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Associated PressCardinals' Schafer aims to be 2-way utility playerBy CHUCK KINGJUPITER, Fla. (AP) On any given spring day, Jordan Schafer double-checks the schedule to confirm whether live batting practice means he needs to bring a bat or heat up his arm.For a St. Louis Cardinals team that values...

Nats-Orioles TV dispute hearing postponed by snowNEW YORK (AP) An appeals court hearing in the long-running television dispute between the Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals has been postponed because of snow.The Appellate Division of New York Supreme Court in Manhattan had been scheduled to hear arguments Tuesday. The...

Associated PressBautista, Blue Jays agree to $18.5M, 1-year dealBy ROB GILLIESTORONTO (AP) Jose Bautista is staying with the Toronto Blue Jays, after all.Toronto said Wednesday the free agent slugger had agreed to an $18.5 million, one-year contract with Toronto that includes mutual options for more years.Bautista gets an...

Reds, Rockies swap three pitchers and an outfielderDENVER (AP) The Colorado Rockies and Cincinnati Reds swapped three pitchers in a four-player trade Wednesday.The Rockies acquired right-hander Robert Stephenson and minor league outfielder Jameson Hannah from the Reds for right-handed pitchers Jeff Hoffman and Case Williams, a minor leaguer.Stephenson,...

AP Sports WriterYu kidding? Darvish learned via Twitter of trade to PadresBy BERNIE WILSONSAN DIEGO (AP) Yu Darvish found out things move fast when San Diego Padres general manager A.J. Preller is wheeling and dealing.The right-hander didn't think he'd be traded away by the Chicago Cubs but was...

Giants C Garcia to miss up to eight months after hip surgerySAN FRANCISCO (AP) San Francisco Giants catcher Aramis Garcia had surgery on his right hip after getting injured during winter ball in the Dominican Republic in December. He will miss up to eight months.The Giants said Saturday...

AP Baseball WriterAPNewsBreak: Rangers-Angels in ballpark opener March 31By RONALD BLUMThe Texas Rangers are set to play their first regular-season game at new Globe Life Field on Tuesday, March 31 against the Los Angeles Angels, according to a draft of the 2020 preliminary schedule obtained by The Associated Press.Texas...

AP Baseball WriterBig league vets with minor league deals get up to $50,000By RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) About 370 players who were at big league spring training with minor league contracts will get advance payments of up to $50,000 each from the Major League Baseball Players Association.The money...

Dean, Drysdale, Buck, Shulman, Michaels up for Frick AwardNEW YORK (AP) The late Hall of Fame pitchers Dizzy Dean and Don Drysdale are candidates for the Hall's Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in baseball broadcasting, along with Fox's Joe Buck, ESPN's Dan Shulman and NBC's Al Michaels.Dave...

The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Red Sox will both be gunning for a victory on 4/3/2017 at 2:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. Pittsburgh Pirates vs Boston Red Sox GAME: Pittsburgh Pirates (0-0) at Boston Red Sox (0-0) DATE/TIME: Monday, April 03 - 2:05 PM EST WHERE: Fenway Park,...

Austin has hearing to appeal 5-game suspensionNEW YORK (AP) Yankees first baseman Tyler Austin had his hearing Thursday to appeal his five-game suspension for his part in a brawl with the Boston Red Sox.John McHale Jr., a special assistant to baseball commissioner Rob Manfred, heard the appeal. Austin...

AP Sports WriterRelief ace Perranoski, 2-time World Series champ, dies at 84By BETH HARRISLOS ANGELES (AP) Ron Perranoski, the left-handed ace of the Los Angeles Dodgers' bullpen who helped them win a pair of World Series championships in the 1960s, has died. He was 84.He died Friday night...