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AP Sports WriterWoodward hired as Rangers manager after 3 years with DodgersBy STEPHEN HAWKINSLos Angeles Dodgers third base coach Chris Woodward was hired as manager of the Texas Rangers on Saturday six weeks after Jeff Banister was fired.He received a three-year contract with a club option for 2022, the...

Associated PressAlex Cora arrives in Puerto Rico as fans celebrate winBy DANICA COTOCAGUAS, Puerto Rico (AP) Red Sox manager Alex Cora arrived in his native Puerto Rico on Saturday as fans gathered under the rain to celebrate the first man from the island to lead a team to...

Associated PressAlex Cora arrives in Puerto Rico as fans celebrate winBy DANICA COTOCAGUAS, Puerto Rico (AP) Hundreds of arms stretched into the sky in the hometown of Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora on Saturday as fans took pictures and video of the first man from Puerto Rico...

AP Sports WriterWoodward hired as Rangers manager after 3 years with DodgersBy STEPHEN HAWKINSLos Angeles Dodgers third base coach Chris Woodward was hired as manager of the Texas Rangers on Saturday, six weeks after Jeff Banister was fired.He received a three-year contract with a club option for 2022. He...

Associated PressAlex Cora arrives in Puerto Rico as fans celebrate winBy DANICA COTOCAGUAS, Puerto Rico (AP) Hundreds of arms stretched into the sky in the hometown of Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora on Saturday as fans took pictures and video of the first man from Puerto Rico...

Associated PressAlex Cora arrives in Puerto Rico as fans celebrate winBy DANICA COTOCAGUAS, Puerto Rico (AP) Hundreds of arms stretched into the sky in the hometown of Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora on Saturday as fans took pictures and video of the first man from Puerto Rico...

Associated PressAlex Cora arrives in Puerto Rico as fans celebrate winBy DANICA COTOCAGUAS, Puerto Rico (AP) Hundreds of arms stretched into the sky in the hometown of Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora on Saturday as fans took pictures and video of the first man from Puerto Rico...

Reds: Minor leaguer killed, 2 injured in car accidentCINCINNATI (AP) Pitcher Jairo Capellan was killed and two other Cincinnati Reds minor leaguers were injured in a car accident Saturday morning in the Dominican Republic, a team official said.Dick Williams, the Reds' president of baseball operations, confirmed Capellan's death...

Reds: Minor leaguer killed, 2 injured in car accidentCINCINNATI (AP) The Cincinnati Reds say pitcher Jairo Capellan was killed and two other minor leagues players injured in a car accident Saturday morning in the Dominican Republic.Dick Williams, the Reds' president of baseball operations, confirmed Capellan's death and said...

Rays finalize $2.61M bonus for teenage Cuban pitcher GastonST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) The Tampa Bay Rays have finalized a minor league contract with 16-year-old Cuban pitcher Sandy Gaston that includes a $2.61 million signing bonus.The 6-foot-3, 200-pound right-hander ranked among the top international prospects eligible to sign with...

Pedro Strop, Brandon Kintzler stay with CubsCHICAGO (AP) The Chicago Cubs exercised their $6.25 million option for Pedro Strop on Thursday, and fellow reliever Brandon Kintzler picked up his $5 million player option.Strop can earn $750,000 in performance bonuses next year based on games finished: $250,000 each for...

AP Sports WriterDeadline nears for Kershaw to choose Dodgers or free agencyBy BETH HARRISLOS ANGELES (AP) The Dodgers are in ongoing negotiations with ace Clayton Kershaw, and they still need to resolve the future of manager Dave Roberts, too.According to president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman, the talks...