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TORONTO (AP) - The upcoming season for the Toronto Blue Jays seems destined to be defined by the one young pitcher who'll miss it and the two even younger guys who'll try to replace him.Toronto's plans for ending baseball's longest active playoff drought took a serious hit when Marcus...

NEW YORK (AP) Two balls launched over the wall, one fired over an opponent's head and just like that, the New York Mets are right back in this World Series following a 9-3 win against Kansas City on Friday.David Wright homered and drove in four runs, Curtis Granderson...

ATLANTA (AP) Bobby Dews, the former Atlanta coach who spent the final 37 of his 53 years in baseball with the Braves' organization, has died. He was 76.The Braves said Sunday that Dews died Saturday.''A true Brave who gave his heart and soul to our organization to help...

A look at what's happening all around the major leagues Monday:---ON THE PROWLMiguel Cabrera and the Tigers try to wreck Pittsburgh's home opener. Anibal Sanchez hopes to pitch them to their first 7-0 start since 1984, the year Detroit romped to the World Series championship.ROLLIN' ROYALSDanny Duffy starts for...

AP Sports WriterMatz heading to New York, could return to rotation FridayBy TIM REYNOLDSPORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) Steven Matz is heading back to New York, with plans of getting into the Mets' postseason chase by the weekend.The left-hander, who hasn't pitched for the Mets since Aug. 14...

The Latest: ESPN's Mendoza eager for Bauer vs. ArrietaCLEVELAND (AP) The Latest on the World Series (all times Eastern):4:40 p.m.ESPN baseball analyst Jessica Mendoza is looking forward to the Game 2 pitching matchup between Cleveland's Trevor Bauer and Chicago's Jake Arrieta.She calls Bauer ''a wild card'' after lasting...

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuelan baseball officials say Seattle Mariners pitching prospect Victor Sanchez has died from head injuries he suffered in a boating accident last month.Sanchez's Venezuelan team, the Caracas Lions, issued a statement saying he died Saturday night after being in a coma 42 days.Sanchez was swimming...

The HOUSTON and the TEXAS will both be gunning for a victory on 9/26/2017 at 8:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. GAME: Houston Astros (96-60) at Texas Rangers (76-80) DATE/TIME: Tuesday, September 26 - 8:05 PM EST WHERE: Globe Life Park in Arlington, Arlington, Texas ROT TEAM PS OU RL 971 HOUSTON 9.5 (120) (120) 10 (-110) -130 120 972 TEXAS TV: 8:05 p.m. ET, AT&T SportsNet-Southwest (Houston),...

Associated PressRangers prospects accused in Dominican sex assault caseBy EZEQUIEL ABIU LOPEZSANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) Authorities in the Dominican Republic said Tuesday that they are investigating a group of Texas Rangers prospects accused of sexually assaulting six underage teammates.The suspects were identified as Panamanian Guillermo Villarreal, 18,...

A look at what's happening around the major leagues today:---BACKS AGAINST THE WALLAfter winning a 7-1 rout in Game 5, the Blue Jays will try to survive another win-or-else contest against the Royals in Game 6 at Kansas City. Toronto also rallied from a 2-0 deficit to beat Texas...

Dusty Baker has put up plenty of big stats in his baseball life: More than 1,000 RBIs, nearly 2,000 hits, 20 years as a player, 20 more as a manager.After he was hired Tuesday to guide the Washington Nationals, many fans focused on another number - 66, his age.Baker...

CLEVELAND (AP) A person familiar with the deal says the Indians have an agreement with free agent first baseman Mike Napoli on a $7 million, one-year contract.Napoli's deal includes $3 million in performance bonuses, the person told the Associated Press on Wednesday. The person spoke on condition of...