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AP Sports WriterIndians trade two-time Cy Young winner Kluber to RangersBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Corey Kluber led by example and excellence in Cleveland. The Texas Rangers are hoping he can do the same for them.The Indians traded the two-time Cy Young Award winner - and their unquestioned ace...

MLB CalendarBy The Associated PressTBA - Opening day, active rosters reduced to 26 players.June 3-4 - Owners meeting, New York.June 10-12 - Amateur draft, Omaha, Neb.June 13-14 - Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis at London.June 15 - International amateur signing period closes.July 2 - International amateur signing period opens.July...

AP Baseball WriterTeheran no-hitter into 7th, Braves blank Mets 11-0 for sweepBy RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) After a three-game wipeout of the New York Mets, the Atlanta Braves were flying - and not just because they were heading home.The first-place Braves - that's right, the NL East-leading Braves...

Orioles star Trey Mancini has surgery for colon cancerSARASOTA, Fla. (AP) Baltimore Orioles star Trey Mancini underwent surgery Thursday to remove a malignant tumor from his colon.The tumor was discovered last week during a colonoscopy, team officials said. Lab results and the timetable for Mancini's recovery will not...

Yankees join Amazon, Sinclair to buy YES from DisneyNEW YORK (AP) The New York Yankees have reacquired the YES Network, joining Amazon and the Sinclair Broadcast Group to buy an 80% stake in the channel from The Walt Disney Co.The deal announced Thursday values YES at $3.47 billion,...

AP Sports WriterGoodwin hits tiebreaking homer in Angels' 4-3 win over JaysBy GREG BEACHAMANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Griffin Canning and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. both made some of their earliest baseball memories up in the stands at Angel Stadium.When the Angels right-hander and the Blue Jays slugger both stepped onto...

Cabrera heads to extended spring after signing with IndiansCLEVELAND (AP) Veteran outfielder Melky Cabrera will report to extended spring training after signing a minor league contract with the Cleveland Indians.Indians manager Terry Francona said Wednesday the 33-year-old Cabrera will spend approximately 7-to-10 days at the team's complex in...

Athletics, right-hander Burch Smith reach $705,000 dealOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Right-hander Burch Smith agreed to a $705,000, one-year contract with the Oakland Athletics a day before Wednesday's deadline for teams to offer deals to unsigned players on their rosters.Smith went 2-0 with a 2.25 ERA and a save in...

AP Sports WriterLos Viejos -- The Old Guys -- help Nationals make SeriesBy HOWARD FENDRICHWASHINGTON (AP) NL MVP candidate Anthony Rendon surveyed his teammates scattered around the Nationals Park diamond, whoopin' it up after clinching a World Series berth.There were starting pitchers Max Scherzer and Anibal Sanchez, each...

Baseball fan born in 1908 celebrates her 111th birthdaySUNAPEE, N.H. (AP) A woman has celebrated her 111th birthday in New Hampshire with a bunch of cupcakes and a tribute from singers.Hazel Nilson was born Aug. 21, 1908, in Chicago. A lifelong Chicago Cubs fan, she likes to say...

AP Sports WriterCorrea expected to play for Astros in Division SeriesBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) Houston Astros manager A.J. Hinch expects shortstop Carlos Correa to play on Friday the AL Division Series opener.Correa missed the last week of the regular season because of a sore back, but Hinch said...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Yoenis Cespedes took the New York Mets on a thrilling, three-month ride last season that ended with a trip to the World Series.The price for a reprise of that role, apparently, is too expensive for the NL champions.''It's unlikely right now that he ends up...