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LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) - Detroit Tigers sluggers Miguel Cabrera and Victor Martinez are back on the field after rehabbing injuries.Both played in minor league games against the Houston Astros on Saturday for their first live pitching of the spring.Cabrera singled in his first three at-bats and Martinez hit a...

AP Sports WriterRed Sox putting aside slow start to get rings, unveil bannerBy KYLE HIGHTOWERBOSTON (AP) Red Sox manager Alex Cora believes assistant hitting coach Andy Barkett might have best described the reigning World Series champions' slow start.''Last year was Disney World. This year is real baseball,'' Cora...

AP Baseball WriterAP source: MLB players offer 114-game season, no more $ cutsBy RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) Major League Baseball players ignored claims by clubs that they need to take additional pay cuts, instead proposing they receive a far higher percentage of salaries and a commit to a longer...

Andrew Miller visits specialist to have left knee examinedCLEVELAND (AP) Indians pitcher Andrew Miller visited a specialist in New York on Tuesday to have his injured left knee examined.Miller, a dominant presence in Cleveland's bullpen since being acquired in 2016, was examined by Dr. David Altchek, who specializes...

AP Baseball WriterAfter veteran salaries drop, baseball players want changeBy RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) Neil Walker's salary dropped from $17.2 million to $2 million in two years. Greg Holland was cut from $14 million to $2 million this season. Daniel Murphy fell from $17.5 million to $10 million.While...

LEADING OFF: Homers in 3s, Goldy licks, Wheeler watchBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening around the majors today:THREE FOR FOURWho will be the next player to hit three home runs in a game? Twins slugger Nelson Cruz did it for the first time in his career Thursday...

Associated PressCalhoun earns place in core of Angels' lineupBy JOSE M. ROMEROTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) Of the 10 players in the Los Angeles Angels' starting lineup for a recent spring training game, only one had been with the team longer than Kole Calhoun.That would be the face of the...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Derek Dietrich got Cincinnati a lead, and David Hernandez helped the bullpen make sure it held up. Dietrich singled in the tiebreaking run in the seventh inning, Hernandez struck out five in two perfect relief innings and the Cincinnati Reds beat the San Francisco Giants 5-4 Saturday...

Associated PressBryant, Rizzo homer to lead Cubs past Marlins 4-1By AVERY YANGCHICAGO (AP) Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo keep homering. And the Cubs continue to pile up victories.Bryant and Rizzo homered and Chicago won for the 10th time in 11 games, beating the Miami Marlins 4-1 on Thursday.Bryant...

Yankees say injured Stanton likely to return in AugustLONDON (AP) New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman says slugger Giancarlo Stanton is more likely to return in August than July after straining his right knee.The often-injured outfielder went on the 10-day injured list with a strained posterior cruciate...

AP Sports WriterCubs outlast Diamondbacks 6-5 in 15 inningsBy JOHN MARSHALLPHOENIX (AP) Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon likes to set his lineups before every series so the players know what to expect.Before Sunday's game against Arizona, a group of veteran players convinced him to start David Bote after...

Suarez homers early, Reds hold on for 8-6 win over CubsCINCINNATI (AP) Eugenio Suarez ended his slump with Cincinnati's longest homer of the season, Anthony DeSclafani pitched six scoreless innings and the Reds held off the Chicago Cubs 8-6 Sunday.Phillip Ervin and Nick Senzel drove in two runs...