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Now joining the World Series - Wild ThingCLEVELAND (AP) Wild Thing wasn't going to miss a Game 7 for the ages.Actor Charlie Sheen, who played Ricky ''Wild Thing'' Vaughn in ''Major League,'' the iconic film about a sad-sack Cleveland Indians team finally earning postseason success, will be at...

MILWAUKEE (AP) The Brewers' youth movement is carrying over to the front office.Milwaukee hired 30-year-old David Stearns on Monday to take over as general manager. Stearns replaces Doug Melvin, a baseball lifer who announced last month that he was stepping down following a 13-year tenure.Stearns had been with...

It could have been one of the most memorable comebacks in Los Angeles Angels history, but instead it will go down as a mere footnote.When the Angels scored five runs in the ninth inning Saturday to beat the Texas Rangers 11-10, they kept themselves in the postseason race for...

LEADING OFF: Reyes return to New York? Garza boosts BrewersBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening all around the majors on Saturday: --- REYES RETURN? Jose Reyes becomes a free agent and there's talk he could be headed back to New York. The former Mets star shortstop was cut by Colorado...

A look at what's happening all around the major leagues today:---YIPPEE FOR YOGI!The great Yogi Berra turns 90, and perhaps the most beloved figure in baseball history plans to be on hand for a birthday celebration at the museum that bears his name at Montclair State University in New...

April 5 - Opening day, St. Louis at Chicago Cubs. Active rosters reduced to 25 players.May 20-21 - Owners' meeting, New York.June 8 - Amateur draft begins.July 14 - All-Star game, Cincinnati.July 17 - Last day to sign for amateur draft picks subject to deadline.July 26 - Hall of...

NEW YORK (AP) Joe Maddon walked to the mound in a ski cap. Yoenis Cespedes wore a balaclava. As baseball's postseason keeps getting longer, the Boys of Summer are starting to resemble skiers on a Steamboat Springs lift line.''This weather is not for me,'' Cubs infielder Javier Baez...

CLEVELAND (AP) - The Indians signed free agent right-hander Ryan Webb to a minor league contract and assigned him to Triple-A Columbus.Webb has gone 16-18 with a 3.38 ERA in six seasons with San Diego, Miami and Baltimore. The Orioles traded him to the Los Angeles Dodgers last week...

CHICAGO (AP) Corey Seager helped the Los Angeles Dodgers make it all the way to the NL Championship Series last year. Michael Fulmer developed into a reliable part of Detroit's rotation, winning 11 games for the Tigers with a 3.06 ERA. Here is a closer look at a group of...

NEW YORK (AP) The governors of the two states whose teams will face off in the World Series are continuing a yearslong tradition by placing a friendly wager on the outcome.The New York Mets and the Kansas City Royals meet in the best-of-seven series beginning Tuesday.New York Gov....

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...

AP Sports WriterAstros face a classic baseball question: Who's on 1st?By KRISTIE RIEKENWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) The Houston Astros haven't been set at first base since Lance Berkman was traded in 2010.With eyes on a pennant, they know they'll have to do something about that. The problem:...