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Yanks to start C Higashioka, sit Sánchez in wild-card openerCLEVELAND (AP) Slumping slugger Gary Sanchez will be benched in favor of Kyle Higashioka in the New York Yankees lineup for their wild-card opener Tuesday night.Yankees manager Aaron Boone confirmed Monday that Higashioka would catch ace Gerrit Cole to...

AP Sports WriterRoenicke fired by Red SoxBy JIMMY GOLENATLANTA (AP) Ron Roenicke was told Sunday he will not return as manager of the Boston Red Sox, ending a one-year, shotgun stopgap on the final day of a pandemic-shortened season that resulted in a last-place finish in the AL...

AP Sports WriterRoenicke fired by Red SoxBy JIMMY GOLENATLANTA (AP) Ron Roenicke was told Sunday he will not return as manager of the Boston Red Sox, ending a one-year, shotgun stopgap on the final day of a pandemic-shortened season that resulted in a last-place finish in the AL...

Boston Red Sox say manager Ron Roenicke won't return in 2021; team in last place in AL EastBOSTON (AP) Boston Red Sox say manager Ron Roenicke won't return in 2021; team in last place in AL East.

AP Baseball WriterOn final day, 2 NL spots and AL Central crown in playBy MIKE FITZPATRICKFour teams, two National League playoff spots.And the AL Central champion.Besides postseason seeding, that's what remains to be decided on the last scheduled day of this bizarre baseball season. It could all come down...

AP Sports WriterAngels fire GM Billy Eppler after 5 straight losing seasonsBy GREG BEACHAMANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) The Los Angeles Angels fired general manager Billy Eppler on Sunday after the long-struggling franchise finished its fifth consecutive losing season under his watch.Eppler was under contract for one more year with...

AP Sports WriterAngels fire GM Billy Eppler after 5 straight losing seasonsBy GREG BEACHAMANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) The Los Angeles Angels fired general manager Billy Eppler on Sunday after the team finished its fifth consecutive losing season under his watch.Eppler was under contract for one more year with the...

Associated PressBrewers lefty Anderson exits key game vs Cards with blisterBy DAVID SOLOMONST. LOUIS (AP) Milwaukee Brewers lefty Brett Anderson exited his start Sunday in a key game at St. Louis in the third inning because of a blister on the index finger of his pitching hand.The winner...

Marlins' Starling Marte, José Ureña hurt against YankeesNEW YORK (AP) Miami outfielder Starling Marte and right-hander Jose Urena left Sundays' regular-season finale against the New York Yankees after getting hurt in the early innings.Marte was hit on the front of his helmet by Clarke Schmidt's 94 mph fastball...

AP Sports WriterRoenicke fired by Red Sox after 1 pandemic-shortened seasonBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) Red Sox manager Ron Roenicke will not return in 2021, the team said before its final game on Sunday, ending his tenure as a one-year, shotgun stopgap for a pandemic-shortened season with a last-place...

Braves remove Acuña from lineup with renewed wrist sorenessATLANTA (AP) Ronald Acuna Jr. has been removed from the Atlanta Braves' lineup in their regular season finale due to irritation in his left wrist.The postseason-bound Braves say the move before Sunday's game against Boston was made as a precaution.Even...

AP Sports WriterNats GM Rizzo won't reveal length of Martinez's new contractBy HOWARD FENDRICHWASHINGTON (AP) Dave Martinez spoke Saturday about managing the Washington Nationals for ''many, many years'' and over the ''long term'' and ''quite some time,'' thanks to his contract extension.Sharing a table to a socially distanced...