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Rays' Lowe out of All-Star Game, replaced by Yankees' TorresST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Brandon Lowe was placed on the 10-day injured list Thursday with a bruised right shin and will not play in next week's All-Star Game.Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres was named...

Nationals place Wieters on DL with oblique injuryATLANTA (AP) The Washington Nationals have placed catcher Matt Wieters on the 10-day disabled list with a mild left oblique strain.Catcher Pedro Severino has been recalled from Triple-A Syracuse and is listed as the starter in Monday night's game at Atlanta.Wieters...

AP Sports ColumnistColumn: Astros have shown disdain for media over and overBy PAUL NEWBERRYThere's no cheering - or jeering - in the press box.Impartiality should be the guiding tenet of any journalist.Yet, the Houston Astros are making it really, really tough to abide by that principle.This is an organization...

Cubs announce deals with 3 draft picksCHICAGO (AP) The Chicago Cubs finalized minor league deals with three more draft picks on Thursday, including second-round selection Burl Carraway.Left-hander Luke Little and right-hander Koen Moreno also signed their contracts. Little was selected in the fourth round and Moreno went in...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Khris Davis hadn't hit a home run in three days, an eternity for the Athletics slugger considering the roll he's been on since the All-Star break. Matt Chapman's drought was a little longer but not by much. The two went deep over a three-pitch span in the third...

AP Baseball WriterGiants CEO Larry Baer set to return after suspensionBy JANIE McCAULEYSAN FRANCISCO (AP) San Francisco Giants President and CEO Larry Baer is set to return to work Tuesday following a suspension and nearly four-month absence after a video showed him in a physical altercation with his...

AP Sports WriterYanks' LeMahieu unsure for opener after positive COVID testBy JAKE SEINERNEW YORK (AP) Yankees second baseman DJ LeMahieu isn't sure if he'll be ready for Thursday’s season opener after missing much of preseason camp because of a positive coronavirus test, while third baseman Gio Urshela appeared...

AP Baseball WriterAaron Boone interviews for New York Yankees managerBy RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) Aaron Boone became the first person with no experience as a manager of coach to interview to become Joe Girardi's successor with the New York Yankees.The 44-year-old interviewed Friday, becoming the fourth to go...

LEADING OFF: Strasburg vs Braves, Lorenzen does it allBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening around the majors today:STRAS TESTStephen Strasburg (16-5, 3.47 ERA) starts as Washington begins a four-game series at NL East-leading Atlanta. Strasburg is 4-1 with a 3.21 ERA in five career starts at SunTrust...

Twins' Morse given Fishel Award for PR excellence by MLBBy The Associated PressMinnesota Twins communications boss Dustin Morse has been awarded the Robert O. Fishel Award for Public Relations Excellence by Major League Baseball.The Twins senior director of communications completed his 20th season in MLB and 15th with the...

AP Sports WriterWelcome, JD: Red Sox not worried about making room in lineupBy DAVE CAMPBELLFORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) The Boston Red Sox didn't commit $110 million for J.D. Martinez to be a part-timer.When he lands in the middle of the order, some of the everyday hitters will have...

Ex-O's pitcher Stewart, who fell on hard times, dies at 63HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (AP) Former Baltimore pitcher Sammy Stewart, who helped the Orioles win the 1983 World Series before falling into a life of crack cocaine addiction and arrests, has died. He was 63.The Henderson County Sheriff's Office said...