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WASHINGTON (AP) Nationals reliever Aaron Barrett blames being overworked for his right elbow problems that led to Tommy John surgery.Barrett said Saturday at Washington's fan festival that ''the bottom line was I was literally just throwing too much.''He used a motorized scooter and crutch Saturday because he had...

The Latest: Union willing to seek common ground on game paceMIAMI (AP) The Latest on the All-Star Game (all times local):1:23 p.m.Players' association head Tony Clark says the union is willing to talk with management to ''see if some common ground can be found'' on pace-of-play issues.Major League...

AP Sports WriterAP source: Reds, Castellanos agree to $64M, 4-year dealBy JOE KAYCINCINNATI (AP) Free agent outfielder Nicholas Castellanos agreed to a $64 million, four-year deal in the Cincinnati Reds' latest big-money move to emerge from years of losing, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated...

Associated PressSeaver gets his statue, and Citi Field gets new addressBy AVERY YANGNEW YORK (AP) Tom Seaver is getting a statue outside the Mets' home, and the team is getting a new address.The announcement was made official at a ceremony Thursday. Citi Field will now be listed as...

Braves hire Tinnish, promote Minasian in front office revampATLANTA (AP) Alex Anthopoulos began assembling his team in the Atlanta Braves' front office Monday, hiring Andrew Tinnish as vice president of amateur and international scouting and promoting Perry Minasian to replace recently hired Adam Fisher as assistant general manager.Anthopoulos...

Boog Sciambi to replace Len Kasper for Cubs TV broadcastsCHICAGO (AP) Jon ''Boog'' Sciambi is the new TV play-by-play announcer for the Chicago Cubs, replacing Len Kasper.Sciambi joins color analyst Jim Deshaies in the booth for Marquee Sports Network, which is jointly owned by the Cubs and Sinclair...

White Sox slugger Jiménez sidelined with bruised footCHICAGO (AP) Chicago White Sox outfielder Eloy Jimenez has a sprained right foot, likely sidelining the slugger for a pivotal season-ending series against the crosstown Cubs.The White Sox had dropped a season-high five in a row heading into the weekend set,...

Dahl becomes MLBPA communications head; Crasnick hiredNEW YORK (AP) Chris Dahl has been promoted to director of communications of the Major League Baseball Players Association, a position that had been open since Greg Bouris resigned last February.The union also said Friday that Jerry Crasnick had been hired as...

Syracuse, Binghampton, Brooklyn, St. Lucie to stay with MetsNEW YORK (AP) Syracuse, Binghampton, Brooklyn and St. Lucie will be the New York Mets' four minor league affiliates next year, leaving Columbia, South Carolina and Kingsport, Tennessee, to be dropped.Returning Mets president Sandy Alderson made the announcement Tuesday during...

AP Baseball WriterCleveland's Bauer says stitches should be no issue in Game 3By NOAH TRISTERTORONTO (AP) Cleveland right-hander Trevor Bauer has pronounced himself ready to pitch Game 3 of the AL Championship Series, saying the stitches he needed after cutting his finger repairing a drone shouldn't be an...

Tampa Bay outfielder Arozarena arrested in Mexico's YucatanMEXICO CITY (AP) Tampa Bay outfielder Randy Arozarena has been arrested in Mexico's Yucatan state for a situation involving allegations of domestic violence, just two weeks after he won the Babe Ruth award for the Most Valuable Player in postseason.The Yucatan...

Red Sox sign slugging OF Renfroe to $3.1M, 1-year dealBOSTON (AP) The Boston Red Sox have signed outfielder Hunter Renfroe to a one-year deal for $3.1 million.A first-round pick by the Padres in 2013, Renfroe batted .228 with 97 home runs and 226 RBIs over five seasons with...