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AP Baseball WriterAP NewsBreak: Dodgers hit with $36.2M tax, Yanks with $15.7MBy RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) The Los Angeles Dodgers will pay baseball's highest luxury tax for the fourth straight year and the New York Yankees owe a penalty for a 15th consecutive season, streaks that could end...

Top negotiator Rick Shapiro leaves baseball players' unionNEW YORK (AP) Rick Shapiro left his job as a top negotiator for the Major League Baseball Players Association on Friday after 9+ years.He worked as a consultant on salary arbitration starting in the 1980s and joined the staff full time...

Associated PressBrewers counting on Keston Hiura for offensive productionBy JACK THOMPSONPHOENIX (AP) Keston Hiura gave Milwaukee a lift when he was called up in mid-season. His reward is more responsibility in a new-look Brewers offense.Following the departures of Yasmani Grandal and Mike Moustakas as free agents, manager Craig...

Longtime Texas baseball writer Gerry Fraley dies at 64DALLAS (AP) Gerry Fraley, a longtime baseball writer who spent most of his career with The Dallas Morning News, has died. He was 64.Fraley died early Saturday after a two-year battle with cancer, the newspaper reported.After covering the Braves for...

Twins, Indians getting 26th players for Puerto RicoSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) Cleveland and Minnesota are both carrying a 26th player on their rosters for their two-game series in Puerto Rico.The Indians recalled outfielder Greg Allen from Triple-A Columbus, a move made official on Tuesday. Allen was on...

Madison Bumgarner receives qualifying offer from GiantsSAN FRANCISCO (AP) Madison Bumgarner has received a $17.8 million qualifying offer from the San Francisco Giants, a move that likely will decrease demand for him in the free-agent market.San Francisco's decision Monday means a team signing Bumgarner would lose at least...

AP Baseball WriterJones, Thome, Guerrero, Hoffman elected to baseball HallBy BEN WALKERNEW YORK (AP) Over 600 home runs. More than 600 saves. A .300 career average.In the age of baseball analytics, there's still room in the Hall of Fame for big, round numbers you can count on.Chipper Jones,...

AP Sports WriterFor Marlins, playoff berth could be start of a new eraBy STEVEN WINEMIAMI (AP) The Miami Marlins' first playoff appearance since 2003 is not supposed to last long.They're regarded as young, inexperienced overachievers who benefited from the short season and expanded playoff format. They were...

NEW YORK (AP) Max Scherzer pitched his second no-hitter this season for Washington, striking out a team-record 17 and leading the Nationals over the NL East champion New York Mets 2-0 in Major League Baseball on Saturday for a doubleheader sweep.Only one batter reached base against Scherzer, and...

Babe Ruth road jersey sells at auction for $5.6 millionNEW YORK (AP) A Babe Ruth road jersey dating to 1928-30 has sold at auction for $5.6 million.Hunt Auctions, which handled Saturday's sale, says the price breaks a record for the most expensive piece of sports memorabilia ever sold....

AP Baseball WriterA plethora for playoffs: MLB proposes up to 16 teams advanceBy BEN WALKERMaybe this might get Mike Trout back into the playoffs.Major League Baseball is tossing around plenty of ideas these days to start up a shortened season delayed by the coronavirus pandemic - a DH in...

The DETROIT and the NY YANKEES will both be gunning for a victory on 8/30/2018 at 7:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. GAME: Detroit Tigers (53-80) at New York Yankees (84-48) DATE/TIME: Thursday, August 30 - 7:05 PM EST WHERE: Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York ROT TEAM PS OU RL 963 DETROIT 9.5 (-295) (-290) 9.5 (-110) 245 -290 964 NY YANKEES TV: 7:05 PM LINE: -290 PREDICTION: NY...