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Red Sox get veteran Steve Pearce from Blue JaysBOSTON (AP) The Boston Red Sox acquired veteran first baseman/outfielder Steve Pearce in a trade with the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday night.Dave Dombrowski, the Red Sox president of baseball operations, announced the deal after Boston's 4-2 win over the...

Cal first baseman Andrew Vaughn wins Golden Spikes AwardLOS ANGELES (AP) First baseman Andrew Vaughn has won USA Baseball's Golden Spikes Award as the top amateur baseball player, the first University of California player to earn the honor.Vaughn earned the 2018 Pac-12 Player of the Year award, hitting...

LEADING OFF: Red Sox-Yankees, part 3, for MLB leadBy The Associated PressHere's a look at what's happening around the major leagues today:BEASTS OF THE EASTThe Red Sox and Yankees start a three-game series in the Bronx, with the American League East division race as tight as ever. Boston comes...

AP Baseball WriterAs baseball evolves, advance scouting largely turns to videoBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Baltimore manager Buck Showalter receives regular calls from veteran, out-of-work scouts looking for jobs.Many are longtime baseball men who once hit the road to major league cities ahead of their clubs to offer...

Red Sox get veteran Steve Pearce from Blue JaysBOSTON (AP) The Boston Red Sox acquired veteran first baseman/outfielder Steve Pearce in a trade with the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday night.Dave Dombrowski, the Red Sox president of baseball operations, announced the deal after Boston's 4-2 win over the...

Astros SS Correa heading to disabled list with stiff backST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) Houston Astros shortstop Carlos Correa is heading to the 10-day disabled list because of a stiff back.Correa sat out games on Tuesday and Wednesday, and wasn't in the lineup Thursday night at Tampa Bay. The...

AP Baseball WriterWith plummeting Mets at a crossroads, new GM team takes overBy MIKE FITZPATRICKNEW YORK (AP) Late last month, when the New York Mets were on the road, a display case at Citi Field went up in flames.Just like their 2018 season.Nobody got hurt in the fire,...

Cubs' Darvish has setback in bullpen sessionLOS ANGELES (AP) Yu Darvish won't be rejoining the Chicago Cubs' rotation this weekend after sustaining a setback during a bullpen session on Thursday.Manager Joe Maddon says the Japanese right-hander felt pain in his right arm.''It didn't go well,'' Maddon said. ''He...

AP Sports WriterNola shines in 10th victory, as Phillies top Nationals 4-3By DAN GELSTONPHILADELPHIA (AP) Rhys Hoskins has worn a two-sided flap helmet ever since he broke his jaw by fouling a pitch off his face.Any chance the Philadelphia Phillies slugger keeps it on all season?You bet, Hoskins...

Ex-Tigers pitching coach Bosio says he's 'crushed' by firingDETROIT (AP) Pitching coach Chris Bosio said Thursday he was fired by the Detroit Tigers for using the word ''monkey,'' but insists he didn't say it in a racial or demeaning context.Bosio told USA Today he used the word while...

AP Sports WriterMariners complete 4-game sweep of Orioles with 4-2 victoryBy DAVID GINSBURGBALTIMORE (AP) Nelson Cruz homered and drove in three runs, and the Seattle Mariners utilized two errors in the 10th inning to beat the Orioles 4-2 Thursday and complete their first four-game sweep at Baltimore in...

Ex-Tigers pitching coach Bosio says he's 'crushed' by firingDETROIT (AP) Chris Bosio says he was fired as the Detroit Tigers' pitching coach for using the word ''monkey,'' but insists he didn't say it in a racial or demeaning context.Bosio told USA Today that he used the word while...