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HAVANA (AP) A lineup of Cuban-born baseball stars, including some of the most famous defectors in recent memory, made a triumphant return to the island Tuesday as part of the first Major League Baseball trip here since 1999.Once the object of official disdain in Cuba for leaving the...

AP Baseball WriterBranca, pitcher who gave up 'Shot Heard 'Round World,' diesBy BEN WALKERRalph Branca's career was defined by that one high-and-inside fastball.The Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher who gave up Bobby Thomson's famed "Shot Heard `Round the World" still echoing more than six decades later among the most hallowed home...

CHICAGO — Kris Bryant got another Chicago Cubs rookie record. Meanwhile, it looks like the Cubs and Cardinals might just want to just get at each other. Jorge Soler and Bryant hit back-to-back homers, and tempers flared for the second straight game as Chicago beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 on...

TORONTO (AP) Masahiro Tanaka allowed just five hits for his first complete game in more than a year, leading the New York Yankees to a 4-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday.The Yankees won their third straight following a five-game skid and extended their AL East...

The ARIZONA and the SAN DIEGO will both be gunning for a victory on 9/18/2017 at 10:10 PM when they meet in a game matchup. GAME: Arizona Diamondbacks (87-63) at San Diego Padres (66-83) DATE/TIME: Monday, September 18 - 10:10 PM EST WHERE: Petco Park, San Diego, California ROT TEAM PS OU RL 957 ARIZONA 8.5 (135) (150) 8 (-110) -160 150 958 SAN DIEGO TV: 10:10 p.m. ET, FSN Arizona,...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The New York Yankees have acquired infielder Starlin Castro from the Chicago Cubs for pitcher Adam Warren and a player to be named.The trade between wild-card teams was announced Tuesday night at the winter meetings. Earlier in the day, the Cubs and free-agent infielder Ben...

BALTIMORE (AP) Kansas City's Mike Moustakas hit two home runs, including a grand slam, and finished with a franchise-record nine RBIs to lead the Royals to a 14-6 win at Baltimore on Saturday.The victory pushed the Royals' lead in the American League Central division to a seemingly unbeatable...

ATLANTA (AP) Authorities are investigating the death of former Braves and Angels pitcher Tommy Hanson.Coweta County coroner Richard Hawk said an autopsy began Tuesday, following Hanson's death at the age of 29 on Monday night at Atlanta's Piedmont Hospital.Hawk said Hanson was found ''unconscious and unresponsive'' in Coweta...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) The Oakland Athletics filled a key need a day before the start of baseball's winter meetings, agreeing to a $22 million, three-year contract with free-agent reliever Ryan Madson, a person with direct knowledge of the deal said.The person spoke Sunday on condition of anonymity because...

NEW YORK (AP) Yankees manager Joe Girardi says newly acquired left-hander Aroldis Chapman will go into spring training as New York's closer.During an interview on the YES Network, Girardi revealed Monday he is choosing the hard-throwing Chapman over Andrew Miller.The Yankees obtained the 27-year-old Chapman, a four-time All-Star,...

1906 - Philadelphia manager Connie Mack needed a substitute outfielder in the sixth inning of a game against Boston and called on pitcher Chief Bender to fill in. Bender hit two home runs, both inside the park.1907 - Boston's Big Jeff Pfeffer threw a no-hitter to give the Braves...

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) Hyun-Jin Ryu believes he is ready to reclaim his long-lost spot in the Los Angeles Dodgers' starting rotation. The left-hander has made just one start in the past two seasons for the Dodgers, his once-promising career sidetracked repeatedly by arm injuries. But Ryu has returned to Camelback Ranch...