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AP Baseball WriterEvans says Giants have parameters of potential Stanton tradeBy JANIE McCAULEYSAN FRANCISCO (AP) Giants general manager Bobby Evans confirmed on San Francisco's flagship radio station KNBR that the club has reached the parameters of a potential trade for Miami slugger Giancarlo Stanton.Evans said Giants executives gathered...

AP Sports WriterIndians, Twins to extend safety netting at ballparks in 2018By TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) The Cleveland Indians and Minnesota Twins are the latest Major League Baseball teams to announce plans to expand safety netting at their ballparks for the 2018 season.The Indians will extend the current vertical...

AP Baseball WriterEvans says Giants have parameters of potential Stanton tradeBy JANIE McCAULEYSAN FRANCISCO (AP) Giants general manager Bobby Evans confirmed on San Francisco's flagship radio station KNBR that the club has reached the parameters of a potential trade for Miami slugger Giancarlo Stanton.Evans spoke Wednesday of the...

AP Baseball WriterEvans says Giants have parameters of potential Stanton tradeBy JANIE McCAULEYSAN FRANCISCO (AP) Giants general manager Bobby Evans confirmed on San Francisco's flagship radio station KNBR that the club has reached the parameters of a potential trade for Miami slugger Giancarlo Stanton.Evans spoke Wednesday of the...

AP Sports WriterIndians, Twins to extend safety netting at ballparks in 2018By TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) The Cleveland Indians and Minnesota Twins are the latest Major League Baseball teams to announce plans to expand safety netting at their ballparks for the 2018 season.The Indians will extend the current vertical...

AP Baseball WriterProposed site for A's ballpark falls throughBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) The Athletics' proposed site for a new ballpark near an Oakland community college has fallen through.A statement from the board of the Peralta Community College District said the board had directed the chancellor to discontinue...

AP Baseball WriterProposed site for A's ballpark falls throughBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) The Oakland Athletics' proposed site for a new ballpark near Laney College fell through with the board of the Peralta Community College District.A's President Dave Kaval and his team had considered this the top spot...

AP Sports WriterRangers introduce lefty Mike Minor on a 3-year contractBy STEPHEN HAWKINSARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Free agent left-hander Mike Minor has agreed to a three-year contract with the Texas Rangers.The Rangers, who went into the offseason looking to replenish their starting rotation, introduced Minor on Wednesday.Minor was 6-6...

AP Baseball WriterBoone knows he has to convince Yanks players he can do jobBy RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) Aaron Boone acknowledges that one of his first tasks as New York Yankees manager is to convince his players he can do the job.Boone was introduced as Joe Girardi's successor...

Blue Jays RHP Aaron Sanchez to resume throwing this weekTORONTO (AP) Blue Jays right-hander Aaron Sanchez is scheduled to resume throwing this week, almost three months after his 2017 season ended prematurely because of a sprained tendon and nagging blister on his middle finger.General manager Ross Atkins made...

Mariners, Angels each get $1 million for Ohtani from TwinsMINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Seattle Mariners and Los Angeles Angels each have acquired $1 million in international bonus pool money from the Minnesota Twins, aiding their pursuit of Japanese outfielder and pitcher Shohei Ohtani.The teams announced the deals Wednesday night....

AP Sports WriterAP source: Lefty Minor close to multiyear deal with RangersBy STEPHEN HAWKINSARLINGTON, Texas (AP) The Texas Rangers have another starting option with free agent left-hander Mike Minor close on a multiyear contract.Minor, who will turn 30 the day after Christmas, was 6-6 with a 2.55 ERA...