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AP Sports WriterLittle Rocket: Tigers pick Clemens' son on Day 2 of draftBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.NEW YORK (AP) The Detroit Tigers have selected Texas second baseman Kody Clemens, son of seven-time Cy Young winner Roger Clemens, to lead off the second day of the Major League Baseball draft.The...

Associated PressAt 35, Cardinals catcher Molina ready for the long haulBy CHUCK KINGJUPITER, Fla. (AP) For several springs now, the St. Louis Cardinals proclaimed plans to rest Yadier Molina more frequently during the season to keep him fresh for a playoff push.Such ideas always leave the All-Star catcher...

Associated PressRed Sox lefty Sale faces hitters for 1st time since AugustBy MAUREEN MULLENFORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) It was just a batting practice session, one of the lowest spring training rungs in a pitcher's preparation for opening day. But for Chris Sale, it was progress.Even after finishing with a...

Associated PressAnderson earns AL batting title at .335 as White Sox winBy JOHN JACKSONCHICAGO (AP) Tim Anderson became the third Chicago White Sox player to win an American League batting title, finishing at .335 after going 0 for 2 in a season-ending 5-3 win over the worst-in-the-majors Detroit...

LEADING OFF: Bumgarner faces former Giants teammates in SFBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening around the majors on today:HERE COMES MADBUMFormer Giants ace Madison Bumgarner will face his former club at last when he takes the mound for the Arizona Diamondbacks in San Francisco. He might face...

Red Sox send LHP Hall to Tigers for minor league C NuñezBOSTON (AP) The Boston Red Sox have acquired left-hander Matt Hall from Detroit for minor league catcher Jhon Nuñez.The 26-year-old Hall made 16 relief appearances for the Tigers last season and five the year before, posting an...

Associated PressYankees' Sabathia makes 1st appearance since heart procedureBy MARK DIDTLERTAMPA, Fla. (AP) New York Yankees left-hander CC Sabathia has returned to the mound for the first time since undergoing a heart procedure in December.Sabathia allowed one run and two hits over two innings on Thursday in a...

AP Sports WriterTo go with his 50 homers, Marlins' Stanton flirts with .300By STEVEN WINEMIAMI (AP) During his home run binge, Giancarlo Stanton is also content to settle for singles.Stanton went 8 for 10 to lead the Miami Marlins to a three-game weekend sweep of San Diego, raising...

Mets hire Scott from Boston as assistant general managerNEW YORK (AP) The Mets have hired Zack Scott as senior vice president and assistant general manager, reuniting the former Boston Red Sox executive with New York GM Jared Porter.The team announced the hiring Wednesday. The 43-year-old Scott spent the...

AP Sports WriterSecret no more: Brewers look to keep NL Central leadBy GENARO C. ARMASMILWAUKEE (AP) Eric Thames looked up at the television near his locker in the Milwaukee Brewers clubhouse in time to hear baseball analysts heaping praise on one of the majors' most surprising teams.The Brewers...

AP Baseball WriterCardinals lose top 2 picks, must pay Astros $2M for hackingBy RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) Major League Baseball has ordered the St. Louis Cardinals to forfeit their top two picks in this year's amateur draft and pay Houston $2 million as compensation for hacking the Astros...

Diamondbacks active 3B Jake Lamb from disabled listNEW YORK (AP) Jake Lamb has been reinstated from the disabled list by the Arizona Diamondbacks, who hope the return of their All-Star third baseman will boost a struggling lineup.The move comes just a few days after the NL West leaders...