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BASEBALL Major League Baseball MLB — Suspended Toronto’s LHP Genesis Cabrera for three games and fined an undisclosed amount for his on-field actions during a March 30 game at Tampa Bay. Suspended New York Mets RHP Yohan Ramirez for three games and fined an undisclosed amount for intentionally throwing a pitch at a player during a March 30 game against …

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — José DeLeón, a major league pitcher for 13 seasons who led the National League in strikeouts for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1989, has died. He was 63. Los Leones del Escogido, DeLeón’s team in the Dominican Winter League, said he died Sunday evening at Cedimat hospital in Santo Domingo. The team said DeLeón …

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Starting what could be his final season with the New York Yankees, Gleyber Torres was clear about his intent. “I don’t want to leave,” the 27-year-old infielder said Wednesday. “I want to be a Yankee for life.” Torres was an All-Star in his first two seasons with the Yankees in 2018 and ’19, slumped badly for …

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Chris Caray has been hired as a play-by-play announcer for Oakland Athletics games on NBC Sports California, becoming the fourth generation of his family to work as an MLB broadcaster. Caray’s father, Chip, is the TV play-by-play voice for the St. Louis Cardinals. Chris Caray’s grandfather, Skip, called games for the Atlanta Braves for 32 years. …

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Liam Hendriks grew up watching the Boston Red Sox a lot in Australia. He’s happy he’ll finally get a chance to pitch for them. Boston and Hendriks finalized a $10 million, two-year contract on Tuesday, a deal that includes a mutual option for 2026 and could be worth $30 million over three seasons. “It’s an …

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton’s condition was dissected on his first day back at Yankees spring training much like pastrami at a New York deli: how lean? A markedly slimmer Stanton stood by his corner locker after arriving in the refurbished clubhouse and discussed his decline from All-Star to albatross. “I got to stay on the field and the …

MESA, Ariz. (AP) — The memories came rushing back to Carl Edwards Jr. right when he arrived for another spring training with the Chicago Cubs. “I walked in and the first thing I could say was, ‘Man, this is where it all started for me,’” he said Saturday. “To be back here in the Cubbie blue, it just feels amazing.” …

PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — Xander Bogaerts is moving to second base to clear the way for 2023 Gold Glove utilityman Ha-Seong Kim to take over the San Diego Padres’ shortstop. This move comes one year after the Padres signed Bogaerts to an 11-year, $280 million contract. Bogaerts, who spent 10 seasons with the Boston Red Sox before joining the Padres, …

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The New York Yankees had the third-most games lost to injuries last season and it showed in an 82-80 record that caused them miss the playoffs for the first time since 2016. “Everybody knows what our problem has been the past few years,” Yankees left-hander Nester Cortes said before Friday’s spring training workout. “So we’re trying …

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Gerrit Cole was leaving the Yankees’ minor league complex when fans on the sidewalk by the parking lot asked for autographs. When the 2023 AL Cy Young Award winner reached over a bush-lined fence to grab a baseball and pen, a fan asked whether he could capture the honor again this year. “Would be nice,” Cole …