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Kershaw not expected to play catch again until ThursdayGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) Clayton Kershaw is not expected to play catch again until Thursday as the Dodgers address his throwing discomfort.The three-time NL Cy Young winner will not undergo an MRI, manager Dave Roberts said.''Nothing new, nothing new, we're going...

AP Sports WriterAP source: Santana, White Sox agree to minor league dealBy JAY COHENPEORIA, Ariz. (AP) A person familiar with the situation says the Chicago White Sox have agreed to a minor league contract with veteran right-hander Ervin Santana.The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of...

Associated PressCards' Fowler hopes short memory will increase productionBy CHUCK KINGJUPITER, Fla. (AP) Dexter Fowler is taking the best piece of hitting advice he has ever received and applying it to his entire spring training approach.''Have a short memory,'' Fowler said.Fowler had a 2018 worth forgetting.A career .262...

Royals' Mondesi could be taking first step to stardomSURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) The Kansas City Royals have been waiting patiently for Adalberto Mondesi to develop into the player they thought he could be. The time could be now.The starting shortstop job will be his on opening day with Alcides...

Kershaw shut down by Dodgers after ace not feeling rightGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) Clayton Kershaw has been shut down indefinitely because manager Dave Roberts says the Los Angeles Dodgers ace ''didn't feel right'' after two discouraging outings on the mound.Kershaw worked out indoors Friday at Camelback Ranch, but didn't...

Judge rules Lorena Martin, Mariners must go to arbitrationSEATTLE (AP) A King County Superior Court judge has ruled that Lorena Martin's wrongful termination lawsuit against the Seattle Mariners must be resolved in private arbitration rather than in court.Judge Regina Cahan ruled Friday that Martin had signed a contract...

Associated PressCashman: Yankees never talked dollars with Manny MachadoBy MARK DIDTLERTAMPA, Fla. (AP) The Yankees never talked dollars with Manny Machado when he visited New York with agent Dan Lozano in December.''The free agency process leads people to where they belong, and Manny belongs in San Diego at...

Spring training pitch clock use to start without penaltiesNEW YORK (AP) A 20-second pitch clock will be phased in in three stages during spring training, with the start of ball/strike penalties depending on negotiations with the players' association.Major League Baseball said Friday that the pitch clock will not...

AP Sports WriterSpring training games underway in Florida, ArizonaBy JIMMY GOLENFORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) The sun came out in Arizona. Free agents played for their new teams. Ichiro Suzuki was back in uniform at age 45.Baseball is back.A day after the scheduled exhibition opener was rained out, baseball...

AP Sports WriterAP source: Santana, White Sox agree to minor league dealBy JAY COHENPEORIA, Ariz. (AP) The Chicago White Sox have added another option to their competition for an opening in their rotation, agreeing to a minor league contract with veteran right-hander Ervin Santana on Friday.A person familiar...

AP Sports WriterAfter Machado, Padres could be open to more big signingsBy JAY COHENPEORIA, Ariz. (AP) Manny Machado pulled on a dark blue San Diego hat and slipped a crisp No. 13 Padres jersey over his broad shoulders.''It's finally over,'' Machado said with a grin.Finally, indeed.Machado joined his...

AP Sports ColumnistColumn: Players finding payoffs are changing in baseballBy TIM DAHLBERGManny Machado's new $300 million contract put a stop - at least temporarily - to a growing chorus of player complaints that major league teams were conspiring to do deep damage to the free agent market.It did nothing,...