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COOPERSTOWN, New York (AP) Baseball's Hall of Fame will honor ''The Simpsons'' on May 27 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the show's ''Homer at the Bat'' episode. First televised on Feb. 20, 1992, ''Homer at the Bat'' featured future Hall of Famers Wade Boggs, Ken Griffey Jr. and Ozzie...

Nick Swisher is starting over not far from where his baseball career began. Swisher passed his physical with the Cleveland Indians on Thursday and signed the four-year, $56 million, free-agent contract he agreed to last month. The 32-year-old Swisher, born in Columbus, Ohio, will be introduced at a news conference later...

PHOENIX (AP) - Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Daniel Hudson is set to make his first start in nearly two years.Hudson tore his ulnar collateral ligament in June 2012 and has made just 12 major league appearances since, all in relief.Manager Chip Hale says Hudson is scheduled to throw only 50-60...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Right-hander Jesse Chavez can earn up to $2.5 million in bonuses based on starts in his deal with the Los Angeles Angels. Chavez has a $5.75 million salary under the agreement announced Friday. He would earn $100,000 each for 10, 12 and 14 starts, $150,000 apiece for...

A look at what's happening around the major leagues Saturday:---SENIOR CIRCUIT DAYBoth AL Division Series get the day off, putting the NL alone on the national stage as the Cubs face the Cardinals at 5:37 p.m. EDT and the Mets get the Dodgers at 9:07 p.m. EDT.BACK AT LASTJaime...

Brian Wilson worked out privately for New York Mets general manager Sandy Alderson on Saturday in California. Wilson, 30, underwent Tommy John surgery last April after two early season appearances. He has indicated he will be ready for Opening Day, although a major league source said the reliever is not yet...

Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz says he ''never knowingly took any steroids'' and he's definitely a Hall of Famer.The remarks by the 39-year-old designated hitter come in a column Thursday for The Players' Tribune, a website founded by Derek Jeter that gives professional athletes a platform.Ortiz also voiced...

Twins -110 P Milone is very sharp against the White Sox. Minny needs this game for the WC race.

WASHINGTON (AP) Chris Heisey has agreed to $1.4 million, one-year deal to return to the Washington Nationals. Agent Paul Cobbe confirmed the deal in an email to The Associated Press on Sunday. A favorite of Nationals manager Dusty Baker, Heisey hit nine home runs in spot and pinch-hitting duties during the...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) Dellin Betances doesn't feel he needs to talk with Randy Levine after the New York Yankees president called the reliever a victim of ''over-the-top demands based on very little sense of reality'' by his representatives at an arbitration hearing Friday won by the team. The Yankees beat...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) The Arizona Diamondbacks have signed pitcher Jorge De La Rosa to a minor league contract with an invitation to major league spring training. The 35-year-old left-hander has pitched 13 seasons, the last nine with the Colorado Rockies. He was 8-9 with a 5.51 ERA in 27 appearances...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) Eduardo Nunez finally got a chance to play regularly last season - and made the most of it. Nunez had career highs with 141 games, 553 at-bats, 159 hits, 16 home runs, 40 stolen bases and 67 RBIs. After five years in predominantly a utility role off...