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Baseball World Series MVP award named for Willie MaysNEW YORK (AP) Major League Baseball has named its World Series Most Valuable Player award after Willie Mays.The decision was announced Friday, the 63rd anniversary of Mays' back-to-the-plate catch in deep center field at the Polo Grounds for the New...

AP Sports WriterCubs' Hendricks to start Game 1 of NLDS against NationalsBy JAY COHENCHICAGO (AP) Kyle Hendricks tops out at about 88 mph. He looks and talks more like a college professor than a professional baseball player. He is among the most anonymous players on the star-studded Chicago...

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...

Associated PressMorrison's 10th-inning homer leads Rays past Cardinals 3-2By NATE LATSCHST. LOUIS (AP) Logan Morrison hit his second homer of the game in the 10th inning to lead the Tampa Bay Rays past the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 on Sunday.Morrison drove a 97-mph fastball from Sam Tuivailala into...

Associated PressCubs place LHP Jon Lester on 10-day disabled listBy JOHN JACKSONCHICAGO (AP) The Chicago Cubs got an encouraging report on Jon Lester before placing the ace left-hander on the 10-day disabled list on Friday.Lester was examined by team physician Dr. Stephen Gryzlo after he departed Chicago's 13-10...

Associated PressAfter back-to-back ALCS appearances, Blue Jays stumbleBy IAN HARRISONTORONTO (AP) A potent offense and steady starting pitching helped the Toronto Blue Jays make back-to-back ALCS appearances in each of the last two years.The Blue Jays didn't get either of those elements in 2017, leading to their first...

Fielder released by Rangers more than year after last gameARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Prince Fielder has been released by the Texas Rangers, more than 15 months after playing his last game and still owed about $72 million over the next three seasons.The Rangers reached a settlement with the company...

AP Baseball WriterPlayers Weekend means Yankees break with uniform traditionBy MIKE FITZPATRICKNEW YORK (AP) Batting cleanup and playing right field: All Rise.Hitting fifth, the shortstop: Sir Didi.Over at third base: Toddfather.No, these were not your father's New York Yankees. Matter of fact, not Joe DiMaggio's, either.But there they...

Baseball World Series MVP award named for Willie MaysNEW YORK (AP) Major League Baseball has named its World Series Most Valuable Player award after Willie Mays.The decision was announced Friday, the 63rd anniversary of Mays' back-to-the-plate catch in deep center field at the Polo Grounds for the New...

Royals put Soria on DL, recall reliever McCarthy from minorsKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Kansas City Royals have placed reliever Joakim Soria on the disabled list with a left oblique strain and recalled right-hander Kevin McCarthy from Triple-A Omaha.Manager Ned Yost says Soria had been dealing with stiffness...

AP Sports WriterStanton needs one last surge to match Roger Maris' 61 homersBy STEVEN WINEMIAMI (AP) With 55 homers, Miami Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton needs six in the final 12 games to match Roger Maris' hallowed 1961 total of 61. That means Stanton needs one more power surge.The...

AP Baseball WriterMets in the market for a new manager after 2017 debacleBy MIKE FITZPATRICKNEW YORK (AP) By the time April was over, Noah Syndergaard and Yoenis Cespedes were already hurt.Five months later, the New York Mets are in the market for a manager.A season that started with...