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Associated PressBader confident he'll start in center field for CardinalsBy WARREN MAYESST. LOUIS (AP) Harrison Bader is confident he'll be in center field for the St. Louis Cardinals when the season begins.Bader was in St. Louis on Saturday taking part in the annual Cardinals Winter Warm-Up.''I'm the starting...

AP Sports WriterEpstein understands fan frustration in Cubs' slow offseasonBy ANDREW SELIGMANCHICAGO (AP) Theo Epstein understands the fans' frustration. He feels it, too, at times.The Chicago Cubs went from 95 wins in 2018 to 84 last year, finished third in the NL Central behind St. Louis and Milwaukee...

AP Sports WriterWhere does Astros cheating rank in scandals? Ask Pete RoseBy TIM DAHLBERGLAS VEGAS (AP) Pete Rose was taking a break from signing autographs at the MGM Grand hotel when asked a question he’s uniquely qualified to address.What’s worse, betting on baseball or cheating at baseball?“I don’t...

AP Sports WriterWhere does Astros cheating rank in scandals? Ask Pete RoseBy TIM DAHLBERGLAS VEGAS (AP) Pete Rose was taking a break from signing autographs at the MGM Grand hotel when asked a question he’s uniquely qualified to address.What’s worse, betting on baseball or cheating at baseball?“I don’t...

AP Sports WriterWhere does Astros cheating rank in scandals? Ask Pete RoseBy TIM DAHLBERGLAS VEGAS (AP) Pete Rose was taking a break from signing autographs at the MGM Grand hotel when asked a question he’s uniquely qualified to address.What’s worse, betting on baseball or cheating at baseball?“I don’t...

AP Sports WriterFormer Walmart exec, Royals owner David Glass dies at 84By DAVE SKRETTAKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Former Walmart Inc. chief executive David Glass, who owned the Kansas City Royals for nearly two decades before selling the franchise last fall, died last week of complications from pneumonia. He...

AP Sports WritersAstros, Red Sox look ahead in wake of sign-stealing scandalBy KRISTIE RIEKEN and JIMMY GOLENPlayers from two teams at the center of baseball’s sign-stealing scandal faced their fans on Saturday for the first time since the Houston Astros and Boston Red Sox ousted their managers amid the...

AP Sports WritersAstros, Red Sox look ahead in wake of sign-stealing scandalBy KRISTIE RIEKEN AND JIMMY GOLENPlayers from two teams at the center of baseball’s sign-stealing scandal faced their fans on Saturday for the first time since the Houston Astros and Boston Red Sox ousted their managers amid the...

Dodgers acquire INF Clayton Daniel from Cubs for RHP SadlerLOS ANGELES (AP) The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired infielder Clayton Daniel from the Chicago Cubs on Friday in exchange for right-hander Casey Sadler.Daniel has been in the Cubs organization for two years, hitting a combined .290 with 72 runs...

AP Baseball WriterAnalysis: Baseball has become a prisoner of technologyBy RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) Technology unleashed baseball's Analytics Era, and now it's holding the sport prisoner.AJ Hinch, Alex Cora and Carlos Beltran are casualties, a triple play of hubris. At the cutting edge with the Houston Astros, now...

Rockies pitcher Justin Lawrence gets 80-game drug banDENVER (AP) Colorado Rockies pitcher Justin Lawrence has been suspended for 80 games under the major league drug program following a positive test for a performance-enhancing substance.The 25-year-old right-hander tested positive for Dehydrochlormethyltestosterone (DHCMT), the commissioner's office said Friday.Lawrence has been...

AP Sports WriterFormer Walmart exec, Royals owner David Glass dies at 84By DAVE SKRETTAKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Former Walmart Inc. chief executive David Glass, who owned the Kansas City Royals for nearly two decades before selling the franchise last fall, died last week of complications form pneumonia. He...