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Ronald Acuña Jr., Braves agree to $100M, 8-year contractATLANTA (AP) Outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. and the Atlanta Braves have agreed to a $100 million, eight-year contract, the largest deal for a player under club control with less than one year of major league service.The NL Rookie of the...

MLB takes over Dodgertown, renames it for Jackie RobinsonVERO BEACH, Fla. (AP) The former Dodgertown spring training camp will be named the Jackie Robinson Training Complex and be used for Major League Baseball's amateur development initiatives.Then based in Brooklyn, the Dodgers started training in Vero Beach in 1948....

Lenny Dykstra admits he ran illegal rooming homeLINDEN, N.J. (AP) Former baseball star Lenny Dykstra has pleaded guilty to illegally renting out rooms in a New Jersey house owned by his corporation.Dykstra admitted in municipal court Tuesday to violating city housing codes in Linden by running a rooming...

AP Sports Writer'Positive Vibes': Bryce Harper returns to DC with PhilliesBy HOWARD FENDRICHWASHINGTON (AP) Wearing a black baseball hat with ''Positive Vibes'' stitched in white and an attitude to match, Bryce Harper showed up at Nationals Park as an opponent for the first time Tuesday with his new...

Associated PressCuba releases first group of players eligible for MLBBy BY MICHAEL WEISSENSTEINHAVANA (AP) The Cuban Baseball Federation is releasing its first group of players able to sign contracts with major league franchises, meaning some players could be legally playing in the United States this year as part...

AP Sports WriterPirates 1B Bell looking for power boost in 2019By WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Josh Bell didn't read the criticism from an anonymous scout in a national magazine last month, the one that labeled the Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman as a player with ''five o'clock power,'' someone who...

Tim Tebow in Syracuse for next step in his baseball odysseySYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) Tim Tebow began the next step of his quest to make it to the major leagues , working out with the Triple-A Syracuse Mets on Tuesday.The former Heisman Trophy winner of the Florida Gators and...

Police hunt assailant after beating outside Dodger StadiumLOS ANGELES (AP) The San Francisco Giants fan who was left disabled in an attack outside Dodger Stadium that drew national attention eight years ago said he's dismayed that Los Angeles police are again investigating an assault at the baseball stadium...

Kevin McGuiness quits MLBPA, replaced by Xavier JamesNEW YORK (AP) Kevin McGuiness has resigned after five years as chief operations officer of the Major League Baseball Players Association and been replaced by Xavier D. James, who had been his deputy.James, 51, was hired by the union last year...

Kevin McGuiness quits MLBPA, replaced by Xavier JamesNEW YORK (AP) Kevin McGuiness has resigned after five years as chief operations officer of the Major League Baseball Players Association and been replaced by Xavier D. James, who had been his deputy.James, 51, was hired by the union last year...

AP Baseball WriterBanged-up Yankees put Stanton, Andujar on injured listBy RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) Giancarlo Stanton and Miguel Andujar joined the Yankees' lengthy injured list, putting nearly half of New York's starting lineup on the sidelines just three games into the season.Stanton strained his left biceps fouling off...

Kevin McGuiness quits MLBPA, replaced by Xavier JamesNEW YORK (AP) Kevin McGuiness has resigned after five years as chief operations officer of the Major League Baseball Players Association and been replaced by Xavier D. James, who had been his deputy.James, 51, was hired by the union last year...