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The latest on the League Championship Series. The Royals and Blue Jays are set for Game 4 of the ALCS in Toronto, first pitch is 4:07 p.m. The Mets and Cubs play Game 3 of the NLCS in Chicago with a scheduled start of 8:07 p.m. Here's a look...

Pirates 1B/OF Josh Bell undergoes left knee surgeryPITTSBURGH (AP) Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman/outfielder Josh Bell underwent left knee surgery on Wednesday and could miss the start of spring training later this month.Bell told the team last month he was dealing with discomfort in the knee. Team doctors recommended...

NEW YORK (AP) Houston's Carlos Gomez and Evan Gattis both homered and drove in four runs to power the Astros to a 15-1 rout of the New York Yankees in Tuesday's clash of American League divisional leaders.The lopsided result dropped the Yankees out of top spot in the...

Major League Baseball and the Colorado Rockies are looking into a report that shortstop Jose Reyes was arrested on a charge of assaulting his wife in Maui on Oct. 31.Hawaii News Now reported that Reyes was arrested at a hotel and released on bail. The report was based on...

A look at what's happening all around the major leagues Thursday:---AL EAST SHOWDOWNDavid Price (14-5, 2.43 ERA) pitches for the first-place Blue Jays in the opener of a four-game series at Yankee Stadium. Trying to catch Toronto in the AL East, New York counters with impressive rookie Luis Severino,...

DALLAS (AP) A rare Topps 1952 Mickey Mantle rookie card has sold at auction for more than $500,000.Dallas-based Heritage Auctions said the pristine card sold Thursday night to a collector who wanted to remain anonymous for $525,800. A Heritage statement said the price set a record for a...

NEW YORK (AP) Joe Torre and Dave Winfield will be leading a baseball goodwill tour of Cuba this month.Major League Baseball and the Players Association said Thursday the Dec. 15-18 trip will include children's clinics and a charity event.This is Major League Baseball's first visit to Cuba since...

CINCINNATI (AP) Pete Rose's application for reinstatement was rejected Monday by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred, who cited his continued gambling. Rose agreed to a lifetime ban from baseball in August 1989 after an investigation for Major League Baseball by lawyer John Dowd concluded Rose placed numerous bets on the Reds...

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Brewers broadcaster and funnyman Bob Uecker was locked in the radio booth at Miller Park when the door handle broke during the sixth inning against the Dodgers Wednesday night.The 80-year-old known for his wit was trapped and, of course, made a joke out of it.''People who...

NEW YORK (AP) The 158 players potentially eligible for free agency (v-vesting option becomes guaranteed if top 10 in MVP voting): AMERICAN LEAGUE= BALTIMORE (10) - Pedro Alvarez, dh; Michael Bourn, of; Brian Duensing, lhp; Tommy Hunter, rhp; Logan Ondrusek, rhp; Steve Pearce, 1b; Nolan Reimold, of; Drew Stubbs, of; q-Mark...

PHOENIX (AP) Matt Williams is returning to his old job as third base coach of the Arizona Diamondbacks.The team announced the hiring on Thursday, just over a month after he was fired as manager of the Washington Nationals. Williams, who played for Arizona for six seasons and was...

Associated PressCubs back in World Series, goat curse back on forefrontBy DON BABWINCHICAGO (AP) Chuck Logan heard about it from his dad for years. Bill Sianis was born into it. And Lennie Merullo was there the day it happened and lived with it for the rest of his...