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LEADING OFF: Fernandez vs Cueto, Wacha rolling for CardsBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening all around the majors Monday:---JOSE VS JOHNNYMiami sends ace Jose Fernandez (12-6, 2.87) against San Francisco's Johnny Cueto (13-3, 2.73) to open a seven-day, six-game homestand. Cueto has lost his last two decisions...

AP Sports WriterA WBC tradition - MLB teams worry about players getting hurtBy STEVEN WINEMIAMI (AP) Honking horns, pulsing percussion and chanting crowds will transform Marlins Park into a Caribbean-style carnival this week for the World Baseball Classic.To major league teams, it sounds dangerous.WBC games are sure to...

AP Sports WriterSegura to Seattle as Mariners, D-backs make 5-player tradeBy TIM BOOTHSEATTLE (AP) The Seattle Mariners finally landed the established shortstop they've long been trying to find.To do it, they had to part with a talented young pitcher who still has the potential to blossom.Seattle and Arizona...

Athletics pitcher Daniel Mengden has right foot surgeryOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Athletics right-hander Daniel Mengden had right foot surgery Wednesday in Houston after breaking a bone during a bullpen session at home Jan. 31.He is expected to wear a walking boot for six weeks and a return date is...

Jessica Mendoza will stay permanently on ''Sunday Night Baseball'' in a groundbreaking assignment for a woman calling men's sports.ESPN is announcing Wednesday that the retired softball star will work the games this season alongside another new analyst, Aaron Boone, in place of Curt Schilling and John Kruk.Schilling moves to...

Hall of Famers Joe Torre and Dave Winfield are leading a delegation from Major League Baseball and its players' association on a goodwill trip to Cuba that began Monday and ends Thursday.The group includes Cuban-born players Yasiel Puig, Jose Abreu, Alexei Ramirez and Brayan Pena along with Miguel Cabrera,...

MILWAUKEE (AP) - St. Louis Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with a left Achilles and left ankle injury, the team says, and could be out much longer.The 33-year-old pitcher was injured while batting in the top of the fifth inning over a...

Beer mug injury puts Rangers pitcher Jake Diekman on DLCHICAGO (AP) A cut from a broken souvenir beer mug has landed Texas Rangers reliever Jake Diekman on the 15-day disabled list.Diekman hurt his left index finger while reaching into his luggage for a beer mug he bought at...

Drew Stubbs agrees to minor league deal with TwinsMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Drew Stubbs agreed to a minor league deal with the Minnesota Twins, and the outfielder will report to big league spring training.Minnesota announced the deal Wednesday with Stubbs, who was the eighth overall pick in the 2006 amateur...

BALTIMORE (AP) - The Baltimore Orioles' early-season schedule is a journey into the past, exclusively on East Coast time.Baltimore doesn't play a game outside of the Eastern time zone until June 1, in Houston. Until then, the Orioles won't have to reset their watches or buckle up for a...

1901 - Cleveland pitcher Bock Baker gave up a record 23 singles, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Indians 13-1.1930 - In the first night game in organized baseball, Muskogee defeated Independence 13-3 in a Western Association game in Independence, Kan.1934 - Detroit's Goose Goslin hit into four...

NEW YORK (AP) Russell Martin hit two home runs and drove in four runs against his former team, and the Toronto Blue Jays homered five times to beat the New York Yankees 11-5 Friday night in the opener of their weekend showdown for first place in the AL...