SEATTLE (AP) -- Ichiro Suzuki bowed twice to the fans and promptly smacked a single to center. Sayonara, Seattle. Hello, Yankees. Suzuki switched teams at Safeco Field after a momentous trade and singled his first time up with New York during its 4-1 victory over the Mariners on Monday night. ''Obviously, it looks different being over here,'' Suzuki said through a translator. ''I was worried a...

LONDON (AP) ― Seven years after they were cut from the games, baseball and softball have agreed to merge into a single international federation in a joint bid to return to the Olympics. The two sports, which were last played at the 2008 Beijing Games, each failed in separate attempts to win reinstatement for the 2012 and 2016 Olympics. The heads of the two governing bodies said Saturday they pl...

CLEVELAND (AP) ― Jim Thome’s two-run homer in the seventh inning led the Baltimore Orioles to their fourth straight victory, a 3-1 win over the Cleveland Indians on Saturday night. Thome, who passed Sammy Sosa for seventh place on the all-time home run list on Friday, hit his 611th and second with Baltimore since being acquired from Philadelphia on July 1 off Zach McAllister (4-2). Chris Tillma...

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (AP) ― Carlos Santana found his power stroke again at an opportune time. Santana hit a three-run homer during a five-run seventh inning and the Cleveland Indians rallied for a 10-6 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday night. Choo Shin-soo and Asdrubal Cabrera hit two-out singles off Kyle Farnsworth (0-2) before Jason Kipnis’ RBI single against Jake McGee tied it ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (AP) ― Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon said Matt Moore showed some growth in his wild outing. More importantly, it ended in a Rays victory. Moore won despite control issues, Carlos Pena homered and the Rays beat the Cleveland Indians 4-2 on Tuesday night. Moore (6-6) allowed two runs and three hits, but walked five in five-plus innings. The rookie left-hander was coming off...

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (AP) ― Zach McAllister shrugged off being struck in his pitching arm by a line drive to finish six solid innings and the Cleveland Indians held on to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 on Monday night. McAllister (4-1) appeared to get hit in the right arm above the elbow by Jeff Keppinger’s RBI single in the fourth inning. He remained in the game to retire the next six batters ...

An association of professional baseball players said Friday its members will participate in the All-Star game, retracting an earlier threat to boycott the festive event in protest against the league’s delay of expansion. The decision came after the Korea Professional Baseball Players Association received assurances from the Korea Baseball Organization that it would work toward expanding the leag...

The Korea Baseball Organization’s board of directors announced on Tuesday that it will review information regarding the establishment of a 10th team. The decision of the pro baseball governing body is a reversal from its earlier decision on June 19 to postpone the discussion. The decision is thought to be a result of the increasing pressure of fans, local governments and players. The Korea Prof...

The Lotte Giants in the nation’s top baseball competition on Monday became the first team in league history to be represented in all of the starting positions at an All-Star game. The Korea Baseball Organization announced that all 10 starting players for the Eastern League, nine position players plus the designated hitter, are members of the Giants. Catcher Kang Min-ho earned a record 892,727 vo...