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Associated PressTwins' Joe Mauer retiring after 15 seasonsBy DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota Twins star Joe Mauer is retiring after 15 seasons.The Twins released a retirement statement Friday from Mauer that will run Sunday in the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Mauer, who missed significant time this season with a concussion,...

Associated PressReport: Twins' Joe Mauer retiring after 15 seasonsBy DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota Twins star Joe Mauer has decided to retire after 15 seasons.The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported Friday that Mauer has taken out an ad in its Sunday paper to announce his retirement. The newspaper reported that...

Associated PressReport: Twins' Joe Mauer retiring after 15 seasonsBy DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Minnesota Twins star Joe Mauer has decided to retire after 15 seasons.The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported Friday that Mauer has taken out an ad in its Sunday paper to announce his retirement. The newspaper reports that...

Dodgers release veteran 2B Chase Utley so he can retireLOS ANGELES (AP) Chase Utley has been released by the Los Angeles Dodgers so he can officially retire after 16 years in the major leagues.The veteran second baseman said in July he would retire at season's end in order...

Dodgers release veteran 2B Chase Utley so he can retireLOS ANGELES (AP) Chase Utley has been released by the Los Angeles Dodgers so he can officially retire after 16 years in the major leagues.The veteran second baseman said in July he would retire at season's end in order...

Mariners hire Paul Davis as new pitching coachSEATTLE (AP) The Mariners have hired Paul Davis as their pitching coach after his five seasons working in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.Seattle announced the hiring of Davis on Tuesday. He spent most of his time with the Cardinals working in...

AP Sports WriterReds hire Turner Ward from Dodgers as hitting coachBy JOE KAYCINCINNATI (AP) The Reds have hired Turner Ward from the Dodgers as their hitting coach, their second significant addition under new manager David Bell.Cincinnati also hired Derek Johnson from Milwaukee as its pitching coach. The Dodgers...

McCullers to miss 2019 season following Tommy John surgeryCARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) Houston Astros right-hander Lance McCullers Jr. will miss all of next season following Tommy John surgery.Houston announced McCullers had the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow repaired Tuesday.The 25-year-old was 10-6 with a 3.86 ERA in...

AP Sports WriterReds hire Turner Ward from Dodgers as hitting coachBy JOE KAYCINCINNATI (AP) The Reds hired Turner Ward from the Dodgers as their hitting coach on Tuesday, their second significant addition under new manager David Bell.Cincinnati also hired Derek Johnson from Milwaukee as its pitching coach. The...

AP Baseball WriterMets fire hitting coach Roessler, bullpen coach BonesBy RONALD BLUMCARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) Brodie Van Wagenen made his first public moves as New York Mets general manager, firing hitting coach Pat Roessler along with bullpen coach Ricky Bones on Monday and announcing manager Mickey Callaway will have...

AP Sports WriterNew Rangers manager Woodward already shares bond in TexasBy STEPHEN HAWKINSARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Chris Woodward grew up wanting to be an architect or an engineer. He also had what he thought was a far-fetched dream of playing professional baseball.The kid from California who was a 54th-round...

Steinbrenner, Piniella, Johnson on Hall ballot next monthCOOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) Late New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, former managers Lou Piniella, Davey Johnson and Charlie Manuel, and six players headed by Lee Smith are on the 10-man ballot for the baseball Hall of Fame's Today's Game Era committee...