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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 WriterOrioles RHP Bundy placed on DL after base-running mishapBy DAVID GINSBURGBALTIMORE (AP) Orioles right-hander Dylan Bundy has been placed on the 10-day disabled list after spraining his ankle running the bases in an interleague game.Manager Buck Showalter expects Bundy to spend the minimum time on the...

AP Baseball WriterMets GM Alderson takes leave of absence after cancer returnsBy MIKE FITZPATRICKNEW YORK (AP) New York Mets general manager Sandy Alderson is taking a leave of absence because his cancer has returned.The 70-year-old made the announcement before Tuesday's game against Pittsburgh. He was hired by the...

AP Baseball WriterIglesias, Martin become US citizens before Tigers gameBy NOAH TRISTERDETROIT (AP) The Detroit Tigers blew a three-run lead in the eighth inning and eventually lost on a home run in the ninth. Still, this was a day Jose Iglesias and Leonys Martin may look back on...

AP Sports WriterChoo keeps reaching base in Texas with new swing, old focusBy STEPHEN HAWKINSARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Shin-Soo Choo changed up his swing going into this season with a modified leg kick. Maybe more significant was a return to some of the mental focus he had lost along...

AP Sports WriterChoo keeps reaching base in Texas with new swing, old focusBy STEPHEN HAWKINSARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Shin-Soo Choo changed up his swing going into this season with a modified leg kick. Maybe more significant was a return to some of the mental focus he had lost along...

AP Baseball WriterIglesias, Martin part of pregame citizenship ceremonyBy NOAH TRISTERDETROIT (AP) The Detroit Tigers blew a three-run lead in the eighth inning and eventually lost on a home run in the ninth.Still, this was a day Jose Iglesias and Leonys Martin may look back on fondly for...

LEADING OFF: Cubs check Darvish, ace matchup in PhillyBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening around baseball today:CHECK HIMThe Chicago Cubs might have further word on Yu Darvish after the Japanese ace said he felt soreness in his troubled triceps tendon following a minor league rehab start. Darvish...