Professional Baseball

Zeile, Alonso encourage vaccines as part of MLB efforts

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NEW YORK — Major League Baseball joined many of its clubs in coronavirus vaccination efforts, sending retired players Todd Zeile and Yonder Alonso to...

Civale dominates Tigers again in 4-1 Cleveland victory

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DETROIT — Aaron Civale dominated the Detroit Tigers again, taking a shutout into the ninth inning in the Cleveland Indians' 4-1 victory Tuesday night....

Crawford’s three hits power Mariners past Athletics 4-3

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OAKLAND, Calif. — J.P. Crawford had three hits, Mariners center fielder Kyle Lewis made a magnificent catch to save two possible runs and Seattle...

Indians RHP Plesac avoids needing surgery after shirt mishap

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DETROIT — Cleveland Indians right-hander Zach Plesac will not need surgery after breaking the thumb on his pitching hand while yanking off his undershirt...

Suarez homers in leadoff debut, Reds down Nationals 2-1

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WASHINGTON — Eugenio Suarez homered off Washington ace Max Scherzer in his first career start as a leadoff hitter, Tyler Mahle allowed three hits...

Evan Longoria powers San Francisco past Arizona

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PHOENIX — Evan Longoria had three hits, including a three-run homer, and drove in four runs, Kevin Gausman struck out nine in five scoreless...

Cubs place Hoerner on injured list with strained hamstring

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PITTSBURGH — The Chicago Cubs placed infielder Nico Hoerner on the 10-day injured list with a strained left hamstring and selected outfielder Rafael Ortega...

Matz excels in NY return, Kluber hurt, Jays top Yanks 6-2

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NEW YORK — Steven Matz returned to New York with his finest outing in two years, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his major league-leading 16th...

Lawrence says Tebow is “a guy you want to be around”

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Trevor Lawrence is excited to have Tim Tebow as a teammate. ...

Rockies, Mets rained out, will play doubleheader Thursday

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NEW YORK — The game between the New York Mets and Colorado Rockies was postponed due to a forecast of rain on Wednesday night. ...