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MLB thinks Manfred has framework with Clark, union stays mum

NEW YORK (AP) — After days of angry exchanges over money between Major League Baseball and the players’ association, Commissioner Rob Manfred started to doubt whether there would be a 2020 season and ...

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Japan opens baseball season after 3-month pandemic delay

TOKYO — Japanese baseball managed to do what American baseball has not — play ball.

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Players at 70 games, MLB at 60, Manfred says deadline near

NEW YORK — Baseball players proposed a 70-game regular-season schedule Thursday, a plan immediately rejected by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred with the sides 10 games and about $275...

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Roaming mountain lion caught in downtown San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO — A young mountain lion that had been spotted sleeping in a planter box along a normally busy street and looking at his reflection in the glass of an office tower in downtown...

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With storms in May, lawmaker wants a longer hurricane season

ORLANDO, Fla. — Even though the six-month Atlantic hurricane season lasts as long as a typical Major League Baseball season, a Florida congresswoman thinks it needs to be...

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Would MLB fans view champ, stats as legit in 50-game season?

NEW YORK — Fresh off a robust round of batting practice in Central Park, softball slugger Todd Montgomery squared up his Mets cap and took a swing at hardball questions involving his favorite...

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Former Cy Young winner Mike McCormick dies at age 81

CORNELIUS, N.C. — Longtime Giants pitcher Mike McCormick, who won the Cy Young Award in 1967, has died. He was 81.

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Commissioner Rob Manfred says baseball season in jeopardy

NEW YORK — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says there might be no major league games this year after a breakdown in talks between teams and the players' union on how to split up money in a...

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What Would Have Been: US Open final round for Father’s Day

The golf to watch on Father's Day this year won't be the U.S. Open as is usually the case. There also will be no live baseball to watch this week from either the major leagues or the College World...

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Playing for free, salary drop, 2022 lockout possible for MLB

NEW YORK — Jeremy Jeffress, Jordan Montgomery, Kevin Plawecki could be playing for free this season, earning salaries lower than what they already received as advances.

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TV money gives NFL leg up if fans can’t fill teams’ coffers

DALLAS — Timing favored the NFL over other major pro sports leagues in trying to figure out how to keep the coronavirus pandemic from wrecking the 2020 season.

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What’s in a name? Cincinnati grapples with Marge Schott

CINCINNATI — Marge Schott's slurs and other offensive comments while she owned the Cincinnati Reds have organizations in her hometown reconsidering the use of her name on facilities that...

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Tigers load up with more college bats on Day 2 of MLB draft

NEW YORK — The Detroit Tigers took a few more big swings at rebuilding their lineup.

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In Torkelson, Tigers could have hitting prospect they need

DETROIT — An ace right-hander and a slugging corner infielder.

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Nats star Ryan Zimmerman’s AP diary: Baseball was unlucky

EDITOR’S NOTE: Ryan Zimmerman is a two-time All-Star infielder who has played 15 years in the majors, all with the Washington Nationals. He holds most of the team’s career hitting records, and his...

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MLB opens draft with Black Lives Matter message, donations

NEW YORK — Before the first pick was made, Major League Baseball delivered a message: The sport stands fully behind the Black Lives Matter movement.

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Tigers draft Arizona State slugger Torkelson with No. 1 pick

NEW YORK — The Detroit Tigers selected Arizona State slugger Spencer Torkelson with the No. 1 pick Wednesday night in the Major League Baseball amateur draft.

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A plethora for playoffs: MLB proposes up to 16 teams advance

Maybe this might get Mike Trout back into the playoffs.

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MLB offers 76-game season, playoffs rise up to 16 teams

NEW YORK — Major League Baseball has made another try to start the coronavirus-delayed season in early July, proposing a 76-game regular season, expanding the playoffs from 10 teams to as...

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Plenty of top players were drafted after the fifth round

This year’s baseball draft has been shortened to five rounds, meaning the number of players picked will be significantly smaller than usual. That could leave several potential contributors among...

