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AP Sports WriterLasorda, fiery Hall of Fame Dodgers manager, dies at 93By BETH HARRISLOS ANGELES (AP) Tommy Lasorda looked on from a suite at Globe Life Field in Texas, watching as the Los Angeles Dodgers clinched the World Series in Game 6 against the Tampa Bay Rays.Surrounded by...

Pederson leaves game after frightening collision with PuigLOS ANGELES (AP) Dodgers outfielder Joc Pederson left a game against the St. Louis Cardinals after a frightening collision with Yasiel Puig on the warning track Tuesday night.Just before crashing into Pederson, Puig sprinted from right field to right-center and caught...

Pirates' Archer scratched from start due to neck tightnessTAMPA, Fla. (AP) Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Chris Archer was scratched from his scheduled Monday night against the New York Yankees and Gerrit Cole due to neck tightness.Pittsburgh said the move was precautionary and that Archer is day to day.Archer went...

AP Baseball WriterMLB delays opening day by at least 2 weeks because of virusBy RONALD BLUMNEW YORK (AP) Major League Baseball is delaying the start of its season by at least two weeks because of the coronavirus outbreak and suspended the rest of its spring training game schedule.Opening...

Glenn Beckert, 4-time All-Star for Cubs, dies at 79CHICAGO (AP) Glenn Beckert, a four-time All-Star second baseman for the Chicago Cubs in the 1960s and '70s, died Sunday. He was 79.Citing his family, the Cubs said he died of natural causes in Florida.Playing alongside Hall of Famers Ernie...

AP Sports WriterFlooding forces Astros to play Rangers at home of the RaysBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) The Houston Astros will play their series against the Texas Rangers at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, this week, the biggest change yet forced by Hurricane Harvey and widespread flooding that...

Major League Baseball is going to build it - and the White Sox and Yankees are coming to Iowa. The Chicago White Sox will play the New York Yankees next summer at the site in eastern Iowa where the movie ''Field of Dreams'' was filmed, MLB announced Thursday. The game...

AP Sports WriterClevinger, Tingler out early for wild Padres in 5-1 lossBy SCHUYLER DIXONARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Mike Clevinger barely pitched into the second inning after missing the first round of the playoffs with an elbow injury, and manager Jayce Tingler wasn't around to see the end of his...

AP Sports WriterTech boom, MLB programs helping women find jobs in baseballBy JAY COHENMESA, Ariz. (AP) Rachel Folden figured something out early on during her first spring training with the Chicago Cubs - long before the coronavirus pandemic wiped out team activities.None of the players care all that...

AP Baseball WriterRight-hander Estrada agrees on $4M, 1-yr contract with A'sBy JANIE McCAULEYOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) The Athletics were still searching for depth in the rotation after all the injuries last season. Marco Estrada figures to be a front-line starter they had sought.Estrada and Oakland agreed to a $4...

Adam Eaton and White Sox finalize $8 million, 1-year dealCHICAGO (AP) Outfielder Adam Eaton and the Chicago White Sox have reunited, finalizing a one-year contract on Thursday that guarantees $8 million.Eaton gets $7 million next season, and the White Sox have an $8.5 million option for 2022 with...

Tony La Russa leaving Diamondbacks organizationPHOENIX (AP) Hall of Fame manager Tony La Russa is leaving the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.La Russa served as chief baseball officer from 2015 to 2016 and became chief baseball analyst when the new regime of general manager Mike Hazen and manager Torey Lovullo...