Baseball

Pitcher Jack Flaherty is returning to the Detroit Tigers, agreeing Sunday to a $35 million, two-year contract, a person familiar with the agreement told The Associated Press.

Kenesaw Mountain Landis, Nov. 12, 1920 to Nov. 25, 1944. Happy Chandler, April 24, 1945 to July 15, 1951. Ford Frick, Sept. 20, 1951 to Nov. 16, 1965. William Eckert, Nov. 17, 1965 to Dec. 20, 1968. Bowie Kuhn, Feb. 4, 1969 to Sept. 30, 1984.

NEW YORK (AP) — Fay Vincent, who became an unexpected baseball commissioner in 1989 following the death of A. Bartlett Giamatti and then was forced out three years later by owners intent on a labor confrontation with players, has died. He was 86.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani pitching for the Los Angeles Dodgers in May is "about right,” manager Dave Roberts said Saturday at the team's annual fan fest.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — When Ken Griffey Jr.'s own baseball-star father struggled to get through to the talented teen, Rickey Henderson somehow could.

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Yankees reliever Mark Leiter Jr. and Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Dennis Santana lost to their teams in salary arbitration on Saturday. Leiter will earn $2.05 million this year rather than his $2.

NEW YORK (AP) — The 96 remaining free agents (q-refused $21.05 million qualifying offer): AMERICAN LEAGUE BALTIMORE (4) —Daniel Coulombe, lhp; Brooks Kriske, rhp; James McCann, c; John Means, lhp. BOSTON (6) — Luis A.

NEW YORK (AP) — The 78 free agents who have signed, with name, position, former club if different, and contract. The contract information was obtained by The Associated Press from player and management sources.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers catcher William Contreras agreed Friday to a one-year contract guaranteeing $6.1 million, avoiding an arbitration hearing.

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Mets signed infielder Nick Madrigal to a one-year contract Friday. Madrigal hit .221 with 10 RBIs in 51 games for the Chicago Cubs last year. He was non-tendered by the team in November.