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LEADING OFF: Red Sox-O's rivalry; Pujols at 599; Kluber backBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening all around the majors today:---RIVALRY RENEWEDThe Red Sox visit Baltimore for a four-game series that runs through Sunday. The contentious rivalry between AL East foes ramped up this season when Manny Machado's...

NEW YORK (AP) Fan favorite Bartolo Colon and the Mets finalized a $7.25 million, one-year contract that will keep the pitcher in New York for a third year.''I've had a great experience in New York,'' Colon said through a translator. ''The fans are great, being part of the...

Associated PressRaccoon in Reds bullpen captured before gameBy BY JILL PAINTER LOPEZLOS ANGELES (AP) Perhaps the only thing that could slow the Cincinnati Reds relievers in this five-game win streak was a raccoon in the bullpen on Sunday.A raccoon at Dodger Stadium was found by a member of...

Associated PressBrinson, key piece in Yelich trade, makes Marlins' rosterBy CHUCK KINGJUPITER, Fla. (AP) Lewis Brinson and Garrett Cooper, two players acquired during the Miami Marlins' offseason rebuilding trades, learned on Sunday they had made their first opening day rosters.A South Florida native, the 23-year-old Brinson was the...

Dan Marowski, official scorer for Detroit Tigers, dies at 65DETROIT (AP) Dan Marowski, who worked for over a decade as an official scorer, mostly for the Detroit Tigers, has died. He was 65.Marowski's son, Steve, said he died Thursday night.Marowski grew up in the Detroit area and got...

The fans at Safeco Field will be treated to a game between the New York Yankees and the Seattle Mariners when they take their seats on Monday. Yankees at Mariners Current Conditions - Seattle CLOUDY 59 °F Wind: SSE 10 GAME: New York Yankees (26-25) at Seattle Mariners (24-26) DATE/TIME: Monday, June 01 - 10:10...

Giants' Holland apologizes after racially insensitive jokeNEW YORK (AP) San Francisco Giants pitcher Derek Holland has apologized after a television interview during which he used a mock Asian accent.Holland expressed remorse while talking to reporters Thursday in the visiting clubhouse at Citi Field while the Giants were in...

The MILWAUKEE and the CHICAGO CUBS will both be gunning for a victory on 5/12/2019 at 7:05 PM when they meet in a game matchup. MILWAUKEE vs CHICAGO CUBS GAME: Milwaukee Brewers (24-17) at Chicago Cubs (23-14) DATE/TIME: Sunday, May 12 - 7:05 PM EST WHERE: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois ROT TEAM PS OU RL 963 MILWAUKEE (-125) (-135) (-110) 125 -135 964 CHICAGO CUBS TV: 7:05 PM LINE: -135 PREDICTION: Cubs...

The SAN FRANCISCO and the SAN DIEGO will both be gunning for a victory on 9/17/2018 at 10:10 PM when they meet in a game matchup. GAME: San Francisco Giants (70-80) at San Diego Padres (60-90) DATE/TIME: Monday, September 17 - 10:10 PM EST WHERE: Petco Park, San Diego, California ROT TEAM PS OU RL 961 SAN FRANCISCO 7.5 (-125) (-110) 7.5 (-110) 100 -110 962 SAN DIEGO TV: 10:10...

Associated PressBlue Jays' Stroman makes 1st spring training startBy MARK DIDTLERDUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) Marcus Stroman has his eyes on starting the Toronto Blue Jays' fourth game of the regular season April 1 against the New York Yankees.Stroman pitched two hitless innings against the Canadian Junior National Team in...

BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) Jessica Mendoza will become the first female analyst to call a nationally televised Major League Baseball postseason game when she works the American League wild-card matchup next week for ESPN.Mendoza had replaced Curt Schilling on the network's top MLB announcing team for the rest of...

AP Sports WriterRed Sox sign SS Peraza; agree with LHP Pérez, AP source saysBy JIMMY GOLENBOSTON (AP) The Boston Red Sox have signed shortstop Jose Peraza, and according to a person familiar with the negotiations, the team also agreed to terms with left-hander Martin Perez.The person spoke to...