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AP Sports WriterBaseball owners extend Manfred's contract, TV deal with FoxBy PAUL NEWBERRYATLANTA (AP) Baseball owners have locked down their commissioner and their main broadcast partner, too.Any decisions on speeding up the game and perhaps making it more enjoyable to watch will have to wait.After wrapping up two...

Pritzker apologizes for saying MLB players shouldn't bargainCHICAGO (AP) Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker apologized for criticizing baseball players for bargaining over their salaries during talks with management on how to get the coronavirus-delayed season under way.Pritzker faulted players on Tuesday, saying ''I realize that the players have the...

Associated PressYanks' Sabathia throws 1st BP session since heart procedureBy MARK DIDTLERTAMPA, Fla. (AP) Yankees left-hander CC Sabathia threw 20 pitches Tuesday during his first batting practice session since a heart procedure in December.Sabathia, expected to miss his first two or three regular-season starts, is slated to throw...

AP Baseball WriterAP sources: Mic'd up MLB umps might announce replay rulingsBy BEN WALKERNEW YORK (AP) Big league players, managers and fans might be hearing a lot more from umpires this season.Replay review decisions could be announced at the ballpark by umps wearing microphones, several people familiar with...

AP Sports Writer7 2-out runs in 6th lift LA past Nats 10-4 for 2-1 NLDS leadBy HOWARD FENDRICHWASHINGTON (AP) David Freese wasn't in the Los Angeles Dodgers' starting lineup for Game 3 of the NL Division Series. Neither was Kike Hernandez or Chris Taylor.All are right-handed batters, and...

AP Sports WriterThe turnaround Twins are closing in on a postseason clinchBy DAVE CAMPBELLMINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Minnesota Twins could only watch and wince when their All-Star closer and newly acquired veteran starting pitcher were both traded in the last two days before the non-waiver deadline.Three weeks later, their...

Associated PressRussell Wilson strikes out in Yanks spring training debutBy MARK DIDTLERTAMPA, Fla. (AP) Russell Wilson struck out in his first spring training at-bat with the New York Yankees.The Seattle Seahawks quarterback pinch hit for AL Rookie of the Year Aaron Judge in the fifth inning against Atlanta...

AP Sports WriterBraves' Acuna back in lineup after being plunked with pitchBy PAUL NEWBERRYATLANTA (AP) Rookie star Ronald Acuna Jr. is back in the lineup for the Atlanta Braves, hitting leadoff one day after being plunked on the left arm by Miami's Jose Urena.Acuna sent a text to...

AP Baseball WriterGreene picked for arm, McKay for bat near top of MLB draftBy MIKE FITZPATRICKSECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) Hunter Greene was selected by Cincinnati as a pitcher, while Brendan McKay's bat attracted Tampa Bay.And in a Major League Baseball draft stocked with two-way talents at the top, the...

Mariners turn unlikely triple play against AstrosSEATTLE (AP) The Mariners turned a triple play against the Houston Astros more likely to be seen in a Little League game than the major leagues.Seattle recorded the three outs on one play in the fourth inning on Thursday.With runners at first...

Venezuela's baseball league delays season start after US banCARACAS, Venezuela (AP) Venezuela's winter baseball league is delaying the start of its season for the first time in decades after the MLB banned its players from playing in the competition.The Venezuelan League of Professional Baseball said in a statement...

Slugger Mark Reynolds says he's retiring after 13-year runPHOENIX (AP) Slugger Mark Reynolds is retiring after hitting 298 homers over 13 seasons with eight teams.The 36-year-old made the announcement Thursday on SiriusXM Radio. When the free agent was asked whether he still was pursuing a new team, Reynolds...