantleARLINGTON, Texas (AP) New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge has become the second major league rookie to hit 40 homers.With his solo shot in the fourth inning Sunday against the Texas Rangers, the 25-year-old joined Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe...

AP Sports WriterStanton needs one last surge to match Maris' 61 homersBy STEVEN WINEMIAMI (AP) Giancarlo Stanton asked to sit out a game - not so much because he was tired of playing, but because he was tired of making outs.Swinging a weary bat and stalled for a...

AP Sports WriterDifferent feel for champion Cubs heading into these playoffsBy JAY COHENCHICAGO (AP) There are no billy goats this time. No more lovable losers, either.A year after their historic World Series run, the Cubs are back in the playoffs for the third straight season. For some Chicago...

Desmond plays shortstop for 1st time since 2015DENVER (AP) Ian Desmond will play shortstop for the first time in nearly two years Monday for the Colorado Rockies.Desmond hasn't played the position since Oct. 4, 2015, while with the Washington Nationals. He was an outfielder for the Texas Rangers...

AP Sports WriterBaseball owners approve sale of Marlins to Derek Jeter groupBy STEVEN WINEMIAMI (AP) Major league owners have unanimously approved the sale of the team by Jeffrey Loria to an investment group led by Derek Jeter and Bruce Sherman.Major League Baseball announced the approval, which was done...

AP Sports WriterFlooding forces Astros to play Rangers at home of the RaysBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) The Houston Astros will play their series against the Texas Rangers at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, this week, the biggest change yet forced by Hurricane Harvey and widespread flooding that...

AP Sports WriterRoyals' core group headed for one last hurrah this SeptemberBy DAVE SKRETTAKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Six years ago, a core group that would usher the long-suffering Royals to a pair of World Series and its first championship in nearly three decades arrived in Kansas City amid...

AP Sports WriterDigging the long ball: Arizona's Martinez hits 4 home runsBy BETH HARRISLOS ANGELES (AP) Hall of Famers Willie Mays, Lou Gehrig and Mike Schmidt did it. So did All-Star sluggers Josh Hamilton, Carlos Delgado and Gil Hodges.Add J.D. Martinez's name to the list of players with...

200 Again: Astros 2B Altuve has 4th straight 200-hit seasonARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve has reached 200 hits for the fourth season in a row.With his single in the first inning of Wednesday's game at Texas, Altuve became only the fourth right-handed hitter in...

Rockies' Blackmon sets RBI mark for leadoff man in a seasonDENVER (AP) Colorado Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon has set a major league record for most RBIs in a season by a leadoff man.Blackmon hit a two-run homer in the second inning Friday night against the Los Angeles Dodgers,...

AP Sports WriterNats' Strasburg strikes out 5 in 5 innings in rehab startBy STEPHEN WHYNOWOODBRIDGE, Va. (AP) Stephen Strasburg didn't think he needed to go on a rehab start, so he made quick work of his brief trip to the minors.The Washington Nationals right-hander struck out five and...