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AP Sports WriterAP source: Santana, White Sox agree to minor league dealBy JAY COHENPEORIA, Ariz. (AP) The Chicago White Sox have added another option to their competition for an opening in their rotation, agreeing to a minor league contract with veteran right-hander Ervin Santana on Friday.A person familiar...

LEADING OFF: Mets surge, Astros go yard, Aquino's powerBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening around the majors Sunday:METS MAGICAce Jacob deGrom (7-7, 2.77) and the streaking Mets go for their ninth straight win and a three-game sweep of Washington.New York has won 15 of 16, posting a...

Associated PressJudge and Stanton eager to get started as Yankees teammatesBy IAN HARRISONTORONTO (AP) After a winter of waiting, the New York Yankees are ready to roll with two of baseball's best sluggers.Aaron Judge and newcomer Giancarlo Stanton will bat second and third when the Yankees open against...

AP Baseball WriterRangers OF Calhoun close to light workouts after broken jawBy STEPHEN HAWKINSFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Rangers outfielder Willie Calhoun is back in Texas and will be able to start light workouts soon in his recovery from a broken jaw.The Rangers said Tuesday that Calhoun was examined...

AP Sports WriterAhmed, D-backs agree to $32.5 million, 4-year dealBy DAVID BRANDTPHOENIX (AP) The Arizona Diamondbacks capped a busy offseason by locking down their two-time Gold Glove shortstop, who has slowly turned into a solid offensive threat.The D-backs announced Monday that they've agreed to a $32.5 million, four-year...

Cubs slugger Kris Bryant exits game after outfield collisionCHICAGO (AP) Cubs slugger Kris Bryant has left their game against Cincinnati after colliding with center fielder Jason Heyward on a drive in the sixth inning.With two outs and a runner on first Sunday, Heyward and Bryant converged on Eugenio...

Twins send struggling reliever Reed to DL with tight tricepsMINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Minnesota Twins have placed right-handed reliever Addison Reed on the 10-day disabled list with tightness in his triceps.The move was made before Wednesday's game against Kansas City, the first trip to the disabled list in Reed's...

The SAN FRANCISCO and the ARIZONA will both be gunning for a victory on 9/26/2017 at 9:40 PM when they meet in a game matchup. GAME: San Francisco Giants (62-95) at Arizona Diamondbacks (90-67) DATE/TIME: Tuesday, September 26 - 9:40 PM EST WHERE: Chase Field, Phoenix, Arizona ROT TEAM PS OU RL 961 SAN FRANCISCO 9 (-215) (-205) 9 (-110) 187 -205 962 ARIZONA TV: 9:40 p.m. ET, MLB Network, NBCSN...

Associated PressYankees' Tanaka feels cheated out of 2017 World SeriesBy MARK DIDTLERTAMPA, Fla. (AP) Masahiro Tanaka feels cheated by the Houston Astros.Tanaka's Yankees lost to the Astros in a seven-game AL Championship Series in 2017.Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred found the Astros broke rules against electronic sign stealing in...

Associated PressMatheny energized by return to dugout with RoyalsBy JACK THOMPSONSURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) Mike Matheny thought highly of the Kansas City Royals when his St. Louis Cardinals faced them in their annual interleague series. Now that he's managing the Royals, he's equally as impressed.''I always had a lot...

AP Sports WriterMLB blasts 'unwritten rules' in official postseason adBy JAKE SEINERNEW YORK (AP) Major League Baseball is opening October by blasting the game's so-called ''unwritten rules.''MLB released an advertisement ahead of Tuesday's postseason opener denouncing the anti-bat flip attitudes of many baseball traditionalists.''Don't stop and stare. Don't...

Associated PressSyndergaard happy he made it back on a mound last SeptemberBy BILL WHITEHEADPORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) Getting back on the mound late last season was important for Noah Syndergaard.The New York Mets star went on the disabled list after tearing a lat muscle on April 30...