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AP Baseball WriterMLB plans 60-game slate, shortest since 1878, as union balksBy RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) Major League Baseball plans to unilaterally issue a 60-game schedule for its shortest season since 1878 after the players' association rejected a negotiated deal of the same length, putting the sport on...

AP Sports WriterPresident: Multiple parties in talks to buy Miami MarlinsBy STEVEN WINEMIAMI (AP) Miami Marlins President David Samson says talks with multiple parties interested in buying the team are in the ''fourth inning,'' leaving lots of uncertainty about the future of the franchise.Hours before the Marlins' home...

AP Sports WriterMariners finally get chance to honor Edgar's electionBy TIM BOOTHSEATTLE (AP) Edgar Martinez spent last week on the East Coast, being honored among the latest electees to the Baseball Hall of Fame thousands of miles from the place he called home for his entire career.The Seattle...

AP Baseball WriterSantiago Casilla returns to Athletics on a 2-year contractBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Relief pitcher Santiago Casilla is crossing the bay again, re-joining the Oakland Athletics with a two-year contract Friday after seven seasons with San Francisco.While the right-hander lost his job as closer last season...

AP Baseball WriterMLB official thought Manfred would stop Hernández for SeriesBy RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) A major league official testified he suggested Ángel Hernández be removed from consideration for the 2015 World Series because he did not think Commissioner Rob Manfred would approve the umpire to work baseball’s...

Pirates place Nick Burdi on IL with biceps, elbow painPITTSBURGH (AP) Reliever Nick Burdi has been placed on the 10-day injured list by the Pittsburgh Pirates with pain in his right biceps and elbow.Burdi grabbed his arm in pain after a pitch in the seventh inning of Pittsburgh's...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Sonny Gray allowed a leadoff single by Ryan Rua in the eighth inning, ending the Oakland pitcher's opening-night bid for a no-hitter against the Texas Rangers.Gray had allowed only two baserunners Monday night at the Oakland Coliseum before Rua sent a clean, sharp single to...

Associated PressDarnell Coles resigns as Milwaukee's hitting coachBy ANDREW WAGNERMILWAUKEE (AP) Darnell Coles resigned as Milwaukee's hitting coach Thursday and the Brewers fired bullpen coach Lee Tunnell and head trainer Dan Wright.General manager David Stearns said Coles informed the team of his desire to seek other opportunities after...

AP Sports WriterSlater homers twice as Giants down Kershaw, Dodgers 5-4By JOE REEDYLOS ANGELES (AP) Austin Slater had his first multi-homer game, Johnny Cueto took a no-hitter into the sixth inning and the San Francisco Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 on Saturday night.Slater hit solo shots...

Associated PressKershaw put on DL by Dodgers with left biceps tendinitisBy CARLOS RODR??GUEZMONTERREY, Mexico (AP) Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw was put on the 10-day disabled list with left biceps tendinitis and returned to Los Angeles on Sunday for tests.Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts said the left-hander got hurt...

Former star SS Fernandez dies at 57; Blue Jays hits leaderTORONTO (AP) Tony Fernandez, a stylish shortstop who made five All-Star teams during his 17 seasons in the major leagues and helped the Toronto Blue Jays win the 1993 World Series, died Sunday after complications from a kidney...

Reliever Greg Holland stays with Royals, $2.75M for 1 yearKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Free agent reliever Greg Holland stayed with the Kansas City Royals on Monday, signing a one-year contact for $2.75 million.The 35-year-old Holland was 3-0 with six saves and a 1.91 ERA this season for Kansas...