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AP Sports WriterPhillies get Howie Kendrick from DodgersBy ROB MAADDIPHILADELPHIA (AP) The Phillies have acquired Howie Kendrick from the Los Angeles Dodgers for first baseman Darin Ruf and utilityman Darnell Sweeney.A 2011 AL All-Star, Kendrick hit .255 with 26 doubles, eight home runs, 40 RBIs, a team-leading 10...

AP Baseball WriterNew technology only adds to baseball's culture of paranoiaBy NOAH TRISTERIt probably felt like a cutting-edge caper at the time: The New York Giants, using an elaborate spyglass-and-buzzer system, would have the opposing team's signs relayed from their center-field clubhouse at the Polo Grounds to the bullpen...

AP Sports WriterYankees activate closer Chapman after COVID-19 boutBy JAKE SEINERNEW YORK (AP) The Yankees activated All-Star closer Aroldis Chapman from the injured list after he recovered from COVID-19.The move came befor Monday night's game against the Boston Red Sox.Chapman tested positive for the coronavirus during preseason camp...

The NY METS and the ATLANTA will both be gunning for a victory on 9/15/2017 at 7:35 PM when they meet in a game matchup. GAME: New York Mets (63-83) at Atlanta Braves (66-79) DATE/TIME: Friday, September 15 - 7:35 PM EST WHERE: SunTrust Park, Cumberland, Georgia ROT TEAM PS OU RL 909 NY METS 9.5 (-135) (-145) 9.5 (-110) 135 -145 910 ATLANTA TV: 7:35 p.m. ET, SNY (New York),...

White Sox-Angels open ESPN Sunday night slate on April 4By The Associated PressESPN will open its ''Sunday Night Baseball'' schedule on April 4 when the Los Angeles Angels host the Chicago White Sox.The game will feature the last two American League MVPs, with the Angels' Mike Trout facing reigning...

Astros move Correa into cleanup spot for ALCS Game 5HOUSTON (AP) Carlos Correa has been moved from seventh to fourth in the Houston Astros' batting order for Game 5 of the AL Championship Series against the Boston Red Sox.Astros manager AJ Hinch made the switch for his team's...

CHICAGO (AP) Folk singer Steve Goodman's ''Go Cubs Go'' about his beloved Chicago Cubs is a hit decades after he died - and months after his relatives sold the rights to his song collection. That means they shared the joy of hearing fans at Wrigley Field belt out the song...

AP Baseball WritersGene Budig, academic who ran American League, dies at 81By RONALD BLUM and BEN WALKERNEW YORK (AP) Gene Budig, the self-effacing educator and baseball fan from small-town Nebraska who became the head of three major universities and the last president of the American League, died Tuesday....

PHOENIX (AP) The Arizona Diamondbacks have added three prospects to their 40-man roster and designated right-hander Allen Webster for assignment.Outfielder Gabby Guerrero and right-handers Jake Barrett and Matt Koch were placed on the roster Friday.Guerrero was acquired in a June trade with Seattle that included outfielder Mark Trumbo...

Ortiz: Fiers 'looking like a snitch' in Astros cheatingFORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) Retired Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz said that Astros pitcher Mike Fiers was “looking like a snitch” for disclosing the team's cheating scandal only after he had left the team.“Oh, after you make your money,...

AP Baseball WriterCurt Flood set off the free-agent revolution 50 years agoBy RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) Curt Flood set off the free-agent revolution 50 years ago Tuesday with a 128-word letter to baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn, two paragraphs that pretty much ended the career of a World Series...

Associated PressCrisis throws curve ball at opening of Venezuelan baseballBy JORGE RUEDA and SCOTT SMITHCARACAS, Venezuela (AP) Maria Graciela Briceno and her two best friends squeezed into their seats behind home plate at the baseball stadium in Venezuela's capital, knowing this season's opening game wouldn't measure up to...