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AP Sports WriterOakland A's acquire Tommy La Stella from Angels for BarretoBy GREG BEACHAMANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) The Oakland Athletics acquired infielder 2019 All-Star infielder Tommy La Stella from the Los Angeles Angels for infielder Franklin Barreto on Friday night.La Stella has a $3.25 million, one-year contract that pays...

AP Baseball WriterDietrich HR sparks Rangers in 6-2 win over ML-best DodgersBy STEPHEN HAWKINSARLINGTON, Texas (AP) The Los Angeles Dodgers were away from home for a later-than-usual Jackie Robinson Day.On the road for the first time in six years to mark Major League Baseball's annual observation of Robinson...

Padres acquire Trevor Rosenthal in trade with RoyalsDENVER (AP) The San Diego Padres acquired Trevor Rosenthal in a trade with the Kansas City Royals on Saturday, bolstering their bullpen for their pursuit of their first playoff appearance in 14 years.San Diego thought its bullpen would be one of...

AP Sports WriterMLB celebrates Jackie Robinson, calls for justice continueBy DAVID BRANDTPHOENIX (AP) Major League Baseball observed a Jackie Robinson Day like no other Friday, with teams celebrating a man who broke the sport's color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947 while the racial reckoning continued.Ten baseball...

Yankees place Judge on IL, promote prospect FlorialNEW YORK (AP) The Yankees have placed right fielder Aaron Judge on the 10-day injured with a strained left calf just days after the star slugger returned.Judge was activated Wednesday but aggravated the injury in a game at Atlanta and was...

AP Sports WriterStudy: MLB nets small gain in diversity hiring, led by womenBy DAVID BRANDTPHOENIX (AP) A diversity report released Friday on Major League Baseball showed a modest increase in its overall diversity hiring practices, spurred by its improved gender diversity.The Institute for Diversity and Ethics and Sport...

AP Sports WriterMLB celebrates Jackie Robinson, calls for justice continueBy DAVID BRANDTPHOENIX (AP) Major League Baseball observed a Jackie Robinson Day like no other Friday, with teams celebrating a man who broke the sport's color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947 while the racial reckoning continued.Ten baseball...

AP Baseball WriterDietrich HR sparks Rangers in 6-2 win over ML-best DodgersBy STEPHEN HAWKINSARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Derek Dietrich led off the Texas seventh inning with a tiebreaking home run and the Rangers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2 in a later-than-usual Jackie Robinson Day game on Friday night.It...

AP Sports WriterStudy: MLB nets small gain in diversity hiring, led by womenBy DAVID BRANDTPHOENIX (AP) A diversity report released Friday on Major League Baseball showed a modest increase in its overall diversity hiring practices, spurred by its improved gender diversity.The Institute for Diversity and Ethics and Sport...

Yankees place Judge on IL, promote top prospect FlorialNEW YORK (AP) The Yankees have placed right fielder Aaron Judge on the 10-day injured with a strained left calf just days after the star slugger returned.Judge was activated Wednesday but aggravated the injury in a game at Atlanta and...

White Sox acquire OF Jarrod Dyson in trade with PiratesCHICAGO (AP) The Chicago White Sox acquired speedy outfielder Jarrod Dyson in a trade with Pittsburgh on Friday and reinstated Nick Madrigal from the 10-day injured list.Dyson is batting just .157 (8 for 57) this season, but he swiped...

LEADING OFF: Jackie Robinson celebrated amid protests, PPDsBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening around the majors today:---JACKIE ROBINSON DAYMLB is set to celebrate the man who broke baseball's color barrier amid a striking - if sometimes awkward - display of activism by players this week. Ten games...