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ALANIS THAMES Associated Press MIAMI — Shohei Ohtani sparked a ninth-inning rally with a leadoff double, and Munetaka Murakami hit a walk-off, two-run double to lift Japan over Mexico 6-5 Monday night…

FRED GOODALL Associated Press The San Diego Padres are flirting with the idea of beginning the season with a six-man pitching rotation.Settling on an opening day starter, though, may not be as easy a…

By YURI KAGEYAMA and STEPHEN WADE Associated Press TOKYO — In Japan they call pitcher Roki Sasaki the “Monster of the Reiwa Era," which translates roughly into a “once-in-a-generation superstar."In…

TIM BOOTH Associated Press The Oakland Athletics are calling Las Vegas home ... for this weekend.The A's sent a split-squad of players to Las Vegas for two games against Cincinnati as part of "Big…

ASSOCIATED PRESS NORTH PORT, Fla. — Bad news for the rest of the National League: The reigning Rookie of the Year doesn't sound all that satisfied with his debut season.Atlanta's Michael Harris II,…

ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN DIEGO — The laugh and smile are starting to return. So, too, is the fan adulation for Fernando Tatis Jr., at least in San Diego.Still serving an 80-game suspension after testing…