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Mike Mussina fielded a question about what might have been if he had stayed with the Orioles for his entire career instead of splitting it between the O’s and New York Yankees. He handled it deftly. Rather than trying to mollify the locals who were disappointed to see him leave …

The Mets have traded outfielder Curtis Granderson to the Dodgers for a player to be named later, the Mets have announced. The deal seems to have happened before the Mets game started after a rain delay Friday. Granderson was held out of the lineup, but the trade wasn’t announced as …

BASEBALL BOSTON (AP) — Nineteen batters. Six pitchers. One hour, 5 minutes. Eight runs. Two lead changes. And when the seventh inning was over, the Boston Red Sox were back in front and on their way to a 9-6 victory over New York and a five-game lead over the rival …

Addison Reed and fellow Red Sox reliever Joe Kelly retired presumptive AL rookie of the year Aaron Judge with the bases loaded in back-to-back innings, and pinch-hitter Mitch Moreland delivered a two-run single to rally Boston to its 13th victory in 15 games. The Yankees snapped a four-game winning Read …

The Yankees got some good news on Friday — a day they suffered a tough 9-6 loss to the rival Red Sox. Greg Bird, Matt Holliday (back) and Starlin Castro (right hamstring) all played in rehab games and Bird especially served notice that he could be rounding into form. The …

(Reuters) – Washington Nationals leading pitcher Max Scherzer was scratched from his scheduled start against the San Diego Padres on Friday night with a sore neck. The two-time Cy Young Award winner Scherzer (12-5) has been dealing with various neck soreness after he missed a game with neck spasms earlier …

BOSTON — The seeds of the Yankees’ 9-6 loss to the Red Sox on Friday night were planted Thursday night in Queens. That’s when Bryan Mitchell imploded in the win over the Mets, forcing Dellin Betances to pitch a full inning. If Mitchell, who gave up a ninth-inning homer to …

SAN FRANCISCO – Apparently, Matt Moore received the memo. Although the San Francisco Giants entered Friday’s action 22 games out of a National League playoff spot, manager Bruce Bochy insists the team isn’t giving up on the season, playing for pride, their devoted fans and positive momentum heading Read MOre      

Chicago White Sox left-hander Derek Holland is back in familiar surroundings, sleeping in his own bed as the White Sox play the Texas Rangers on Saturday night. Holland spent the first eight seasons of his career pitching for the Rangers and Saturday marks the first time he’ll pitch at Globe …

Manager Terry Francona decided to liven up the Cleveland clubhouse before Friday night’s game with the Kansas City Royals. With 23 games in 23 dates, a doubleheader on Thursday and Kansas City the last stop of an 11-game four-city trip, Francona arranged to have a DJ for the clubhouse and …