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AP Sports WriterA new look for Marlins Park's season debut: a 1st-place teamBy STEVEN WINEMIAMI (AP) Marlins Park will have a new look for its 2020 season debut Friday, thanks to cozier dimensions and a switch to artificial turf.Also, there will be a first-place team in the home...

AP Sports WriterIndians' Plesac upset with portrayal after COVID violationBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Indians pitcher Zach Plesac feels he and teammate Mike Clevinger have been unfairly portrayed as ''bad people'' in the aftermath of the pitchers being quarantined by the team for violating COVID-19 protocols last weekend in...

LEADING OFF: Pirates-Reds renew bitter rivalry, Acuña ailingBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening around the majors today:KEEP COOLThe Reds and Pirates renew what erupted into one of baseball's most bitter rivalries last season, with one major change at the top. Long-simmering tensions between the Ohio River rivals...

MLB to honor Negro Leagues centennial with patches SundayNEW YORK (AP) All major league players, managers, coaches and umpires will wear a patch on Sunday to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Negro Leagues.The logo on the patch will be a derivative of the official...

LEADING OFF: Pirates-Reds renew bitter rivalry, Acuña ailingBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening around the majors on Thursday:KEEP COOLThe Reds and Pirates renew what erupted into one of baseball's most bitter rivalries last season, with one major change at the top. Long-simmering tensions between the Ohio River...

Associated PressYanks star Judge ailing, uncertain for start of Bosox seriesBy SCOTT ORGERANEW YORK (AP) Yankees star Aaron Judge was out of the lineup Wednesday night because of tightness in his lower body and it was uncertain whether the oft-injured slugger would return for the start of a...

Mattingly: Marlins sidelined by virus are 'feeling great'BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) The Miami Marlins sidelined by a coronavirus outbreak are all asymptomatic, and some have applied for reinstatement, manager Don Mattingly said Wednesday.The Marlins placed 17 players on the injured list last week following an outbreak in Philadelphia that...

Baseball Hall of Fame opens Inductees ExhibitCOOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) The Baseball Hall of Fame's class of 2020 has to wait a year to get inducted because of the coronavirus pandemic, but the careers of Derek Jeter, Ted Simmons, Larry Walker, and Marvin Miller are already being celebrated at...

AP Sports WriterCloser Kela's return gives beleaguered Pirates a boostBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) A surprising positive COVID-19 test when he arrived at summer camp forced Pittsburgh Pirates closer Keone Kela to get creative to find ways to say in shape. Really creative.With PNC Park off limits while he...

Baseball Hall of Fame opens Inductees ExhibitCOOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) The Baseball Hall of Fame's class of 2020 has to wait a year to get inducted because of the coronavirus pandemic, but the careers of Derek Jeter, Ted Simmons, Larry Walker, and Marvin Miller are already being celebrated at...

LEADING OFF: Blackmon hitting .500; Clevinger, Plesac haltedBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening around the majors today:BLISTERING BLACKMONCharlie Blackmon raised his batting average to an amazing .500 with three more hits in Colorado's 8-7 win over Arizona.After starting out the year 0 for 9, Blackmon has hit...

LEADING OFF: Blackmon hitting .500; Clevinger, Plesac haltedBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening around the majors Wednesday:BLISTERING BLACKMONCharlie Blackmon raised his batting average to an amazing .500 with three more hits in Colorado's 8-7 win over Arizona.After starting out the year 0 for 9, Blackmon has hit...