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Tigers GM interviews internal manager candidatesMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Detroit Tigers GM Al Avila made the team's final trip this season to interview internal candidates for the team's manager opening.Avila said Sunday he has almost completed the in-house portion of the process, interviewing third base coach Dave Clark and infield...

AP Baseball WriterAP source: Collins to resign as Mets manager after gameBy MIKE FITZPATRICKNEW YORK (AP) A person familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press that New York Mets manager Terry Collins will resign after the team's final game this season.The Mets were finishing up the season...

AP Sports WriterMarlins' McKeon told he will not be retained by Jeter groupBy STEVEN WINEMIAMI (AP) Miami Marlins executive Jack McKeon says he has been told he will not be retained by the new ownership group that includes Derek Jeter.McKeon managed the Marlins when they won the World...

Yankees will expand protective netting next seasonNEW YORK (AP) Eleven days after a young girl was injured by a foul ball at Yankee Stadium, New York said it plans to expand protective netting at its home ballpark and spring training complex next year.The team announced the decision during...

LEADING OFF: Indians aim for 22nd straight, Miller off DLBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening all around the majors Thursday:---RECORD RUNNow that they've set an AL record with 21 consecutive wins, the seemingly unstoppable Indians take aim at the major league mark of 26 in a row...

Umpire who has sued MLB asks court not to dismiss lawsuitCINCINNATI (AP) An umpire is asking that his lawsuit alleging race discrimination by Major League Baseball not be dismissed and that it remain in federal court in Ohio.MLB has asked a U.S. District Court in Cincinnati to dismiss...

Puig powers Dodgers to 8-5 win over D-backs, 2-0 series leadBy The Associated PressLOS ANGELES (AP) Yasiel Puig had three hits and drove in two runs, Austin Barnes added a key two-run double as the Los Angeles Dodgers used another relentless offensive performance to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks...

Japanese slugger Kotaro Kiyomiya elects to turn professionalTOKYO (AP) Japanese high school baseball standout Kotaro Kiyomiya said on Friday he had decided to turn pro rather than attend university.Kiyomiya, who holds the unofficial record of 111 home runs during his high school career, has impressed pro scouts in...

A's choose site near Oakland's Lake Merritt for new ballparkOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) The Athletics have picked land near Oakland's Lake Merritt as the site for a new, privately financed ballpark.Team President Dave Kaval said in a letter sent Tuesday evening to the Peralta Community College District that he...

Fans denounce racism with sign above Green MonsterBOSTON (AP) A few fans seated above the Green Monster dropped down a sign denouncing racism during the fourth inning of Boston's game against Oakland at Fenway Park on Wednesday night.The sign - draped over the top middle of the Monster...

Red Sox fined for stealing signs, Yanks docked lesser amountNEW YORK (AP) The Boston Red Sox have been fined by Major League Baseball for using electronic equipment to steal signs given by a Yankees catcher this season, and New York has been fined a lesser amount for improper...

LEADING OFF: Indians go for 22nd straight, Miller off DLBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening all around the majors Thursday:---RECORD RUNNow that they've set an AL record with 21 consecutive wins, the seemingly unstoppable Indians take aim at the major league mark of 26 in a row...