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Miami Marlins hire Kim Ng as general manager, first female GM and highest-ranking woman team executive in major leagues.MIAMI (AP) Miami Marlins hire Kim Ng as general manager, first female GM and highest-ranking woman team executive in major leagues.

AP Sports WriterBaseball owners approve sale of Marlins to Derek Jeter groupBy STEVEN WINEMIAMI (AP) Major league owners have unanimously approved the sale of the team by Jeffrey Loria to an investment group led by Derek Jeter and Bruce Sherman.Major League Baseball announced the approval, which was done...

AP Sports WriterJim Thome fights back tears during Hall of Fame visitBy JOHN KEKISCOOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) To know what the moment meant to Jim Thome, all you had to do was look into his tear-filled eyes.''It's hard to explain the emotions that go through you,'' Thome said Tuesday...

Dodgers' Machado fined by MLB for kicking Brewers 1B AguilarLOS ANGELES (AP) Dodgers star Manny Machado has been fined by Major League Baseball for kicking Milwaukee first baseman Jesus Aguilar in the NL Championship Series.MLB fined Machado an undisclosed amount on Wednesday, a day after the baserunning incident...

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) Dexter Fowler breezes through the center of St. Louis' clubhouse leaving a trail of handshakes and hellos in his wake before landing at his locker and chatting with a handful of players about the merits of a new album. Fowler is the new guy with the Cardinals,...

AP Sports WriterChemistry class: New managers test for right mix amid virusBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Derek Shelton needs his freedom. Maybe now more than ever. Fortunately for the first-year Pittsburgh Pirates manager, bench coach Donnie Kelly made it a point to provide it.Each day Kelly puts together a...

LEADING OFF: DeGrom aims to right Mets, Ryu tries to reboundBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening around the majors today:DOING IT ALLJacob deGrom (8-7, 2.56 ERA) tries to stop the Mets' five-game skid when he faces Cubs lefty Jon Lester (10-9, 4.49) in a series finale between...

AP Sports WriterCubs dominate early NL All-Star votingBy JAY COHENCHICAGO (AP) Addison Russell got an update on the All-Star voting from his wife, Melisa. ''She was making me blush a little bit,'' a grinning Russell said.The young shortstop had plenty of company.The Chicago Cubs dominated the first update...

Associated PressLamb, Escobar deliver big hits, D-backs beat Rockies 8-7By JOSE M. ROMEROPHOENIX (AP) Pinch-hitter Jake Lamb had a tiebreaking two-run single in the sixth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks held on to beat the Colorado Rockies 8-7 Tuesday night.The Diamondbacks scored five runs in the sixth off...

AP Sports WriterYankees' German suspended 81 games for domestic violenceBy JAKE SEINERNEW YORK (AP) Yankees pitcher Domingo Germán will miss the first 63 games of the 2020 season as part of an 81-game ban for violating Major League Baseball’s domestic violence policy.The league announced the suspension Thursday. Germán...

AP Baseball WriterNew Phillies boss Dombrowski plans retool, not rebuildBy RONALD BLUMDave Dombrowski wants to win again sooner rather than later.The longtime executive moved to Nashville, Tennessee, in September as a consultant for Music City Baseball but found out this week that expansion won't be entertained for more than...

Associated PressNationals fans rejoice in red as hometown heroes are honoredBy CAROLE FELDMAN and LYNN BERRYWASHINGTON (AP) The song ''Baby Shark'' blared over loudspeakers and a wave of red washed across this politically blue capital Saturday as Nationals fans lined the city's version of the Canyon of Heroes...