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SEATTLE (AP) After Howard Lincoln watched yet another Seattle Mariners news conference to introduce a new employee, the CEO of the organization said he would take another personal financial hit because of the club's losing season.Lincoln, the CEO of the Mariners for the past 16 seasons, who rarely...

Cubs to start Schwarber at DH for Game 2 of World SeriesKyle Schwarber is the designated hitter for the second straight night for the Chicago Cubs and struggling outfielder Jason Heyward again is on the bench for Game 2 of the World Series against the Cleveland Indians.Cubs manager Joe...

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...

AP Sports WriterIndians fans pitch in with wedding gifts for star rookieBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Ryan Merritt may soon be up to his neck in blenders, oven mitts and muffin tins.The Indians rookie pitcher said he and his fiancee, Sarah, have been overwhelmed by the outpouring of generosity...

SEATTLE (AP) Free agent outfielder Nori Aoki and the Seattle Mariners have agreed on a deal for the 2016 season pending a physical, according to two people with knowledge of the deal.The people spoke to The Associated Press on Wednesday on the condition of anonymity because the deal...

SEATTLE (AP) The Seattle Mariners have hired Amanda Hopkins as an area scout, and the team says she is believed to be the first woman hired as a fulltime scout by a major league club since the 1950s.The Mariners announced the move Monday amid a flurry of changes...

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...

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...