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SEATTLE (AP) The Mariners and outfielder Leonys Martin have agreed to a contract for the 2016 season and avoided salary arbitration.Seattle announced the agreement Thursday. No financial terms were disclosed.Left-handed pitcher Charlie Furbush and right-hander Evan Scribner remain arbitration-eligible.Martin was acquired via trade from Texas during Seattle's busy...

NEW YORK (AP) - A person familiar with Major League Baseball's plans tells The Associated Press that Commissioner Rob Manfred intends to announce Monday that Washington's Nationals Park will host the 2018 All-Star Game.The person spoke Sunday on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the...

PHOENIX (AP) - Colorado Rockies starter Tyler Matzek appeared to injure his left hamstring on his first pitch of the sixth inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks.Matzek allowed two runs in the fifth inning Monday night and came out for the sixth to face Yasmany Tomas. The right-hander threw a...

WASHINGTON (AP) Yoenis Cespedes homered and doubled twice and David Wright hit a go-ahead single in the seventh inning as the New York Mets downed the Washington Nationals 8-5 to end their five-game winning streak Monday in the opener of a key NL East series.Michael Conforto and Wilmer...

The Latest: Indians' Santana batting leadoff in Game 6CLEVELAND (AP) The Latest on Game 6 of the World Series between the Chicago Cubs and the Cleveland Indians (all times local):3:55 p.m.Carlos Santana is back at the top of Cleveland's lineup.After playing two games in left field and one...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Kansas City Royals reliever Greg Holland will not pitch again this year due to a right elbow injury.Holland will see Dr. Neal ElAttrache of the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles next week to determine the severity of the injury.Holland, 29, leads the Royals...

The MINNESOTA and the KANSAS CITY will both be gunning for a victory on 9/10/2017 at 2:15 PM when they meet in a game matchup. MINNESOTA vs KANSAS CITY When: 9/10/2017 2:15 PM Where: ROT TEAM PS OU RL 971 MINNESOTA 10 (-125) (-130) 10 (-110) 120 -130 KANSAS CITY TV: 2:15 PM LINE: -130 PREDICTION: KANSAS CITY , MINNESOTA Oddsmakers currently have the KANSAS CITY listed as -130...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) Kung Fu Panda is a lot less roly poly. Boston Red Sox president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said Pablo Sandoval has trimmed down after missing nearly the entire 2016 season. The third baseman appeared to be well over his listed 255 pounds when he reported for spring...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Alcides Escobar sped into second, turned and saw third base coach Mike Jirschele jumping and waving him toward third. And Jirschele kept waving him home.''I said wow! I have a chance to make this,'' Escobar said. ''That's nice. That's a lot of fun right...

AP Sports ColumnistColumn: Nobody buys a baseball ticket to see managers manageBy JIM LITKECHICAGO (AP) Nobody buys a ticket to watch managers manage.So if Major League Baseball is in a charitable mood, refund checks will be in the mail for the 42,000-plus paying customers Saturday night who watched...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) Two people familiar with the deal say the Philadelphia Phillies have agreed to trade six-time All-Star second baseman Chase Utley to the Los Angeles Dodgers.Both sources spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Wednesday night because the deal hasn't been finalized and is pending...

The Latest: MLB hopeful Game 2 can be played despite rainCLEVELAND (AP) The Latest on the World Series (all times Eastern):4:55 p.m.Major League Baseball is hoping it can play Game 2 of the World Series on Wednesday night despite the rain.MLB senior vice president Peter Woodfork says baseball...