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A look back at big hits, bad calls as MLB eyes new draft era

NEW YORK — Baseball’s amateur draft is about to enter the next phase of its ongoing development — same as all those young prospects picked every year.

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What Would Have Been: London Calling and CWS opening weekend

There will be no Major League Baseball in London and no College World Series in Omaha because of the coronavirus pandemic. While the PGA Tour resumes its season this week without spectators at...

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Fan experience to change profoundly amid COVID-19 pandemic

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Dayton Moore remembers so clearly the vast sections of empty seats inside Kauffman Stadium when he took over as general manager of the Kansas City Royals, and he remembers...

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AP Exclusive: MLB plan saves big-spending teams $100M each

NEW YORK — The New York Yankees, Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodgers would each save more than $100 million on player salaries as part of management’s proposal to start the...

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The Latest: South Carolina hoops coach Martin had virus

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MLB owners, players revert to salary squabbles of old

NEW YORK — Baseball owners and players have reverted to form -- the type displayed over the past half-century during eight work stoppages filled with salary squabbles.

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Nationals change course, pay minor leaguers full stipend

WASHINGTON — The Nationals changed course and told their minor leaguers on Monday they will receive their full weekly stipends of $400 at least through June after Washington reliever Sean...

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Mets’ Alonso: ‘I will not remain silent’ on racial injustice

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The Latest: Georgia St plans to reopen athletic facilities

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PawSox offer taste of baseball with ‘Dining on the Diamond’

PAWTUCKET, R.I. — The Pawtucket Red Sox are going from “Play Ball” to “Bon Appetit.”

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Boras to clients in memo: Don’t bail out baseball owners

NEW YORK — Agent Scott Boras recommends his clients refuse Major League Baseball’s attempt to cut salaries during negotiations with the players’ association, claiming team financial issues...

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‘We have to touch each other’: Sports in the COVID-19 world

A sampling of thoughts from some of the more than two dozen athletes from 11 sports that The Associated Press spoke to about resuming competition amid the coronavirus...

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Nats star Ryan Zimmerman’s AP diary: Assure me we’ll be safe

EDITOR’S NOTE: Ryan Zimmerman is a two-time All-Star infielder who has played 15 years in the majors, all with the Washington Nationals. With baseball on hold during the coronavirus pandemic,...

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AP sources: Players want more games, no more salary cuts

NEW YORK — Baseball players appeared likely to propose increasing the number of regular-season games this year while holding to their demand for full prorated salaries, people familiar with...

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Ross Stripling pitches ... financial advice during pandemic

Ross Stripling has spent much of the last two months working on an island —- the one in the kitchen of his Houston home.

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Players call MLB economic proposal `extremely disappointing’

NEW YORK — A rookie at the major league minimum would make a higher percentage of his salary than multimillionaire stars like Mike Trout or Gerrit Cole under a sliding-scale proposal by big...

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Virtual 7th-inning stretch brings ballpark feeling home

BOSTON — It’s 3 o’clock, about the time they'd be getting ready for the seventh-inning stretch at an afternoon Red Sox game. Josh Kantor settles onto the bench of the Yamaha Electone organ in...

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What Would Have Been: Zack against Mets and Motor City golf

The Major League Baseball season would be about one-third of the way through its 162-game schedule if not for the coronavirus pandemic, and the NBA and NHL would have been closer to crowning their...

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Now 47, Colón still hoping to pitch again in major leagues

NEW YORK — Bartolo Colón refuses to entertain the idea of retirement.

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Trump’s disconnect with DC widens during viral pandemic

WASHINGTON — District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser’s cellphone rang earlier this week from an unfamiliar number: It was the White House calling to say President Donald Trump wanted to...

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Column: Sloan, other coaching greats who were denied a title

Jerry Sloan was undoubtedly one of the greatest coaches in NBA history.

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Rangers prefer new home over Arizona for 2nd spring training

The Texas Rangers would prefer to stay home in their new ballpark instead of returning to Arizona whenever it is time to get back to spring training.