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AP Sports WriterRockies officially sign reliever Greg HollandBy PAT GRAHAMDENVER (AP) The Colorado Rockies made their deal with Greg Holland official on Saturday, signing the right-handed reliever coming off reconstructive elbow surgery to a one-year, $7 million contract.Holland was the closer for Kansas City through most of 2014...

AP Sports WriterThomas: Include Bonds, Clemens in Hall if PED users get inBy ANDREW SELIGMANCHICAGO (AP) The way Hall of Famer Frank Thomas sees it, Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens might as well be enshrined if players linked to performance enhancing drugs are getting elected.The Big Hurt, long...

AP Sports WriterOrioles to feature a familiar cast of characters in 2017By DAVID GINSBURGBALTIMORE (AP) Quite by design, there were plenty of familiar faces on stage Saturday at the Baltimore Orioles' annual offseason event for their fans.The Orioles haven't changed much since the end of the 2016 season,...

AP Baseball WriterThousands turn out for A's FanFest that sparks positive vibeBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Seven free food trucks. Green and gold balloons strung over the waterfront walkway and a bouncy houses for kids. Complimentary zoo passes, dog toys and plenty of coffee. A picturesque, sunny winter...

AP Sports WriterRockies officially sign reliever Greg HollandBy PAT GRAHAMDENVER (AP) Greg Holland has no guess as to how hard he's throwing these days. All he knows is that his fastball feels lively again.Ever so steadily, the right-handed reliever has been regaining the movement on his pitches as...

Ex-Twins manager Tom Kelly to get Target Field statueMINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Minnesota Twins plan to honor former manager Tom Kelly with a bronze statue outside Target Field.The team made the announcement at TwinsFest on Friday night. The statue will be unveiled this season, although the date is not...

Puerto Rico celebrates new Hall of Famer Ivan RodriguezSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) Students shouted ''Ivan! Ivan! Ivan!'' as Ivan Rodriguez visited his former elementary school on Friday, part of a three-day celebration Puerto Rico planned for the newly elected Hall of Fame catcher.The 14-time All-Star waved as...

Former NL Cy Young winner Randy Jones has throat cancerSAN DIEGO (AP) Randy Jones, the San Diego Padres' first Cy Young Award winner, is fighting throat cancer linked to tobacco use during his baseball career.Jones told the San Diego Union-Tribune on Thursday that he has been undergoing radiation...

Associated PressRoyals gather in private to remember, celebrate VenturaBy MARGARET STAFFORDKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Kansas City Royals pitcher Danny Duffy remembered Yordano Ventura as a man who did everything with passion and lived for baseball. First baseman Eric Hosmer said Ventura was the fun-loving little brother that everyone...

Former NL Cy Young winner Randy Jones has throat cancerSAN DIEGO (AP) Randy Jones, the San Diego Padres' first Cy Young Award winner, is fighting throat cancer linked to tobacco use during his baseball career.Jones told the San Diego Union-Tribune on Thursday that he has been undergoing radiation...

Futures league will use home run derby to break tiesCHELMSFORD, Mass. (AP) The Futures Collegiate Baseball League digs the long ball.The unaffiliated minor league said on Friday it will use a home run derby to determine a winner for regular-season games that remain tied after the 10th inning....

Associated PressRoyals gather in private to remember, celebrate VenturaBy MARGARET STAFFORDKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Kansas City Royals pitcher Danny Duffy remembered Yordano Ventura as a man who did everything with passion and lived for baseball. First baseman Eric Hosmer said Ventura was the fun-loving little brother that everyone...