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Athletics first baseman Matt Olson has surgery on right handOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Athletics first baseman Matt Olson underwent surgery on his right hand Friday after getting injured on a foul tip in his final at-bat during Thursday's 5-4, 12-inning loss to the Mariners in Tokyo.Olson's procedure was performed...

Associated PressBrewers' overpowering bullpen banged up entering '19By JACK THOMPSONPHOENIX (AP) The Milwaukee Brewers vaunted bullpen is entering the season without a couple of its most imposing pieces.Corey Knebel is out indefinitely with a partial tear of the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, the type of...

Reds' Scooter Gennett injures leg, sent for scanPHOENIX (AP) Cincinnati Reds All-Star second baseman Scooter Gennett injured a leg while fielding a grounder against Milwaukee and was helped off the field.Gennett ranged to his left for a ball off the bat of Yasmani Grandal leading off the second...

Associated PressBrewers' overpowering bullpen banged up entering '19By JACK THOMPSONPHOENIX (AP) The Milwaukee Brewers vaunted bullpen is entering the season without a couple of its most imposing pieces.Corey Knebel is out indefinitely with a partial tear of the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, the type of...

Yankees' Bird to play Saturday, 3 days after getting hitTAMPA, Fla. (AP) New York Yankees first baseman Greg Bird is scheduled to play Saturday, three days after getting on the right elbow by a pitch from Houston's Wade Miley.''I'm just glad it's good,'' Bird said on Friday.Bird and...

Blake Snell, Rays agree to $50 million, 5-year contractPORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (AP) AL Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell will go into his first career opening-day start with a lot more financial security than he envisioned just a few days ago.The 26-year-old left-hander said Thursday he was almost...

Associated PressDakota Hudson named Cardinals' No. 5 starterBy CHUCK KINGJUPITER, Fla. (AP) Cardinals manager Mike Shildt says Dakota Hudson will break camp as St. Louis' fifth starter.Hudson earned pitcher of the year honors for the Cardinals farm system and in the Triple-A Pacific Coast League last season. He...

Associated PressYankees' Bird sent back to Tampa; Severino progressingBy CHUCK KINGJUPITER, Fla. (AP) New York manager Aaron Boone sent Greg Bird back to the Yankees complex in Tampa on Thursday after the first baseman developed stiffness in the elbow hit by a pitch a day earlier.''He probably could...

Associated PressYankees' Sabathia makes 1st appearance since heart procedureBy MARK DIDTLERTAMPA, Fla. (AP) New York Yankees left-hander CC Sabathia has returned to the mound for the first time since undergoing a heart procedure in December.Sabathia allowed one run and two hits over two innings on Thursday in a...

Associated PressYankees' Sabathia makes 1st appearance since heart procedureBy MARK DIDTLERTAMPA, Fla. (AP) New York Yankees left-hander CC Sabathia has returned to the mound for the first time since undergoing a heart procedure in December.Sabathia allowed one run and two hits over two innings on Thursday in a...

AP Baseball Writer2 hats are better than 1: Mendoza happy with ESPN, Mets roleBy RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) Jessica Mendoza has heard the ribbing.An ESPN ''Sunday Night Baseball'' analyst since 2015, she added a part-time role last month as a New York Mets baseball operations adviser.''OK, you work...

Associated PressCards, Carpenter being cautious as he sits againBy CHUCK KINGJUPITER, Fla. (AP) Even as Matt Carpenter's return to Grapefruit League play is delayed, both the team and the third baseman insist the lingering back tightness is no big deal.''If this was the middle of the season and...