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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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

MILWAUKEE (AP) The Brewers' youth movement is carrying over to the front office.Milwaukee hired 30-year-old David Stearns on Monday to take over as general manager. Stearns replaces Doug Melvin, a baseball lifer who announced last month that he was stepping down following a 13-year tenure.Stearns had been with...

LOS ANGELES (AP) Don Mattingly won't return as manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers next year after agreeing with his bosses that he and the team needed a fresh start.Before they came to that decision, the parties discussed extending Mattingly's contract beyond next year, its final season.''When we...

BALTIMORE – The Boston Red Sox say right-hander Junichi Tazawa has been shut down for the remainder of the season to get some rest. Tazawa has appeared in 61 games (58⅔ innings). He is 2-7 with a 4.14 ERA. “I just want to make this perfectly clear: There was no injury,”...

Associated PressJudge asks how ALCS will be played if Indians logo bannedBy ROB GILLIESTORONTO (AP) An Ontario judge hearing arguments on an attempt to bar the Cleveland Indians from using their team name and ''Chief Wahoo'' logo during Monday's night playoff game in Toronto asked the plaintiff's lawyer...

The Latest: Fans leaving encouraging messages for CubsBy The Associated PressCHICAGO (AP) The Latest on The World Series (all times local):3:54 p.m.Fans milling around Wrigley Field are writing chalk messages of encouragement for the Cubs on the walls outside the ballpark's famed bleachers.Chicago trails Cleveland 3-1 heading into...