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TAMPA, FLORIDA – Now the New York Yankees know what’s wrong with Aaron Judge. As to when he’ll be OK to play, no telling. Judge has a broken rib and it’s uncertain whether he will need surgery, leaving doubt when he can return to the lineup. Manager Aaron Boone said […]

PHOENIX – Christian Yelich took to Milwaukee so much he staked his long-term future to the Brewers. “I’ve said many times that I’ve only been here for two years, but it feels like it’s been a lot longer,” the two-time NL batting champion said Friday after finalizing a $215 million, […]

MESA, ARIZONA – Gaylord Perry threw a spitball. Joe Niekro had an emery board and a piece of sandpaper. Whitey Ford used his wedding ring. Pitchers have been tinkering with the ball for decades in search of an advantage, skirting and — occasionally — breaking major league rules in the […]

MESA, ARIZONA – Chicago Cubs pitcher Yu Darvish missed his scheduled preseason start on Thursday and was hospitalized with flu-like symptoms. But the 33-year-old right-hander said he has no fever and no flu after being tested by doctors following worries that began when Darvish developed a cough on Wednesday. An […]

WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA – Stephen Strasburg chatted by his locker early in spring training with Wil Crowe — just a World Series MVP and a non-roster invitee for the Washington Nationals plopping themselves on a pair of folding chairs to talk shop during camp’s ample idle time. Strasburg discussed […]

TAMPA, FLORIDA – Major League Baseball has proposed banning player access to video during games, according to New York Yankees pitcher Zack Britton, but the union wants to allow it with protections that would prevent catchers’ signs from being visible. Players’ association head Tony Clark met with the Yankees for […]

New Philadelphia Phillies manager Joe Girardi was back on familiar grounds. Girardi managed at Steinbenner Field on Wednesday night for the first time since he was fired by the New York Yankees following the 2017 season. Girardi’s 10-year run as Yankees skipper included New York’s last World Series title in […]

OSAKA – The Japan High School Baseball Federation said Wednesday it is preparing to hold the National High School Baseball Invitational tournament behind closed doors due to the spread of the new coronavirus, while also mulling possible cancellation of the tournament. The federation said it will decide next Wednesday whether […]

MESA, ARIZONA – Joe Maddon hugged Anthony Rizzo, shared an in-game microphone with Kris Bryant, slapped hands with the Cubs’ mascot and drew a warm reception from the Chicago fans at Sloan Park. As if he’d never been away at all. The manager who guided the Cubs to an elusive […]

TAIPEI – Baseball’s final qualifying event for the Tokyo Olympics has been postponed from April to June because of concerns over the virus outbreak that has infected nearly 89,000 people and caused more than 3,000 deaths, mostly in China. The World Baseball Softball Conference announced Monday the qualification event scheduled […]