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The Latest: Wrigleyville invades Cleveland ahead of Game 7CLEVELAND (AP) The Latest on Game 7 of the World Series between the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians on Wednesday (all times local):7:15 p.m.Welcome to Wrigleyille East.The prospect of the Chicago Cubs winning the franchise's first title in more than...

AP Baseball WriterAP source: Jansen agrees to $80M, 5-year deal with DodgersBy JANIE McCAULEYA person with knowledge of the deal says the Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to an $80 million, five-year contract to keep All-Star closer Kenley Jansen.The person spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press...

AP Sports WriterFlattered by MVP talk, Cubs' Bryant focused on his gameBy JAY COHENCHICAGO (AP) Kris Bryant is learning. Adjusting. Patching holes more quickly than major league teams can find his weaknesses.And that's the scary part right now for opponents of the Chicago Cubs. While the MVP talk...

AP Sports WriterSager surrounded by family for memorable return to WrigleyBy JAY COHENCHICAGO (AP) Craig Sager carried around a picture from his childhood with Billy Williams, and he showed it to the Hall of Fame slugger in the home dugout at Wrigley Field. He introduced his family to...

The NY YANKEES and the CLEVELAND will both be gunning for a victory on 10/11/2017 at 8:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. GAME: New York Yankees (94-73) at Cleveland Indians (104-62) DATE/TIME: Wednesday, October 11 - 8:00 PM EST WHERE: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio ROT TEAM PS OU RL 915 NY YANKEES 7.5 (-180) (-190) 7.5 (-110) 180 -190 916 CLEVELAND TV: 8:08 p.m. ET, Fox Sports 1 PITCHING...

The Latest: Cubs starting Schwarber at DH in Series openerCLEVELAND (AP) The Latest on the World Series (all times Eastern):4:10 p.m.Chicago Cubs slugger Kyle Schwarber is starting Tuesday night's World Series opener against the Cleveland Indians at designated hitter.Schwarber is batting fifth in Game 1 against starter Cleveland...

TOKYO (AP) Byung Ho Park bolstered his MLB credentials with a three-run homer in the fifth inning as South Korea routed the United States 8-0 Saturday to win the inaugural Premier12 baseball tournament.Hyun Soo Kim added to a 2-0 lead with a bases-loaded double to make it 4-0...

AP Sports WriterJose Reyes joins Triple-A Albuquerque with suspension overBy PAT GRAHAMJose Reyes knows he might get booed and heckled. He understands why.Back from suspension, the Colorado Rockies shortstop was in uniform for Triple-A Albuquerque on Wednesday but the team's game against Fresno was rained out. He will have...

The MIAMI and the ARIZONA will both be gunning for a victory on 9/22/2017 at 9:40 PM when they meet in a game matchup. GAME: Miami Marlins (72-80) at Arizona Diamondbacks (88-65) DATE/TIME: Friday, September 22 - 9:40 PM EST WHERE: Chase Field, Phoenix, Arizona ROT TEAM PS OU RL 959 MIAMI 9 (-240) (-240) 9 (-110) 220 -240 960 ARIZONA TV: 9:40 p.m. ET, FSN Florida (Miami), FSN Arizona PITCHING MATCHUP: Marlins...

MIAMI (AP) Even by the Miami Marlins' thrifty standards, reigning NL batting champion Dee Gordon deserved a long-term deal.Gordon avoided salary arbitration and agreed to a $50 million, five-year contract with Miami, a person familiar with the negotiations said Wednesday. The person confirmed the deal to The Associated...

Yovani Gallardo grew up watching the Texas Rangers, often going to their ballpark and dreaming of one day pitching in big games for his local team.''Even with my cousins, it's one of those things we always talked about, having that goal for myself to put on the Ranger uniform...