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AP Sports WriterBabe Ruth's bat used for 500th homer hits auction blockBy BETH HARRISLOS ANGELES (AP) The bat used by Babe Ruth to slug his 500th career home run in 1929 is going up for auction, nearly 75 years after he gave it to a friend whose family...

AP Sports WriterYanks' Boone defends catcher Sánchez as 'excellent' defenderBy JAKE SEINERNEW YORK (AP) Yankees manager Aaron Boone wasn't sure Wednesday what his lineup for the next day's Game 4 of the AL Championship Series would look like.Gary Sanchez will be behind the plate, though - whether many...

AP Sports WriterThere from the start for Nationals, Zimmerman in 1st SeriesBy HOWARD FENDRICHWASHINGTON (AP) Bottle of beer in hand, Ryan Zimmerman stood alone in the Nationals Park home clubhouse for a few moments, taking in the scene while his teammates celebrated reaching Washington's first World Series since...

AP Sports WriterYanks' bullpen to be tested after rainout squeezes ALCSBy JAKE SEINERNEW YORK (AP) A rainy day in the Bronx has left a most daunting October test for the New York Yankees vaunted bullpen: four games, four days and already a deficit to overcome against the Houston...

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 bench boss of the Chicago Cubs...

AP Sports WriterWoeful Mariners now only team never to reach World SeriesBy TIM BOOTHSEATTLE (AP) And then there was one.The Washington Nationals are off to the World Series for the first time in franchise history after sweeping the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night, becoming the final National...

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...

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...

AP Sports WriterNLCS sweep puts damper on Cardinals' 92-win seasonBy STEPHEN WHYNOFrom one corner of a sullen clubhouse came the glass half full view of the St. Louis Cardinals' season.''People did not think we were going to be here,'' veteran pitcher Adam Wainwright said. ''I think if you had...

AP Sports WriterJoe Maddon returns to Los Angeles Angels as 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 bench boss of the Chicago Cubs with...

Hicks back in Yanks' lineup for Game 3 of ALCS; Stanton outNEW YORK (AP) Aaron Hicks returned to the New York Yankees' starting lineup on Tuesday for the first time since Aug. 3 and Giancarlo Stanton remained out for the second straight game when the AL Championship Series...

Hicks back in Yanks' lineup for Game 3 of ALCS; Stanton outNEW YORK (AP) Aaron Hicks returned to the New York Yankees' starting lineup on Tuesday for the first time since Aug. 3 and Giancarlo Stanton remained out for the second straight game when the AL Championship Series...