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Mild winter, no games make for greener ballparks

By Stephen Hawkins AP Baseball Writer Nicole Sherry poked some holes in the turf at Camden Yards, cut the grass and then left the ballpark about the same time the Baltimore Orioles should have been wrapping up their season opener. …

Spring training: Baseball emerges from winter

By Jimmy Golen AP Sports Writer FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — The crack of the bat at spring training camps replaced the sound of trash can lids banging in homemade YouTube videos as baseball emerged from its winter of cheating scandals and…

Report: Cubs to hire David Ross as next manager

Staff Report CHICAGO - The Chicago Cubs are expected to name David Ross their new manager, according to multiple reports Wednesday morning. The team is expected to announce the hire Thursday. Ross, 42, is the currently in the role…

MLB: Joe Maddon out as Cubs manager

By Jay Cohen AP Sports Writer From the moment Joe Maddon joined the Chicago Cubs, taking the reins in a Wrigleyville bar five years ago, he talked about winning. He was the right manager at the right time for a franchise that had…

Beloit Snappers announce new stadium

Staff Report BELOIT, Wis. - Plans have been shared to build a new riverside ballpark stadium in downtown Beloit. The new community stadium will play host to the Beloit Snappers, the Class A affiliate of the Oakland A’s. In addition to…

Future uncertain for Cubs’ Zobrist and Maddon

By Jay Coghen AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Ben Zobrist will decide what he wants to do after the season is over. The 38-year-old utilityman already knows how he feels about Joe Maddon's future in Chicago. Asked Sunday about…