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AP Baseball WriterSabathia has dislocated shoulder, big league career overBy RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) CC Sabathia walked into Yankee Stadium's interview room with his left arm in a sling Friday, 16 hours after shuffling off the mound in pain following the 58,692nd and final pitch of his major...

Stanton returns to Yanks lineup as DH in Game 5 of ALCSNEW YORK (AP) Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton visited manager Aaron Boone's office Thursday night. Their conversation was brief.''We both kind of said, `Let's go,''' Boone said.Stanton is back in New York's lineup for Game 5 of the...

AP Sports WriterIn bullpen battle, Yanks can even ALCS vs Astros in Game 6By JAKE SEINERNEW YORK (AP) Gerrit Cole may get a chance to punch the Houston Astros' ticket to the World Series.Only if Aroldis Chapman, Zack Britton and the rest of the New York Yankees' acclaimed...

AP Baseball WriterSabathia has dislocated shoulder, big league career overBy RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) CC Sabathia's major league career is over.The 39-year-old left-hander was dropped from the Yankees' AL Championship Series roster on Friday, a day after he dislocated a joint in his pitching shoulder during the eighth...

AP Baseball WriterSabathia dislocated shoulder, big league career overBy RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) CC Sabathia's major league career is over.The 39-year-old left-hander was dropped from the Yankees' AL Championship Series roster on Friday, a day after he dislocated a joint in his pitching shoulder during the eighth inning...

Stanton returns to Yanks lineup as DH in Game 5 of ALCSNEW YORK (AP) Giancarlo Stanton returned to the New York Yankees for Game 5 of the AL Championship Series after missing three straight games with a strained right quadriceps.Stanton was set to start at designated hitter and...

Stanton still out, Hicks moved up to 3rd in Yanks' orderNEW YORK (AP) Giancarlo Stanton remained out of the New York Yankees lineup for the third straight game and Aaron Hicks was moved up to third in the batting order for Game 4 of the AL Championship Series...

Stanton still out, Hicks moved up to 3rd in Yanks' orderNEW YORK (AP) Giancarlo Stanton remained out of the New York Yankees lineup for the third straight game and Aaron Hicks was moved up to third in the batting order for Game 4 of the AL Championship Series...

Stanton still out, Hicks moved up to 3rd in Yanks' orderNEW YORK (AP) Giancarlo Stanton remained out of the New York Yankees lineup for the third straight game and Aaron Hicks was moved up to third in the batting order for Game 4 of the AL Championship Series...

AP Sports WriterIndians C Pérez has ankle surgery, expected ready for campBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Indians catcher Roberto Perez had surgery to remove bone spurs in his right ankle.The team said Perez underwent the arthroscopic procedure Thursday in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The 30-year-old Perez is expected to be...

AP Sports WriterBumpy road for Nationals manager leads to 'beautiful place'By HOWARD FENDRICHWASHINGTON (AP) Nationals manager Dave Martinez is an optimistic sort, a live-in-the-moment guy who loves his mantras and his mottos, whether it's telling players to ''go 1-0 today'' or to ''stay in the fight.''Rough as things...

AP Sports WriterJoe Maddon returns to Los Angeles Angels as new managerBy GREG BEACHAMANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Joe Maddon is back under the halo.Maddon agreed to a three-year deal to become the Los Angeles Angels' manager on Wednesday, reuniting the World Series-winning former manager of the Chicago Cubs with...