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Fantasy Sports NetworkFANTASY PLAYS: Stassi, Muncy and others to add in baseballBy MICHAEL WATERLOOSome fantasy baseball owners often compare catchers to kickers in fantasy football. Really, they're more like tight ends, since kickers are unpredictable from week to week.Still, it's hard to get excited about anyone at the position...

LEADING OFF: Strasburg vs Kershaw in L.A., Giants streakingBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening all around the majors today:---DUELING ACESNationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg (10-0, 2.90) and Dodgers lefty Clayton Kershaw (10-1, 1.58) square off in a matchup of two NL Cy Young Award candidates. The talented Strasburg...

AP Sports WriterPadres acquire RHP Yu Darvish in blockbuster trade with CubsBy JAY COHENCHICAGO (AP) San Diego Padres general manager A.J. Preller reunited with an old friend in another blockbuster move Tuesday night.The aggressive Padres got Yu Darvish in a trade with the Chicago Cubs, adding another ace...

Fantasy Sports NetworkFANTASY PLAYS: Quintana's value after trade to CubsBy JAKE CIELYThe All-Star break is over, which means it's time to get your eyes back on the road toward a fantasy baseball title. As we head into the second half, we already have a significant trade along with a...

AP Sports WriterBraves' Felix Hernandez opts out of season due to pandemicBy CHARLES ODUMATLANTA (AP) Former Cy Young winner Felix Hernandez has opted out of the 2020 season, at least temporarily ending his bid to revive his career with the Atlanta Braves.Braves manager Brian Snitker said Sunday that...

BOSTON (AP) Boston Red Sox third baseman Pablo Sandoval has left Wednesday night's game against the Toronto Blue Jays with tightness in his back. Sandoval came out in the top of the sixth inning and was replaced by Deven Marrero. He missed three games over the weekend, also with back...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Right-hander Jarrod Parker reached agreement on an $850,000, one-year contract with the Oakland Athletics on Saturday, avoiding arbitration.The A's announced the deal Saturday, which includes $425,000 guaranteed. Parker has had lousy luck the past two seasons, not pitching in the majors since 2013. He missed...

AP Sports WriterSwanson, catcher's interference call help Braves top MarlinsBy CHARLES ODUMATLANTA (AP) Dansby Swanson hit a game-ending single against a five-man infield and the Atlanta Braves, helped by a catcher's interference call, beat the Miami Marlins 4-3 on Sunday.Miami's Curtis Granderson tied it in the top of...

LEADING OFF: Indians, D-backs streaking; Dodgers slumpingBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening around Major League Baseball on Friday:---SWEET 16?Mike Clevinger and the Indians try to extend their franchise-record winning streak to 16 games when they begin a series against Baltimore. Clevinger (8-5, 3.50 ERA) has delivered a...

AP Sports WriterA year after World Series win, Red Sox looking to rebuildBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) Getting under baseball's luxury tax threshold next year ''is a goal, but not a hard-and-fast mandate,'' Boston Red Sox team president Sam Kennedy said Monday, a day after the defending World Series...

Brewers re-sign RHP Shelby Miller to minor league dealMILWAUKEE (AP) Oft-injured pitcher Shelby Miller re-signed with the Milwaukee Brewers, agreeing to a minor league contract that includes an invitation to major league spring training camp.The team announced the move Monday on Twitter.Miller, an All-Star in 2015 with Atlanta,...

Amazon Prime will stream 21 Yankees games this seasonTAMPA, Fla. (AP) Amazon Prime will stream 21 Yankees games to members in New York's broadcast market this season at no additional cost.The games are produced by the Yankees' YES Network and are all scheduled for broadcast on WPIX, YES...