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Japanese star Otani announces desire to move to MLBOSAKA, Japan (AP) Highly touted Japanese pitcher-outfielder Shohei Otani announced on Saturday he wants to move to Major League Baseball next season.''The other day I met with team officials and stated my intentions,'' Otani said at a press conference. ''My...

Nippon Ham Fighters to post Shohei OtaniOSAKA, Japan (AP) Highly touted Japanese pitcher-outfielder Shohei Otani will be posted by the Nippon Ham Fighters, allowing him to sign with a major league team next season.''Everyone in our ballclub accepts his thoughts,'' Fighters manager Hideki Kuriyama said on Friday. ''It's...

Upton voted Tiger of the Year despite tradeDETROIT (AP) Justin Upton was voted Tiger of the Year despite being traded by Detroit with a month remaining in the season.Upton received 15 of 26 first-place votes from the Detroit chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Nicholas Castellanos...

Braves add Weiss, Young Sr., Fasano to coaching staffATLANTA (AP) Former Colorado manager Walt Weiss, who completed his playing career with Atlanta in 2000, is returning to the Braves as a bench coach.Weiss led the Rockies to a 283-365 record as manager from 2013-16.Atlanta also is adding Eric...

Yankees interview Wedge, former Indians, Mariners managerNEW YORK (AP) Former Cleveland and Seattle manager Eric Wedge has become the second person to interview with the New York Yankees for their dugout opening.Yankees bench coach Rob Thomson interviewed on Wednesday as a possible successor to manager Joe Girardi.Wedge was...

Japanese star Otani announces desire to move to MLBOSAKA, Japan (AP) Highly touted Japanese pitcher-outfielder Shohei Otani announced on Saturday he wants to move to Major League Baseball.At a press conference, Otani said ''I hope to do my best in America from next year on,''Otani's Japanese club, the...

Silverman back in role as Tampa Bay Rays team presidentST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) Matt Silverman has transitioned back into a role as team president of the Tampa Bay Rays after spending the past three years as head of the club's baseball operations.Silverman held the title of president and...

Japanese star Otani announces desire to move to MLBOSAKA, Japan (AP) Highly touted Japanese pitcher-outfielder Shohei Otani announced on Saturday he wants to move to Major League Baseball next season''I hope to do my best in America from next year on,'' Otani said during a press conference at...

AP Baseball WriterYankees interview Wedge, former Indians, Mariners managerBy RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) Eric Wedge promises a touchy-feely approach if hired as New York Yankees manager, rejecting the old-school method of publicly challenging players to motivate them.''If something like that happens today, especially with social media and everything...

Halladay to be remembered Tuesday at Phillies' spring homeCLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) A celebration of Roy Halladay's life will take place next Tuesday at Spectrum Field, the spring training home of the Philadelphia Phillies.The two-time Cy Young Award winner died this week at age 40 when the private plane...

AP Baseball WriterYankees bench coach Rob Thomson 1st to interview for managerBy RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) Longtime Yankees coach Rob Thomson emphasized his ability to speak with players as he became the first person to audition for the New York manager job that opened when Joe Girardi was...

AP Baseball WriterYankees bench coach Rob Thomson 1st to interview for managerBy RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) Rob Thomson, a bench coach on the Joe Girardi's staff for the past decade, is the first candidate to be interviewed to replace the New York Yankees manager.A 54-year-old Canadian who has...