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Mets RHP Luis Severino moves up to start against the Cubs instead of facing the Yankees
CHICAGO (AP) — New York Mets right-hander Luis Severino will start on Sunday against the Chicago Cubs instead of facing the Yankees in the first Subway Series of the season. Severino spent his first eight seasons with the Yankees, going 54-37 with a 3.79 ERA in 141 games, including...
White Sox minor league pitcher Christian Edwards gets 80-game drug suspension
NEW YORK (AP) — Chicago White Sox pitcher Christian Edwards was suspended for 80 games on Friday by Major League Baseball following a positive test for the performance-enhancing substance Boldenone under the minor league drug program. Edwards, a 25-year-old right-hander, was 2-1...
Late actor Donald Sutherland was a quiet superfan of the Montreal Expos
Well before the celebrity superfan became a trend in the sports world, Donald Sutherland was in on the ground floor with a casual style all his own. The Canadian actor — who died Thursday at age 88 — was a big supporter of the Montreal Expos during their time in the National...
Kansas governor signs bills enabling effort to entice Chiefs and Royals with new stadiums
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas' governor signed legislation Friday enabling the state to lure the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs and Major League Baseball's Royals away from neighboring Missouri by helping the teams pay for new stadiums. Gov. Laura Kelly's action came three...
Reds, Brewers, Nationals are on pace to post highest stolen-base totals of any MLB team since 1990s
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Cincinnati’s Elly De La Cruz understands how much of a distraction he causes to opposing pitchers whenever he gets on base. “It seems like they get a little bit nervous right there when I go out there,” De La Cruz, who has a major league-leading 37 steals,...
Celebrations honor Willie Mays and Negro League players ahead of MLB game at Rickwood Field
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — As Ajay Stone strolled around historic Rickwood Field and gazed at tributes displayed in honor of Willie Mays and other Negro Leaguers, he clutched a cherished memory under his arm. It was a picture from 2004 of Mays holding Stone's then-10-month-old...
Cronenworth hits walk-off homer and Tatis slugs 446-foot blast as the Padres beat the Brewers 7-6
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jake Cronenworth homered with two outs in the ninth inning — San Diego's fourth homer — and the Padres beat the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers 7-6 on Thursday night. Cronenworth's homer, deep down the right field line off Joel Payamps (1-3), came after...
Donovan homers, Cardinals beat Giants 6-5 in game at Rickwood Field honoring Mays and Negro Leagues
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Brendan Donovan hit a two-run homer and a double and the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the San Francisco Giants 6-5 in the Negro Leagues tribute game at Rickwood Field on Thursday night. The 114-year-old Rickwood Field is the oldest professional ballpark in...
Brewers rookie lefty Robert Gasser will have Tommy John surgery
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers rookie left-hander Robert Gasser has decided to have Tommy John surgery, which will sideline him for approximately 12 months. The 25-year-old's decision came after he received multiple opinions on the best way to treat the left flexor strain that...
Yankees 2B Gleyber Torres exits game versus Orioles due to right groin tightness
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres left Thursday's game against the Baltimore Orioles in the fifth inning because of tightness in his right groin. Torres committed his major-league leading 11th error when he failed to field a grounder by Jordan Westburg...
