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SEATTLE (AP) The Seattle Mariners and Tampa Bay Rays have completed the first significant trade of the offseason, a six-player swap that sends infielder Brad Miller, first baseman Logan Morrison and pitcher Danny Farquhar to Tampa Bay for pitchers Nathan Karns and C.J. Riefenhauser, and minor league outfielder...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) The San Francisco Giants landed a top-tier starter to complement ace Madison Bumgarner, agreeing with free agent Jeff Samardzija on a $90 million, five-year contract Saturday a day after losing out on Zack Greinke.The club said the deal will be formally announced once Samardzija passes...

The story of how Jake Arrieta transformed himself from one of baseball's most thoughtful pitchers into one of the hottest is the opposite of an overnight sensation. The Cubs right-hander didn't wake up one morning and discover a magic grip or even find an extra 5 mph on his fastball....

PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) - Colorado Rockies right fielder Carlos Gonzalez has left a spring training game with pain in his surgically repaired left knee.Gonzalez exited in the middle of the fourth inning Friday night against San Diego and walked to the clubhouse with a trainer. A team official says...

DETROIT (AP) - Even a potential Hall of Famer can go through a truly horrendous stretch.Just ask Philadelphia second baseman Chase Utley, who is hitting .116 so far this season - and that's after he had a hit both Saturday and Sunday to raise his average a bit.It's early,...

The MILWAUKEE and the PITTSBURGH will both be gunning for a victory on 9/20/2017 at 7:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. GAME: Milwaukee Brewers (81-70) at Pittsburgh Pirates (68-84) DATE/TIME: Wednesday, September 20 - 7:05 PM EST WHERE: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ROT TEAM PS OU RL 957 MILWAUKEE 8.5 (-110) (105) 8.5 (-110) -115 105 958 PITTSBURGH TV: 7:05 p.m. ET, FSN Wisconsin (Milwaukee), AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh PITCHING...

AP Baseball WriterMcGwire, Strasburg among future stars who played in OlympicsBy NOAH TRISTERBaseball is returning to the Olympics in 2020. The question now is who will be playing.With the Summer Games falling in the middle of the major league season, the sport has never been able to produce the...

The CHI WHITE SOX and the KANSAS CITY will both be gunning for a victory on 9/13/2017 at 2:15 PM when they meet in a game matchup. GAME: Chicago White Sox (57-87) at Kansas City Royals (72-72) DATE/TIME: Wednesday, September 13 - 2:15 PM EST WHERE: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri ROT TEAM PS OU RL 917 CHI WHITE SOX 10 (-155) (-155) 10 (-110) 145 -155 918 KANSAS...

WASHINGTON (AP) Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg refuses to blame a benign growth he had removed from his back for problems he had last season.Strasburg said Saturday at his team's fan festival that he had a fibrolipoma removed, adding ''it was above the muscle, so they didn't cut into...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Yoenis Cespedes took the New York Mets on a thrilling, three-month ride last season that ended with a trip to the World Series.The price for a reprise of that role, apparently, is too expensive for the NL champions.''It's unlikely right now that he ends up...

AP Sports WriterGiants' Pence set for hamstring surgery, likely out 8 weeksBy R.B. FALLSTROMST. LOUIS (AP) San Francisco Giants outfielder Hunter Pence will undergo surgery Thursday for a torn right hamstring and is likely to be sidelined eight weeks.The operation will be done in Dallas by Cowboys head...

MILWAUKEE (AP) Nearly a week into his tenure with the Milwaukee Brewers, new general manager David Stearns is beginning to set a fresh tone for a franchise in transition.This has been a busy period for Stearns, who was hired on Sept. 21 but only officially began with the...