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AP Sports WriterRoenicke fired by Red Sox after 1 pandemic-shortened seasonBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) Red Sox manager Ron Roenicke will not return in 2021, the team said before its final game on Sunday, ending his tenure as a one-year, shotgun stopgap for a pandemic-shortened season with a last-place...

AP Baseball WriterMLB attendance down another 1.4%, 4th straight dropBy RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) The Tampa Bay Rays and Miami Marlins drew 12,653 Wednesday night - combined.Baltimore, Cincinnati, Minnesota and Tampa Bay set stadium lows this year. Kansas City had its smallest home crowd since 2011, and Toronto...

AP Sports WriterD-backs' Lovullo rules out Greinke as opening-day starterBy BOB BAUMSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) Zack Greinke won't be the opening-day starter for the Arizona Diamondbacks.Manager Torey Lovullo said what's perceived to be a minor health issue will bench his ace for the opener.Lovullo, speaking before Monday's spring training...

AP Sports WriterDodgers edge Cubs 3-2 with late-game heroicsBy BETH HARRISLOS ANGELES (AP) Russell Martin singled in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning, Alex Verdugo made a game-saving catch for the game's final out and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied to beat the Chicago Cubs 3-2 Sunday...

AP Baseball WriterTigers, Pirates must move on from last year's acesBy NOAH TRISTERDETROIT (AP) For a decade, opening day for the Detroit Tigers belonged almost exclusively to Justin Verlander.Times have changed.Verlander is with Houston now, and Detroit is set to start Jordan Zimmermann in Thursday's opener against the...

The BALTIMORE and the KANSAS CITY will both be gunning for a victory on 9/2/2018 at 2:15 PM when they meet in a game matchup. GAME: Baltimore Orioles (40-96) at Kansas City Royals (44-91) DATE/TIME: Sunday, September 02 - 2:15 PM EST WHERE: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri ROT TEAM PS OU RL 919 BALTIMORE 9.5 (-115) (-105) 9.5 (-110) -105 -105 920 KANSAS CITY TV: 2:15 PM LINE: -105 PREDICTION: KANSAS...

Correction: BBO--Virus Outbreak-South Korea storySEOUL, South Korea (AP) With new cases of the coronavirus falling in South Korea, the country’s baseball league is targeting an early May restart with teams ready to play preseason exhibition games as early as April 21.On Wednesday, the country recorded 53 new infections,...

Yankees pitcher Germán's leave extended through World SeriesNEW YORK (AP) Yankees pitcher Domingo German's administrative leave under Major League Baseball's domestic violence policy has been extended through the World Series.German was placed on leave for seven days last Thursday. MLB and the players' association agreed to the extension...

AP Sports WritersMLB to pay minor leaguers through April 8; salaries TBDBy JAKE SEINER and JANIE McCAULEYNEW YORK (AP) Philadelphia Phillies minor leaguer Logan O'Hoppe got the news from his agent and relayed it immediately to teammate Vito Friscia.Friscia, a 40th-round draft pick, would be getting his spring...

The TORONTO and the MIAMI will both be gunning for a victory on 9/1/2018 at 7:10 PM when they meet in a game matchup. GAME: Toronto Blue Jays (61-73) at Miami Marlins (53-82) DATE/TIME: Saturday, September 01 - 7:10 PM EST WHERE: Marlins Park, Miami, Florida ROT TEAM PS OU RL 979 TORONTO 7.5 (-120) (-105) 7.5 (-110) -105 -105 980 MIAMI TV: 7:10 PM LINE: -105 PREDICTION: MIAMI , TORONTO Oddsmakers currently...

Associated PressDevers likely to be even bigger part of Boston offenseBy MAUREEN MULLENFORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) His baby face and near constant smile may make him appear younger than his 23 years.But third baseman Rafael Devers already has parts of three seasons and a World Series championship on...

AP Baseball WriterAP source: Yankees vs champ Nationals in DC on opening dayBy BEN WALKERNEW YORK (AP) Gerrit Cole could make his New York Yankees debut in a tasty opening-day treat for fans, facing Juan Soto and World Series champion Washington at Nationals Park.The Yankees and Nationals are...