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Shohei Ohtani is away from the Los Angeles Dodgers on paternity. The team's lineup for Friday's game against the Baltimore Orioles was announced shortly before gametime, with Ryan Ward as the designated hitter and batting seventh.

There were only two umpires on the field when the San Diego Padres and Texas Rangers started their game. Each team got an extra replay challenge.

Angel City has acquired U.S. national team forward Ally Sentnor from the Kansas City Current in exchange for $850,00 in intraleague transfer funds.

There were plenty of American fans inside Gillette Stadium watching the U.S. beat Australia on the other side of the country despite being inside the venue for the later World Cup match between Scotland and Morocco.

Diamondbacks starter Michael Soroka walked off the field after appearing to hurt his leg while warming up to start the second inning against Minnesota in a development that could further deplete Arizona's pitching depth.

Although he saw little action in Canada's World Cup victory over Qatar, there was a moment when goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau was almost persuaded to get more involved in the offense.

Vinícius Júnior showed why he's the most valuable player for five-time World Cup champion Brazil, scoring one goal and helping to create two others in a 3-0 victory over Haiti.

Harry Higgs was ready to quit golf shortly before becoming what he believes was the last of the 156 players in the U.S. Open field.

The Texas Rangers have optioned second baseman Josh Smith to Triple-A Round Rock. The move Friday came just days after his return to the majors from missing 37 games because of injuries and a bout with viral meningitis.

Mexican authorities were working Friday to identify four bodies found on the outskirts of Mexico City as part of the search efforts to locate a married couple who disappeared in May while living in Chicago and Mexico, a local prosecutor told The ...