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CLEVELAND (AP) — Lawrence J. Dolan, owner of Cleveland's Major League Baseball team since 2000, has died. He was 94. Dolan died Sunday night of natural causes, the Cleveland Guardians said Monday in a statement. “Mr.

LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Free agent reliever Andrew Chafin signed a minor league deal Monday to go to spring training with the Detroit Tigers, the team that traded the left-hander to Texas last summer.

PHOENIX (AP) — Veteran outfielder Mark Canha has signed a minor league deal with the Milwaukee Brewers that includes an invitation to major league camp.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Justin Verlander struck out one and allowed a solo home run while pitching two innings in his spring training debut for the San Francisco Giants on Monday.

A rainy day in Florida resulted in all but one Grapefruit League game being canceled Monday, including the Detroit Tigers having a rainout at their spring training home for the first time since 2016.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — San Francisco Giants backup catcher Tom Murphy will get an injection for a herniated disk in his back that will sideline him for at least two weeks, and could keep him from being ready for the start of the season.

LAKELAND — The Toronto Blue Jays' spring training game against the Detroit Tigers scheduled for Monday afternoon was cancelled due to rain.

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — New York Mets starter Sean Manaea is expected to begin the season on the injured list because of a right oblique strain. Manaea said Monday that had been dealing with the issue since getting to spring training.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Yankees will play Frank Sinatra's version of the “Theme From New York, New York” only after home wins instead of all games in the Bronx, going back to the original custom set by owner George Steinbrenner in 1980.

FORT MYERS, Fla.