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AP Baseball WriterBig daddy: Freeman takes newborn home, homers, gets 4 hitsBy RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) Freddie Freeman took his newborn son and wife home from a hospital, stayed up through most of the night and headed from Atlanta to New York.This is what adrenaline can do: He...

AP Sports WriterStunt? Even with jerseys and books to sell, Tebow says noBy TIM REYNOLDSPORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) Mets fans can buy a few jerseys featuring names of players in the team's instructional league.Cespedes jerseys, they're big sellers.Cone jerseys, available as throwbacks.Of course, those are for Yoenis...

LEADING OFF: Happ goes for 20th win, Giants visit DodgersBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening all around the majors today:---THE BIG 2-0Toronto lefty J.A. Happ goes for his 20th win when he starts at Seattle in a game between teams competing for the two AL wild cards....

Andrus powers Rangers to 10-7 win at slumping MarinersSEATTLE (AP) Texas' Elvis Andrus had a homer and three doubles to lead the Rangers to a 10-7 win at slumping Seattle on Tuesday, maintaining their comfortable lead atop the American League West division.The Rangers are 8-1/2 games clear of...

LEADING OFF: Stanton back to hit, Strasburg returnsBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening all around the majors today:---STANTON RETURNSThe Marlins are getting a key reinforcement for their postseason push - sort of. Star slugger Giancarlo Stanton was activated Tuesday, just three weeks after his season was thought...

Rays reliever has wedding ring knocked off by comebackerST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) Danny Farquhar watched Logan Forsythe complete the third out of the inning, then panicked.The Rays reliever had his wedding ring, along with his glove, knocked off his hand by Jonathan Schoop's comebacker during Tampa Bay's 11-2...

Royals C Perez leaves game after being hit on right wristMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez left Tuesday night's game against Minnesota night in the sixth inning after he was hit on the right wrist during an at-bat against Ervin Santana.Santana's pitch ran in on Perez's...

Royals C Perez leaves game after being hit on right armMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez left Tuesday night's game against Minnesota night in the sixth inning after he was hit on the right arm during an at-bat against Ervin Santana.Santana's pitch ran in on Perez's...

Dansby Swanson's 1st home run is inside the parkWASHINGTON (AP) Dansby Swanson's first major league home run stayed in the ballpark.The 2015 overall No. 1 draft pick circled the bases with an inside-the-park home run in the second inning of the Atlanta Braves' game at the Washington Nationals...

Associated PressJudge approves another settlement in 38 Studios lawsuitBy MICHELLE R. SMITHPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) A Rhode Island Superior Court judge on Tuesday approved a partial $25.6 million settlement in the lawsuit over the state's disastrous deal with 38 Studios, the video game company started by former Red Sox...

AP Sports WriterMarlins activate Giancarlo Stanton from DLBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI (AP) Giancarlo Stanton's season is not over after all, and the Miami Marlins hope getting their slugger back provides a much-needed spark to fledgling postseason chances.The Marlins reinstated the Home Run Derby champion from the disabled list Tuesday,...

Judge approves another settlement in 38 Studios lawsuitPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) A Rhode Island Superior Court judge has approved a partial $25.6 million settlement in the lawsuit over the state's disastrous deal with 38 Studios, the video game company started by former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling.Wells Fargo Securities...