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AP Baseball WriterWho's on second? All-Star Game set to trot out free runnersBy BEN WALKERCLEVELAND (AP) We've seen Reggie hit the light tower, Pete Rose crush a catcher to score the winning run and a tribute to Ted Williams that sent shivers through Fenway Park.But come the All-Star...

AP Baseball WriterAL's Verlander, NL's Ryu starting pitchers in All-Star GameBy RONALD BLUMCLEVELAND (AP) Sitting next to Justin Verlander, American League manager Alex Cora cheekily declared ''we've got the opener'' as he described his pitching plans.Touche!Houston's ace has been among the players most critical of some teams' practice...

AP Sports WriterAll-Star break arrives at right time for still-in-1st TwinsBy DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) There is hardly a team that deserves or desires this All-Star week more than the Minnesota Twins, whose powerful performance over the first half of the season was one of the biggest surprises in...

AP Baseball WriterAL's Verlander, NL's Ryu starting pitchers in All-Star GameBy RONALD BLUMCLEVELAND (AP) Sitting next to Justin Verlander, American League manager Alex Cora cheekily declared ''we've got the opener'' as he described his pitching plans.Touche!Houston's ace has been among the players most critical of some teams' practice...

White Sox claim 1B AJ Reed off waivers from AstrosCHICAGO (AP) The Chicago White Sox have claimed first baseman A.J. Reed off waivers from the Houston Astros and have assigned him to Triple-A Charlotte.Reed has a .153 career average over 48 games for Houston from 2016-18. He had...

The Latest: Verlander's hard lesson about heat at All-StarsCLEVELAND (AP) The Latest on the All-Star Game (all times local):4:05 p.m.Justin Verlander's start in the 2012 All-Star Game at Kansas City was memorable - unfortunately for him.Ryan Braun hit an RBI double, Pablo Sandoval had the first bases-loaded triple...

AP Baseball WriterAL's Verlander, NL's Ryu starting pitchers in All-Star GameBy RONALD BLUMCLEVELAND (AP) Justin Verlander will start the All-Star Game for the American League for the second time, and Hyun-Jin Ryu will make his first start for the National League.Verlander, a 36-year-old right-hander, is 10-4 with a...

AP Baseball WriterWho's on second? All-Star Game set to trot out free runnersBy BEN WALKERCLEVELAND (AP) Picture this, baseball fans.All-Star Game tied 4-all Tuesday night at Progressive Field, flamethrower Aroldis Chapman set to face rookie sensation Pete Alonso to start the top of the 10th inning.But, wait! Before...

The Latest: Sabathia enjoying festivities back in ClevelandCLEVELAND (AP) The Latest on the All-Star Game (all times local):6:25 p.m.Even though he's not on the roster, CC Sabathia was looming large around Progressive Field.The 38-year-old Yankees pitcher is playing his final season. He was invited by Major League Baseball...

AP Sports WriterIndians' Santana savoring his storybook All-Star seasonBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Looking Cleveland summer chic, Carlos Santana strutted into the convention center's massive ballroom fashionably late.The first baseman's delayed entrance came long after Mike Trout, Francisco Lindor, J.D. Martinez and all the other American League players went...

AP Sports WriterIndians pitcher Carrasco being treated for leukemiaBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco is being treated for leukemia, and he says it's going to make him stronger than he was before.Carrasco hasn't played for Cleveland since May 30. The 32-year-old right-hander says he got a...

Tanaka, Vázquez, Woodruff added to All-Star rostersST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) New York Yankees right-hander Masahiro Tanaka, Pittsburgh closer Felipe Vazquez and Milwaukee right-hander Brandon Woodruff have been added to the rosters for Tuesday's All-Star Game.They replace Toronto's Marcus Stroman, who has a strained pectoral muscle; Arizona pitcher Zack...