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AP Sports WriterLA Sweep: Angels’ Trout, Dodgers’ Bellinger win MVP awardsBy JAKE SEINERNEW YORK (AP) Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout has overcome injury and tragedy to win his third AL MVP award.Trout got 17 of 30 first-place votes in balloting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America...

AP Sports WriterDodgers’ Bellinger beats Brewers’ Yelich for NL MVPBy JAKE SEINERNEW YORK (AP) Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Cody Bellinger has beaten out the Milwaukee Brewers’ Christian Yelich to win NL MVP.Bellinger got 19 of 30 first-place votes in balloting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America revealed...

AP Sports WriterLA Sweep: Angels’ Trout, Dodgers’ Bellinger win MVP AwardsBy JAKE SEINERNEW YORK (AP) Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout has overcome injury and tragedy to win his third AL MVP Award.Trout got 17 of 30 first-place votes in balloting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America...

AP Baseball WriterOdorizzi, Abreu accept $17.8M offers to stay with teamsBy RONALD BLUMSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) Pitcher Jake Odorizzi accepted a $17.8 million qualifying offer to stay with the Minnesota Twins and first baseman Jose Abreu took the same amount to remain with the Chicago White Sox as general...

AP Sports WriterBraves bolster shaky bullpen, sign free agent LHP Will SmithBy PAUL NEWBERRYATLANTA (AP) The Atlanta Braves have bolstered their shaky bullpen by signing left-hander reliever Will Smith to a three-year, $40 million contract on Thursday.The free-agent deal announced Thursday includes a $13 million option for the...

AP Baseball WriterOdorizzi, Abreu accept $17.8M offers to stay with teamsBy RONALD BLUMSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) Pitcher Jake Odorizzi accepted a $17.8 million qualifying offer to stay with the Minnesota Twins and first baseman Jose Abreu took the same amount to remain with the Chicago White Sox as general...

AP Sports WriterBraves bolster shaky bullpen, sign free agent LHP Will SmithBy PAUL NEWBERRYATLANTA (AP) The Atlanta Braves have bolstered their shaky bullpen by signing left-hander reliever Will Smith to a three-year, $40 million contract.The free agent deal announced Thursday includes a $13 million option for the 2023...

AP Baseball WriterYankees turn to young pitching coach for high-tech approachBy RONALD BLUMSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) Just four years ago, Matt Blake was varsity pitching coach at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, about 20 miles outside of Boston. Next spring, the 34-year-old will be guiding the high-priced arms of the...

AP Baseball WriterAstros can make history if Bregman wins MVPBy NOAH TRISTERAlex Bregman will try to give the Houston Astros an unprecedented sweep.If the All-Star slugger is selected the American League's Most Valuable Player when voting results are announced Thursday, the Astros will become the first team to have...

AP Sports WriterMets’ Jacob deGrom repeats as NL Cy Young Award winnerBy JAKE SEINERNEW YORK (AP) Jacob deGrom of the New York Mets has been named the NL Cy Young Award winner for the second straight year.DeGrom received 29 of 30 first-place votes in balloting by the Baseball...

AP Baseball WriterBoras says lack of competition caused attendance dropBy RONALD BLUMSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) Baseball’s most prominent agent criticized teams for a lack of competition, proclaiming “in many ways the industry is in a competitive hibernation” that has led to four straight years of attendance drops.Scott Boras, who...

AP Baseball WriterGiants hire Gabe Kapler as manager to replace Bruce BochyBy JANIE McCAULEYSAN FRANCISCO (AP) Gabe Kapler might need years to match the popularity of his predecessors with the San Francisco Giants.Farhan Zaidi believes he will get there eventually.Kapler has been hired as San Francisco's manager a...