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For Joe Mauer, being from Minnesota means this isn’t goodbye
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Yes, the narrative of Joe Mauer’s career was missing a championship chapter. That plotline stalled for a few years while the star was set back by injuries.…
Read MoreNo MLB rule changes likely until eve of spring training
CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) — Major League Baseball and its players’ union likely will not decide until the eve of spring training whether to change rules in an effort to increase…
Read MoreGiants Hall of Famer Willie McCovey has died at age 80
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Willie McCovey, the sweet-swinging Hall of Famer nicknamed “Stretch” for his 6-foot-4 height and those long arms, died Wednesday. He was 80. The San Francisco Giants…
Read MoreBrewers pitching coach Derek Johnson leaving team
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers pitching coach Derek Johnson is leaving the team, the third departure on manager Craig Counsell’s staff since the end of the season. General manager David…
Read MoreMoose is loose from Brewers; Soria also elects free agency
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers third baseman Mike Moustakas and reliever Joakim Soria have elected to become free agents after joining the NL Central champions before the August trade deadline.…
Read MoreTalk of rule changes, Harper, Machado dominate offseason
NEW YORK (AP) — The World Series was baseball 2018 in a microcosm. Half the 44 runs scored by the champion Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers came across…
Read MoreRed Sox win World Series over Dodgers in five
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Boston Red Sox really are that great. David Price proved his postseason mettle, Steve Pearce homered twice and Boston beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1…
Read MoreBack by the beach, Dodgers look to get hot in World Series
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Palm trees! Shorts! Sunglasses! While the World Series isn’t quite a trip to the beach, the Boston Red Sox anticipate staying hot in balmy California, and…
Read MoreDodgers go cold in Boston, then fall behind 2-0 to Red Sox
BOSTON (AP) — The San Gabriel Mountains shimmering in the distance will be a welcome sight for the Los Angeles Dodgers after two chilly, failed nights at Fenway Park. The…
Read MoreStearns: Brewers will stick by core after NLCS loss
MILWAUKEE (AP) — David Stearns doesn’t expect wholesale change for the Milwaukee Brewers after they fell a game short of the World Series. Milwaukee is set to return most of…
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