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AP Sports WriterAP Source: Martinez, Nationals agree to extend his contractBy HOWARD FENDRICHWASHINGTON (AP) Manager Dave Martinez and the Washington Nationals have agreed to work out a contract extension that will keep him in charge of the club beyond next season, according to a person with knowledge of...

Brewers' Burnes goes on IL with strained left obliqueST. LOUIS (AP) Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes was placed on the injured list Friday with a strained left oblique, likely ending the right-hander's breakthrough season.Brewers manager Craig Counsell said that if Milwaukee advances to the playoffs, Burnes would be...

Dodgers' Betts unseats Yankees' Judge for MLB's top jerseyNEW YORK (AP) Dodgers star Mookie Betts supplanted Yankees slugger Aaron Judge on Friday for baseball's top-selling jersey in his first year on the West Coast.Judge's pinstriped No. 99 had been the most popular uniform in the majors for three...

AP Sports WriterMyers enjoying bounceback season with playoff-bound PadresBy BERNIE WILSONSAN DIEGO (AP) Wil Myers is back.While Fernando Tatis Jr. and Manny Machado have grabbed most of the attention on the playoff-bound Padres, Myers' comeback performance has also been instrumental in returning San Diego to postseason play for...

LEADING OFF: NL playoff race wide open, AL nearly locked inBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening around the majors today:---CRUNCH TIMEEight teams in the National League are vying for four available postseason spots heading into the regular season's final weekend, and Cardinals ace Jack Flaherty can get...

AP Sports WriterMattingly's Marlins could clinch berth at Yankee StadiumBy STEVEN WINEMIAMI (AP) Don Mattingly returns this weekend to the Bronx, where his best years as a player always ended when the regular season did.Now Mattingly is enjoying perhaps his best year as a manager, leading the Miami...

Auction of Vin Scully's memorabilia tops $2 millionLOS ANGELES (AP) Items from the personal collection of Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully sold at auction for over $2 million, including World Series rings from the Dodgers' championships in 1955 and 1988.Each ring sold for $188,000 during online bidding...

Auction of Vin Scully's memorabilia tops $2 millionLOS ANGELES (AP) Items from the personal collection of Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully sold at auction for over $2 million, including World Series rings from the Dodgers' championships in 1955 and 1988.Each ring sold for $188,000 during online bidding...

Mets place outfielder Conforto on IL with hamstring ailmentWASHINGTON (AP) The New York Mets placed Michael Conforto on the injured list Thursday with a hamstring injury, ending the outfielder's regular season.Conforto was first hurt Sunday, sat out two games and then returned in Wednesday's loss to Tampa Bay....

AP Sports WriterAlex Gordon retiring after playing entire career with RoyalsBy DAVE SKRETTAKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Kansas City Royals outfielder Alex Gordon, whose rollercoaster career took him from near bust to All-Star and Gold Glove winner, will retire after the season.He said during a Zoom news conference Thursday...

AP Sports WriterMattingly's Marlins could clinch berth at Yankee StadiumBy STEVEN WINEMIAMI (AP) Don Mattingly returns this weekend to the Bronx, where his best years as a player always ended when the regular season did.Now Mattingly is enjoying perhaps his best year as a manager, leading the Miami...

AP Sports WriterTurner Sports expands rights deal with MLB through 2028By JOE REEDYTurner Sports will continue broadcasting Major League Baseball after agreeing to an extension of rights through the 2028 season.The seven-year agreement will take effect in 2022 and includes a Tuesday night game as well as additional postseason...