Salty fans, hot Astros greet Astros in return to Bronx
NEW YORK — Boos and bad words streamed loudly from the seats in the Houston Astros' return to Yankee Stadium, and New York got...
John Means throws no-hitter, Orioles beat Mariners 6-0
<p>SEATTLE — John Means threw the major leagues’ third no-hitter this season and came within a wild pitch on a third strike of a...
Cease stars with arm and bat as White Sox roll past Reds 9-0
CINCINNATI — Dylan Cease pitched one-hit ball for six innings, struck out 11 and amazingly got three hits in his first pro plate appearances...
Cease stars with arm and bat as White Sox roll past Reds 9-0
<p>CINCINNATI — Dylan Cease pitched one-hit ball for six innings, struck out 11 and amazingly got three hits in his first pro plate appearances...
AP Sportlight
May 6
1895 — African American jockey James “Soup” Perkins guides...
Baseball’s sweetest song: Willie Mays, forever young, is 90
<p>Willie Mays is turning 90, and no mistaking that number. It strikes with the clarity of a line drive. Mays played in a sport...
Cubs’ reliever Strop opts for free agency
CHICAGO — Cubs reliever Pedro Strop has opted to becoming a free agent after spending most of the season at Chicago's alternate training site.
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Robot umps and dogs, minor league ball back after lost year
<p>TAMPA, Fla. — It took just four batters at George Steinbrenner Field before a fan yelled “C'mon, blue!” toward home plate umpire Kaleb Devier...
García homers in 10th, Rangers come back to beat Twins 6-3
MINNEAPOLIS — Adolis García hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning to complete the Texas Rangers' comeback in a 6-3 win against the...
Indians catcher Pérez goes on IL with fractured ring finger
KANSAS CTY, Mo. — Cleveland Indians catcher Roberto Pérez has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a fractured right ring finger.
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