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Yankees interview Eric Wedge, former Indians and Mariners manager

NEW YORK — Eric Wedge promises a touchy-feely approach if hired as New York Yankees manager, rejecting the old-school method of publicly challenging players to motivate them. “If something like that...

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Marlins have Giancarlo Stanton on the market as GM meetings start

ORLANDO, Fla. — For sale: 28-year-old chiseled slugger who led the major leagues with 59 home runs, the most in 16 years. Price: $295 million over a decade. Complication: Giancarlo Stanton only goes...

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U.S. soccer starts youth movement after World Cup flop

Josh Sargent recalled when coach John Hackworth greeted the U.S. Under-17s at breakfast in India last month and told players the American national team failed to qualify for next year’s World Cup....

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Joe Girardi says he was “a little shocked” when Yankees let him go

ORLANDO, Fla. — Joe Girardi expected to be back for an 11th season as New York Yankees manager. “I was a little shocked,” he said of his dismissal Tuesday after attending a meeting of Major League...

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Speeding up games on MLB agenda for next season

ORLANDO, Fla. — Puffing on a cigar, Chicago White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf said what many fans believe. “It doesn’t matter if the game is 3 1/2 hours if it was an exciting game. But if it’s a 2-1...

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Derek Jeter confirms Marlins listening to offers for Giancarlo Stanton

ORLANDO, Fla. — Now a rookie executive instead of a veteran player, Derek Jeter arrived for his first major league owners’ meeting and said the Miami Marlins are listening to trade offers for slugging...

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MLB approves Japan deal, allowing Shohei Ohtani bidding to start

NEW YORK — Major League Baseball owners voted unanimously Friday to approve a new posting agreement with their Japanese counterparts, a move that allowed bidding to start for coveted pitcher and...

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Aaron Boone picked by Yankees as next manager

NEW YORK — The Yankees have picked ESPN broadcaster Aaron Boone to succeed Joe Girardi as manager, a person familiar with New York’s decision told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of...

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Aaron Boone knows he’s a rookie who has to prove himself to Yankees

NEW YORK — Aaron Boone was pulling into the driveway of his home in Scottsdale, Arizona, last Thursday, bringing 8-year-old daughter Bella home from school so his wife could drive her to a dance...

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Yankees agree to a trade with Marlins for slugger Giancarlo Stanton, per AP...

MIAMI — After helping the New York Yankees to five World Series titles, Derek Jeter might help them win another. The Yankees and Jeter’s Miami Marlins have agreed to a trade that would send slugger...

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Jack Morris, Alan Trammell elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Fittingly, Jack Morris reached the Hall of Fame in extra innings. Morris was elected to the Hall by its Modern Era committee on Sunday along with former Detroit Tigers teammate...

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Pat Neshek departs Colorado Rockies to rejoin Philadelphia Phillies

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — A person familiar with the deal tells The Associated Press that free-agent relief pitcher Pat Neshek is returning to the Philadelphia Phillies. Neshek will get a $16.5 million,...

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Giancarlo Stanton joins Aaron Judge as Yankees’ Towers of Power

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Giancarlo Stanton eased his 6-foot-6 frame into a pinstriped No. 27 jersey, ready to join 6-foot-7 Aaron Judge as the Towers of Power on the resurgent New York Yankees....

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Major League Baseball players reject pitch clock, mound limits

NEW YORK — The players’ association rejected Major League Baseball’s proposal to institute 20-second pitch clocks and limits on mound visits, a move that dares management to unilaterally impose the...

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Prominent baseball agent suggests spring training boycott

NEW YORK  — A prominent baseball agent said players are angered over the slow free-agent market and suggested they consider boycotting spring training. Brodie Van Wagenen, co-head of CAA Baseball,...

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Joe Girardi hired by MLB Network as studio analyst

NEW YORK — Joe Girardi has an idea what Aaron Boone will face when the Yankees and the rookie manager open their spring training schedule on Feb. 23. Girardi was a first-time manager with the Florida...

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J.D. Martinez, Boston Red Sox agree to $110 million, 5-year deal

J.D. Martinez and the Boston Red Sox have, at long last, come to an agreement. The slow dance between the free agent slugger and the power-deficient team wrapped up Monday when they settled on a $110...

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Russell Wilson, Seattle Seahawks QB, works out with New York Yankees

TAMPA, Fla. — Russell Wilson’s head knows football was the right choice. Baseball still has his heart. A 2014 Super Bowl champion quarterback with the Seattle Seahawks, the 29-year-old began a week of...

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Free agent baseball players play Japanese amateurs in exhibition game

BRADENTON, Fla. — Tyler Clippard wore a black jersey with a white players’ union logo and pitched hitless ball for two innings against amateurs in the green shirts of the East Japan Railway Company....

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MLB hopes for New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox in London in 2019

NEW YORK — Major League Baseball is working to finalize a two-game series between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox at London’s Olympic Stadium on June 29-30 in 2019, the sport’s first...

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