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Associated PressYo is into yoga: Cespeds tries to improve flexibilityBy BILL WHITEHEADPORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) Yo is into yoga.Trying to stay off the disabled list after a season hobbled by leg injuries, New York Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespdes took to yoga during the season.''This year I did...

AP Sports WriterOdorizzi welcomes cost-cutting Rays deal to optimistic TwinsBy DAVE CAMPBELLFORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) Jake Odorizzi joined the Minnesota Twins just in time for their first full-squad workout of spring training.He had a sense he'd land with them, actually, and it was a good feeling. Leaving behind...

Associated PressChipper on Braves spring competition : 'It's a free-for-all'By DICK SCANLONKISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) Chipper Jones says this spring will be wide open for the Atlanta Braves.''Guys need to know that this team and this organization are tired of the last few years,'' the former Braves star after...

AP Baseball WriterAP source: JD Martinez, Red Sox agree to $110M, 5-year dealBy RONALD BLUMA person familiar with the negotiations says slugger J.D. Martinez and the Boston Red Sox have agreed to a $110 million, five-year contract.The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Monday because...

Associated PressTrout hopes upcoming Angels' season can match his offseasonBy MIKE TULUMELLOTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) Mike Trout is hoping his 2018 season can match a tremendous offseason: He got married, watched his beloved Philadelphia Eagles win the Super Bowl and participated in the Angels' successful recruitment of Japanese pitcher-hitter...

Associated PressMust-see BP: Yanks' Stanton, Judge hit together for 1st timeBy MARK DIDTLERTAMPA, Fla. (AP) Giancarlo Stanton homered off the scoreboard in left-center and hit three opposite-field homers to right. Aaron Judge drove a pitch over the left-field walkway and also went deep to right.The New York Yankees'...

Associated PressMotte returns to Cardinals, hopes to earn bullpen spotBy CHUCK KINGJUPITER, Fla. (AP) Beard and all, a most familiar face is back in the St. Louis Cardinals clubhouse.''Once I walked in, seeing the guys, seeing the coaches, it's like being back at home,'' reliever Jason Motte said...

Royals hold 1st full workout with several spots up for grabsSURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) It wasn't so much about who was on the field for Kansas City Royals' first full-squad workout of spring training. It was more notable who wasn't there.Several cornerstones of the Kansas City teams that reached...

AP Baseball WriterMLB imposes stricter mound limits, defers on pitch clocksBy RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) Major League Baseball has imposed stricter limits on mound visits by players in an effort to speed games but decided against 20-second pitch clocks for 2018.After more than a year of negotiations, the...

Associated PressMoreland, Red Sox gird for Stanton, Judge, grid-like YankeesBy KEN POWTAKFORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) As soon as Giancarlo Stanton touched down with their main rivals, the Boston Red Sox were eager to take on New York - the Yankees, or maybe even the Jets and Giants.''They're fielding...

Associated PressEllsbury says he hasn't been asked to waive no-trade clauseBy MARK DIDTLERTAMPA, Fla. (AP) Yankees outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury says the team has not approached him about waiving his no-trade clause.There has been speculation that the Yankees would like to move some of the money due Ellsbury, who...

AP Baseball WriterHarrison wants to win, no matter what team he's playing onBy NOAH TRISTERBRADENTON, Fla. (AP) Josh Harrison is still with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and his feelings aren't much different than they were a month ago.Harrison spoke to reporters Sunday, the day before the first spring training...