YOKOHAMA – Keita Sano modeled the Yokohama BayStars’ new visitors’ uniform on a slightly windy Saturday night at Osanbashi Pier in Yokohama. While all the BayStars will be wearing the new “Yokohama Blue” threads this year, Sano’s will have an extra touch the others won’t. A captain’s “C.” The 25-year-old […]
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Mets choose coach Luis Rojas to replace Carlos Beltran as manager
NEW YORK – Caught off guard in a quick split with Carlos Beltran, the New York Mets want some continuity for a change. So with spring training only three weeks away, they picked his replacement from their very own bench. The club was working Wednesday to complete a multiyear agreement […]
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Derek Jeter, Larry Walker elected to baseball Hall of Fame
NEW YORK – Derek Jeter came within one vote of being a unanimous pick for the Hall of Fame while Larry Walker also earned baseball’s highest honor on Tuesday. The longtime New York Yankees captain appeared on 396 of 397 ballots cast by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, falling […]
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Outfielder Marcell Ozuna, Braves reach $18 million, one-year deal
ATLANTA – Free agent outfielder Marcell Ozuna and the Atlanta Braves reached an $18 million, one-year deal Tuesday that puts him on the team he helped beat in the playoffs last October. Ozuna hit .429 with two home runs for the St. Louis Cardinals in their five-game win over the […]
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Longtime Mariners ace Felix Hernandez accepts minor league deal with Braves
ATLANTA – Longtime Seattle Mariners ace Felix Hernandez reached a minor league deal with the Atlanta Braves on Monday that includes an invite to big league spring training. The right-hander would get a $1 million, one-year contract if added to Atlanta’s 40-man roster. Hernandez, who turns 34 in April, is […]
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Astros, Red Sox try to look ahead in wake of sign-stealing scandal
NEW YORK – Players from two teams at the center of baseball’s sign-stealing scandal faced their fans on Saturday for the first time since the Houston Astros and Boston Red Sox ousted their managers amid the fallout from the investigation into Houston’s elaborate scheme. The Astros and Red Sox held […]
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Free agent Yoshihisa Hirano hoping to continue career in majors
OSAKA – Free agent right-hander Yoshihisa Hirano said Saturday he is seeking to continue his career in the majors. The 35-year-old is still without a contract with only a month to go until spring training gets underway for most clubs in February. Hirano, who moved to the Arizona Diamondbacks ahead […]
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Rule change helps Angels with Shohei Ohtani’s pitching rehab
LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA – Two-way talent Shohei Ohtani can take pitching rehab assignments in the minors without losing his place in the Los Angeles Angels’ major league lineup thanks to a rule change this season, Angels General Manager Billy Eppler said Friday. Ohtani, the 2018 American League Rookie of […]
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Dragons Hall of Fame infielder, manager Morimichi Takagi dies at 78
NAGOYA – Morimichi Takagi, who held down second base for Nippon Professional Baseball’s Chunichi Dragons for the better part of 21 years and twice managed the Central League club, died Friday of acute heart failure at the age of 78. The taciturn Takagi, one of the rare middle infielders in […]
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Tony La Russa accused of sign-stealing
NEW YORK – Three-time World Series champion manager Tony La Russa used a camera-aided system to steal signs from opposing MLB teams in the late 1980s, retired star Jack McDowell claimed Friday. McDowell told Charlotte radio station WFNZ that the Chicago White Sox had a system established by La Russa […]