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Barnes, Mets reach $750,000 deal ahead of tender deadlineNEW YORK (AP) Right-hander Jacob Barnes and the New York Mets agreed to a $750,000, one-year contract on Monday, a deal reached two days ahead of the deadline for teams to offer 2021 deals to unsigned players on their 40-man...

Royals sign reliever Grimm to $1.25M contract for 2018SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) The Royals signed right-handed reliever Justin Grimm to a $1.25 million, one-year deal Sunday that includes up to $300,000 incentives after he was released by the Chicago Cubs last week.The 29-year-old Grimm was 1-2 with a 5.53...

Panik added to major league roster by Blue JaysTORONTO (AP) Second baseman Joe Panik was added to the 40-man major league roster by the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday.Toronto selected the contract of the 29-year-old from Triple-A Buffalo and placed right-hander Yennsy Diaz on the 60-day injured list...

AP Baseball WriterDombrowski turns to Fister again, this time in BostonBy NOAH TRISTERDoug Fister is again pitching for Dave Dombrowski, a reunion between a pitcher and an executive with plenty of history.Dombrowski made a number of big trades when he was with the Detroit Tigers, and two of them...

CC Sabathia honored in final season at All-Star GameST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) New York Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia will be honored by Major League Baseball at Tuesday night's All-Star Game in Cleveland, Ohio.Sabathia is in the final season of his 19-year career. He'll be recognized for his contributions...

AP Sports WriterIndians reliever Clase suspended 80 games for PED violationBy TOM WITHERSCLEVELAND (AP) Whenever the Cleveland Indians finally get to start their season they won't have reliever Emmanuel Clase.The hard-throwing right-hander was suspended 80 games by Major League Baseball on Friday for testing positive for a banned...

NEW YORK (AP) Joe Maddon walked to the mound in a ski cap. Yoenis Cespedes wore a balaclava. As baseball's postseason keeps getting longer, the Boys of Summer are starting to resemble skiers on a Steamboat Springs lift line.''This weather is not for me,'' Cubs infielder Javier Baez...

Associated PressArenado homers twice as Rockies beat Brewers 11-4By ANDREW WAGNERMILWAUKEE (AP) Nolan Arenado and Colorado slugged their way to a runaway win.When Milwaukee had to adjust its pitching plans, Arenado and company pounced.Arenado homered twice and drove in four runs, and the Rockies stopped a three-game slide...

AP Baseball WriterTigers' core still intact as spring training approachesBy NOAH TRISTERDETROIT (AP) Justin Verlander sat in the middle of the Tiger Den, the lounge at Comerica Park where he and his teammates were available to reporters before heading out on their winter caravan.An offseason that began with...

AP Baseball WriterMurphy homers, benches clear, Rockies top Mets 5-1By MIKE FITZPATRICKNEW YORK (AP) Ian Desmond, Daniel Murphy and the Colorado Rockies were willing to take New York Mets rookie Drew Gagnon at his word.Sure, the pitch from Gagnon that plunked Desmond square in the back looked bad....

Associated PressIndians' Kluber continues dominance of Tigers, AL CentralBy DAVE HOGGDETROIT (AP) Eventually, a team from the AL Central will figure out a way to beat Cleveland Indians ace Corey Kluber.Kluber continued his dominance of the division on Sunday, allowing two runs in eight innings as the Indians...

AP Sports WriterNationals announce 7-year extension for Stephen StrasburgBy HOWARD FENDRICHWASHINGTON (AP) A day after Stephen Strasburg deflected questions about a new contract, the Washington Nationals announced that they had, indeed, agreed to a seven-year extension with the right-hander.The team said it would hold a news conference at...