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SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) Josh Hamilton has left the Texas Rangers' spring training camp to have his reconstructed left knee examined after he experienced pain. The 2010 AL MVP, at spring training with a minor league contract, felt discomfort in the knee during the Rangers' first full-squad spring training workout Tuesday....

NEW YORK (AP) The players' association has agreed to Major League Baseball's proposal to have intentional walks without pitches this year. While the union has resisted many of MLB's proposed innovations, players are willing to accept the intentional walk change. ''As part of a broader discussion with other moving pieces, the...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Jung Ho Kang appeared in a South Korean court on Wednesday as judges began hearing arguments in a trial over charges that the baseball star fled the scene after slamming a car into a guardrail while driving under the influence of alcohol. A...

Associated PressCardinals' Schafer aims to be 2-way utility playerBy CHUCK KINGJUPITER, Fla. (AP) On any given spring day, Jordan Schafer double-checks the schedule to confirm whether live batting practice means he needs to bring a bat or heat up his arm.For a St. Louis Cardinals team that values...

Baseball's Hall of Fame to honor 'The Simpsons' on May 27COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) Baseball's Hall of Fame will honor ''The Simpsons'' on May 27 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the show's ''Homer at the Bat'' episode.First televised on Feb. 20, 1992, ''Homer at the Bat'' featured future...

AP Sports WriterAP source: Matt Wieters, Nationals agree, pending physicalBy HOWARD FENDRICHWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) After waiting and waiting to find a free-agent deal, four-time All-Star catcher Matt Wieters finally found a match with the Washington Nationals.Wieters and the Nationals agreed in principle on a $10.5 million...

AP Baseball WriterMLB may make unilateral rule changes for 2018By JANIE McCAULEYPHOENIX (AP) Major League Baseball intends to give the players' association the required one-year advance notice that would allow management to unilaterally change the strike zone, install pitch clocks and limit trips to the pitcher's mound starting...

AP Sports WriterRob Manfred says Diamondbacks' Chase Field 'needs work'By BOB BAUMPHOENIX (AP) Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred came down solidly on the side of the Arizona Diamondbacks' ownership in the team's court battle with Maricopa County.The Diamondbacks have sued the county, seeking to remove a clause from their...

AP Sports WriterIndians' Brantley hopes 'bad days' behind him after injuryBy TOM WITHERSGOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) Michael Brantley has clashed with self-doubt and depression while pushing his body.The former All-Star's light is flickering.Brantley's comeback from right shoulder surgery has been grueling for the Indians' best all-around player, far tougher...

AP Sports WriterIndians' Brantley hopes "bad days" behind him after injuryBy TOM WITHERSGOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) Michael Brantley has clashed with self-doubt and depression while pushing his body.The former All-Star's light is flickering.Brantley's comeback from right shoulder surgery has been grueling for the Indians' best all-around player, far tougher...

AP Baseball WriterMLB may make unilateral rule changes for 2018By JANIE McCAULEYPHOENIX (AP) Major League Baseball intends to give the players' association the required one-year advance notice that would allow management to unilaterally change the strike zone, install pitch clocks and limit trips to the pitcher's mound starting...

Associated PressA-Rod maintains he won't attempt playing comebackBy MARK DIDTLERTAMPA, Fla. (AP) Alex Rodriguez maintains he will not attempt a comeback.Released last August with more than a season left in his $275 million, 10-year contract, A-Rod worked his first day as a New York Yankees spring training guest...