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LOS ANGELES (AP) Dave Roberts overcame long odds during his playing days in the major leagues and survived a bout with cancer in recent years. He had no managerial experience when he went after the vacant Los Angeles Dodgers' job.Fittingly, the personable Roberts beat the odds again, impressing...

Angels slugger CJ Cron gets procedure on left thumbANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Los Angeles Angels slugger C.J. Cron is having a medical procedure to relieve pain in his left thumb.Cron will need six to eight weeks of recovery time, the Angels announced Tuesday.After experiencing moderate pain recently, Cron had...

Brandon Finnegan becomes 4th Reds starting pitcher on DLCINCINNATI (AP) Left-hander Brandon Finnegan became the fourth Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher to go on the disabled list and is expected to miss at least a month because of a strained left shoulder.Finnegan lasted just one inning of the Reds'...

SEATTLE (AP) The Seattle Mariners didn't wait long to go after Japanese pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma after his agreement with the Los Angeles Dodgers was never finalized.The Mariners re-signed Iwakuma late Thursday night, locking up the right-hander for 2016 with options for the 2017 and 2018 seasons - financial...

For the New York Mets, August has been like a dream, and nothing sums up their charmed life better than the saga of Wilmer Flores.On July 29, reports surfaced that Flores was being traded in a deal that would bring Carlos Gomez to the Mets. An emotional Flores wiped...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Minnesota Twins are without rookie slugger Miguel Sano and closer Glen Perkins for the game against the Chicago White Sox on Thursday.Sano is dealing with a hamstring injury that doesn't allow him to run. Perkins is bothered by back spasms for the second time in...

NEW YORK (AP) Clint Robinson has singled with two outs in the seventh inning for the Washington Nationals' first hit against the New York Mets.Jonathon Niese, the fourth pitcher used by the Mets in the regular-season finale Sunday, gave up the hit. Robinson sent a sharp two-hopper up...

LOS ANGELES (AP) California lawmakers have taken the first step toward accomplishing something Major League Baseball could never do: Stop players from stuffing those big wads of chewing tobacco into their mouths during games.With Gov. Jerry Brown signing a bill earlier this week banning the use of smokeless...

WASHINGTON (AP) The Washington Nationals have hired British soccer club Leeds United's Harvey Sharman as executive director of medical services, part of a revamping of the way the baseball team addresses player health issues.Sharman, a physiotherapist, was Leeds United's director of sports medicine/science the past eight years.The Nationals...

NEW YORK (AP) Former New York Yankees star Derek Jeter has introduced his dog Kane to the world in a post on his website, The Players' Tribune - oh, he also slipped into the essay he's engaged.A slick trick play by the 14-time All-Star shortstop.Notoriously private throughout a...

NEW YORK (AP) Joe Maddon and Jeff Banister were a huge hit in their new jobs. Now, immediate team success has reaped individual rewards.Maddon won his third Manager of the Year award Tuesday and Banister his first after each guided an unexpected run to the playoffs.In his initial...

AP Baseball WriterAP source: Mets agree to re-sign Blevins, Salas in bullpenBy MIKE FITZPATRICKNEW YORK (AP) Aiming to fill out their bullpen, the New York Mets are set to bring back a pair of important pieces from last year's playoff team.A person familiar with the deals says free-agent...