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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...

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...

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...

LEADING OFF: Longoria on HR binge, Astros try again vs TexasBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening all around the majors today:---HOMER HAPPYTampa Bay star Evan Longoria homered in all four games of a weekend series at Minnesota, connecting twice on Sunday. He'll try to keep up his...

Rusney Castillo, Puerto Rico stay in contention in CaribbeanMEXICO CITY (AP) Rusney Castillo homered and drove in three runs, helping Puerto Rico beat the Dominican Republic 10-2 on Saturday to remain in contention for the Caribbean Series.Castillo, a center fielder for the Boston Red Sox, went 2 for...

NEW YORK (AP) Yankees rookie pitcher Bryan Mitchell was hit in the head by a line drive Monday, forcing him off the field with a towel over his bloody face.The Yankees said he was taken to a hospital, but didn't give a report on his condition.Mitchell was struck...

TOKYO (AP) Seattle Mariners starter Hisashi Iwakuma's feat of becoming the second Japanese-born pitcher after Hideo Nomo to throw a no-hitter in the U.S. major leagues was splashed on the home pages of sports newspapers and other media websites in his home country, greeting people as they were...

AP Sports WriterAP source: Royals, Jason Hammel agree to $16M, 2-year dealBy DAVE SKRETTAKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Royals knew at some point they would have to move on from grieving over the sudden and tragic death of Yordano Ventura and address the difficult task of replacing him.That...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Zack Greinke's $206.5 million, six-year contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks includes $62.5 million in deferred salaries and an $18 million signing bonus.The deal for the major league ERA leader, which was finalized Tuesday, has a present-day value of $193,849,298, according to calculations by Major League...

Associated PressJudge approves another settlement in 38 Studios lawsuitBy MICHELLE R. SMITHPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) A Rhode Island Superior Court judge on Tuesday approved a partial $25.6 million settlement in the lawsuit over the state's disastrous deal with 38 Studios, the video game company started by former Red Sox...

Red Sox defeat Abad in MLB's 1st arbitration case of yearST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) The Boston Red Sox have defeated pitcher Fernando Abad in Major League Baseball's first salary arbitration hearing this year.Abad was awarded $2 million on Tuesday by arbitrators Robert Herzog, Phillip LaPorte and Dennis Archer...