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AP Sports Writer3 MLB games postponed, players decide after Kenosha shootingBy STEVE MEGARGEEMILWAUKEE (AP) Three Major League Baseball games were postponed Wednesday as players across the sports landscape drove the decisions in the wake of the weekend shooting by police of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in Wisconsin.Games...

AP Sports WriterMore MLB games postponed in response to racial injusticeBy DAVID BRANDTIn a typically awkward way, Major League Baseball has been pulled into America's discussion about racial injustice.Some teams are playing. Some aren't. Some have played with individual players sitting out.But across the sport, one theme became clear:...

AP Sports WriterMore MLB games postponed in response to racial injusticeBy DAVID BRANDTIn a typically awkward way, Major League Baseball has been pulled into America's discussion about racial injustice.Some teams are playing. Some aren't. Some have played with individual players sitting out.But across the sport, one theme became clear:...

Tigers shutting down prospects Manning, FaedoDETROIT (AP) The Detroit Tigers are shutting down pitching prospects Matt Manning and Alex Faedo because of forearm issues.General manager Al Avila said Thursday the team isn't too concerned about the injuries, which he described as forearm muscle strains. Manning and Faedo were...

LEADING OFF: Jackie Robinson celebrated amid protests, PPDsBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening around the majors Friday:---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...

AP Baseball WriterA's not playing finale at Texas to support racial justiceBy STEPHEN HAWKINSARLINGTON, Texas (AP) The Oakland Athletics have decided not to play their series finale at Texas to show support for calls for racial justice.Oakland's decision not to play Thursday night came a day after three...

Associated PressMets, Marlins walk off field in social injustice protestBy JERRY BEACHNEW YORK (AP) The New York Mets and Miami Marlins jointly walked off the field after a moment of silence, draping a Black Lives Matter T-shirt across home plate as they chose not to play Thursday night.After...

Oakland Athletics won't play series finale against Texas in show of support for racial justice movementARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Oakland Athletics won't play series finale against Texas in show of support for racial justice movement.

Dodgers' Buehler goes on IL with blister on right handLOS ANGELES (AP) Los Angeles Dodgers starter Walker Buehler is on the injured list with a blister on his right hand.The move announced Thursday is retroactive to Aug. 23.Buehler had his best outing of the shortened season last Friday....

Mariners trade Walker to Blue Jays for player or cashSAN DIEGO (AP) The Seattle Mariners have traded right-hander Taijuan Walker to the Toronto Blue Jays for a player or cash.The trade was announced Thursday morning, about three hours before Walker had been scheduled to start the first game...

AP Sports WriterMets' Smith pleads through tears: 'People still don't care'By JAKE SEINERNEW YORK (AP) Mets slugger Dominic Smith doesn't care if white teammates join him in kneeling for the national anthem. Doesn't need them to cut a check to his charity, either.''If you give your time, that's...

LEADING OFF: Racial justice protests reverberate through MLBBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening around the majors today:PLAYER PROTESTSAfter three games were called off while players used their platform to call attention to racial injustice, the question is whether more postponements or a wider boycott in baseball are...