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PHOENIX (AP) Cory Hahn had his dream of playing professional baseball snatched away by a freak accident on a baseball diamond.That forced Hahn to shift his dream to another aspect of baseball: Running a major league team.A quick study with beyond-his-years baseball knowledge, he appears to be on...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Royals traded away three top prospects to acquire Johnny Cueto for the playoffs, even though his winning pedigree has been established almost entirely in the regular season.He'll have an opportunity to change that Wednesday night.The right-hander with the creative cadre of deliveries will...

A look at what's happening all around the major leagues Wednesday:---CLOSING TIMEThe Royals plan to activate All-Star closer Greg Holland (strained pectoral muscle) before their game against Cleveland. It might be just in time, too. Fellow reliever Kelvin Herrera had his appeal heard Monday by Major League Baseball in...

PHOENIX (AP) Matt Williams is returning to his old job as third base coach of the Arizona Diamondbacks.The team announced the hiring on Thursday, just over a month after he was fired as manager of the Washington Nationals. Williams, who played for Arizona for six seasons and was...

MIAMI (AP) — Bryce Harper left the Washington Nationals' game against Miami on Sunday for precautionary reasons after colliding with Marlins second baseman Derek Dietrich in the first inning. Harper reached base on a fielder's choice and was attempting to run to third on Jayson Werth's grounder to shortstop Miguel...

World Series champion Cubs to visit White House on MondayCHICAGO (AP) The World Series champion Chicago Cubs have accepted President Barack Obama's invitation and will visit the White House on Monday.White House press secretary Josh Earnest said Wednesday that Obama is ''really looking forward to it'' and that...

Nationals bring back all 7 members of coaching staff for '17WASHINGTON (AP) All seven members of Washington Nationals manager Dusty Baker's major league coaching staff will return to the team for the 2017 season.The team made the announcement on Twitter on Thursday.Among the coaches sticking around for next...

AP Sports WriterThomas: Include Bonds, Clemens in Hall if PED users get inBy ANDREW SELIGMANCHICAGO (AP) The way Hall of Famer Frank Thomas sees it, Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens might as well be enshrined if players linked to performance enhancing drugs are getting elected.The Big Hurt, long...

The Latest: Cubs' 9-3 win was most-watched Game 6 since 1997CLEVELAND (AP) The Latest on Game 7 of the World Series between the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians on Wednesday (all times local):7:30 p.m.The Chicago Cubs' 9-3 win over Cleveland was the most-watched World Series Game 6 since...

A look at the National League wild-card playoff between the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates:---Schedule: Wednesday, at Pittsburgh, 8:08 p.m. EDT (TBS).---Season Series: Cubs won 11-8.---Projected Lineups:Cubs: CF Dexter Fowler (.250, 17 HRs, 46 RBIs), LF Kyle Schwarber (.246, 16, 43), 3B Kyle Bryant (.275, 26, 99), 1B Anthony...

HOUSTON (AP) - Trevor Bauer and Kyle Crockett of the Cleveland Indians have combined on a no-hit bid through seven innings against the Houston Astros.Bauer was pulled Thursday after throwing 111 pitches through six innings. He struck out 11 and walked five.Crockett relieved to begin the seventh and kept...

CHICAGO (AP) - Joe Maddon was ejected for the first time as the Chicago Cubs manager. Maddon was tossed by plate umpire Sam Holbrook in the seventh inning of Friday's game against San Diego. Reliever Brian Schlitter had just given up a three-run homer to Wil Myers that put the Padres...