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LEADING OFF: Rangers, Blue Jays await penalties after fightBy The Associated PressA look at what's happening all around the majors today:---AFTER THE FIGHTOne day after their wild brawl that featured Texas second baseman Rougned Odor punching Toronto slugger Jose Bautista in the jaw, the Rangers and Blue Jays go...

WASHINGTON (AP) Chris Heisey has agreed to $1.4 million, one-year deal to return to the Washington Nationals. Agent Paul Cobbe confirmed the deal in an email to The Associated Press on Sunday. A favorite of Nationals manager Dusty Baker, Heisey hit nine home runs in spot and pinch-hitting duties during the...

Miami OF Marté left off NLDS roster against BravesHOUSTON (AP) The Miami Marlins left outfielder Starling Marte off their NL Division Series roster against the Atlanta Braves because of a hand injury.Marte fractured his left hand in Miami's first wild-card game against the Chicago Cubs on Sept. 30,...

AP Sports WriterBraves reliever Jacob Webb done for season with elbow injuryBy PAUL NEWBERRYATLANTA (AP) Braves reliever Jacob Webb is done for the season after being placed on the 60-day injured list with an ailing right elbow.The 26-year-old Webb had been one of the most effective pitchers in...

LEADING OFF: DeGrom-Severino in NYC, Bumgarner-Kershaw in LABy The Associated PressA look at what's happening around the majors today:LAST RIDEThe Subway Series finishes with a marquee matchup at Yankee Stadium. Mets ace Jacob deGrom, who leads the majors with a 1.77 ERA, faces Luis Severino, who tops the AL...

AP Sports WriterFor the 'Great One'; Pirates, MLB honor Roberto ClementeBy WILL GRAVESPITTSBURGH (AP) Roberto Clemente's iconic No. 21 has been a fixture in Pittsburgh for more than 60 years. Its presence has only grown since the Hall of Fame outfielder's death at age 38 on New Year's...

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...

The PHILADELPHIA and the ATLANTA will both be gunning for a victory on 9/21/2018 at 7:35 PM when they meet in a game matchup. GAME: Philadelphia Phillies (78-74) at Atlanta Braves (85-68) DATE/TIME: Friday, September 21 - 7:35 PM EST WHERE: SunTrust Park, Cumberland, Georgia ROT TEAM PS OU RL 957 PHILADELPHIA 8.5 (-140) (-135) 8.5 (-110) 125 -135 958 ATLANTA TV: 7:35 PM LINE: -135 PREDICTION: ATLANTA , PHILADELPHIA Oddsmakers currently have...

Associated PressStraily, Marlins being cautious with forearm tightnessBy CHUCK KINGJUPITER, Fla. (AP) Miami Marlins pitcher Dan Straily is taking some time to rest his pitching arm now in hopes of avoiding extended time off during the season.No longer scheduled to start the second game of the season, Straily...

Newcomb to start Game 3 for Braves instead of GausmanATLANTA (AP) Left-hander Sean Newcomb will start Game 3 of the National League Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers and not Kevin Gausman.With the Braves trailing 2-0 in the best-of-five series, Atlanta manager Brian Snitker made the announcement...

Japanese baseball players test positive for coronavirusTOKYO (AP) Hanshin Tigers pitcher Shintaro Fujinami and two teammates have become the first professional baseball players in Japan to test positive for the new coronavirus.Fujinami was examined at a hospital on Tuesday and Wednesday, and a doctor recommended he have a...

Associated PressChipper on Braves spring competition : 'It's a free-for-all'By DICK SCANLONKISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) Chipper Jones says this spring will be wide open for the Atlanta Braves.''Guys need to know that this team and this organization are tired of the last few years,'' the former Braves star after...