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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...

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...

Cubs invite Henderson, Kawasaki to big league campCHICAGO (AP) Relief pitcher Jim Henderson and infielder Munenori Kawasaki are among the 24 non-roster players invited to the Chicago Cubs' big league camp for spring training.Henderson went 2-2 with a 4.11 ERA in 44 appearances with the New York Mets...

Wesley Wright agrees to minor league deal with Texas RangersARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Left-handed reliever Wesley Wright has agreed to a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers and will report to major league spring training.The club also said Friday that right-hander Brady Dragmire has cleared waivers and been...

AP Sports WriterBaseball, Indians working on solution to debated Wahoo logoBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred has discussed a possible solution to the club's divisive Chief Wahoo logo with Indians owner Paul Dolan.Manfred and Dolan have had multiple meetings on the touchy subject, including one on...

AP Sports WriterIndians to host 2019 All-Star Game, sixth time for clubBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Sandy Alomar looked out the window as snow fell inside Progressive Field and vividly recalled a warm July night 20 years ago.''The best moment of my life,'' he said.A six-time All-Star catcher, Alomar...

Royals gather in private to remember, celebrate VenturaKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Kansas City Royals gathered together Friday to celebrate the life of pitcher Yordano Ventura, who died Sunday in a car accident in the Dominican Republic.Manager Ned Yost told Royals teammates, coaches, executives and support staff that...

AP Sports WriterIndians to host 2019 All-Star Game, sixth time for clubBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Sandy Alomar looked out the window as snow fell inside Progressive Field and vividly recalled a warm July night 20 years ago.''The best moment of my life,'' he said.A six-time All-Star catcher, Alomar...

St. Pete city council bans smokeless tobacco at Rays gamesST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) The St. Petersburg city council has given final approval to an ordinance banning use of smokeless tobacco products at organized sporting events, including baseball games at Tropicana Field, home of the Tampa Bay Rays.The measure...

AP Sports WriterTrumbo, Orioles finalize $37.5 million, 3-year dealBy DAVID GINSBURGFor the second year in a row, the Orioles negotiated a deal to keep the major league home run champion in Baltimore.Mark Trumbo's $37.5 million, three-year contract Friday was finalized Friday, a day after the sides reached agreement subject...

AP Sports WriterTrumbo, Orioles reach $37.5 million, 3-year dealBy DAVID GINSBURGThe Orioles have agreed to a $37.5 million, three-year contract to keep major league home run champion Mark Trumbo.Trumbo hit 47 home runs last year for Baltimore and became a free agent. The 31-year-old did not accept the Orioles'...

AP Baseball WriterSantiago Casilla returns to A's on $11M, 2-year contractBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) No hard feelings about leaving San Francisco for Santiago Casilla. He is focused on his second stint with Oakland, the place the hard-throwing reliever received his big league start.''There is a big part...