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Pujols reaches 2,000 RBIs, joins Aaron and RodriguezDETROIT (AP) Albert Pujols is the third player with 2,000 career RBIs.Pujols hit a solo homer in the third inning Thursday for the Los Angeles Angels against the Detroit Tigers, putting him in a group with Hank Aaron (2,297) and Alex...

Pujols reaches 1,200 RBIs, joins Aaron and RodriguezDETROIT (AP) Albert Pujols is the third player with 1,200 career RBIs.Pujols hit a solo homer in the third inning Thursday for the Los Angeles Angels against the Detroit Tigers, putting him in a group with Hank Aaron (2,297) and Alex...

Giants' Posey on 7-day concussion list after hit in helmetDENVER (AP) The San Francisco Giants have placed catcher Buster Posey on the seven-day concussion list after a foul ball hit his helmet on Sunday.Posey said he was hit in the fourth inning of the game against the Cincinnati...

Philadelphia Phillies chairman David Montgomery dies at 72PHILADELPHIA (AP) Phillies chairman David Montgomery, who was team president during Philadelphia's 2008 World Series championship season, has died. He was 72.The team issued a statement Wednesday saying Montgomery died after a five-year fight with cancer.Montgomery spent nearly 50 years working...

Philadelphia Phillies Chairman David Montgomery dies at 72PHILADELPHIA (AP) The Philadelphia Phillies say the team's chairman has passed away after a lengthy battle with cancer.David Montgomery was 72. The MLB team announced his death Wednesday.Montgomery's Phillies career began in 1971, working in the ticket office during the day...

AP Sports WriterCubs investigating fan's 'offensive' hand gestureBy ANDREW SELIGMANCHICAGO (AP) The Chicago Cubs vowed Wednesday to indefinitely ban the fan who used what appeared to be a racist hand gesture behind an African American television reporter who was on the air.''The individual responsible will not be welcome...

Associated PressEickhoff allows 3 hits in 8 innings, Phillies blank CardsBy JOE HARRISST. LOUIS (AP) Jerad Eickhoff is making up for lost time.Eickhoff allowed three hits in eight innings, Cesar Hernandez homered and drove in three runs and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-0 on...

Russell recalled from minors, rejoins Cubs after suspensionCHICAGO (AP) Shortstop Addison Russell is rejoining the Chicago Cubs after completing a 40-game suspension for violating Major League Baseball's domestic violence policy and spending extra time in the minors to get ready.The Cubs recalled Russell from Triple-A Iowa and he...

Russell rejoins Cubs after 40-game MLB domestic violence banCHICAGO (AP) Shortstop Addison Russell is rejoining the Chicago Cubs after completing a 40-game suspension for violating Major League Baseball's domestic violence policy and then spending extra time in the minors to get ready.The Cubs recalled Russell from Triple-A Iowa...

Russell recalled from minors, rejoins Cubs after suspensionCHICAGO (AP) Shortstop Addison Russell is rejoining the Chicago Cubs after completing a 40-game suspension for violating Major League Baseball's domestic violence policy and spending extra time in the minors to get ready.The Cubs recalled Russell from Triple-A Iowa and he...

The Latest: Cubs to ban fan 'indefinitely' for hand gestureCHICAGO (AP) The Latest on the Chicago Cubs' investigation of a potentially racist hand gesture seen during a broadcast of a game against Miami (all times local):3:15 p.m.The Chicago Cubs say they are trying to identify the fan who...

The Latest: Reporter lauds Cubs for response to fan gestureCHICAGO (AP) The Latest on the Chicago Cubs' investigation of a potentially racist hand gesture seen during a broadcast of a game against Miami (all times local):1:15 p.m.An NBC Sports Chicago reporter says the Chicago Cubs have reached out...