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Toronto Blue Jays Jose Bautista (19) gets hit by Texas Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor (12) after Bautista slid into second in the eighth inning of a baseball game at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas, Sunday May 15, 2016. (Richard W. Rodriguez/Star-Telegram via AP)

It’s in Their Hands

by Ronald Blum AP Baseball WriterMay 17, 2016

New York Yankees Aaron Hicks crosses home plate in front of Boston Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez after hitting a solo home run off Red Sox starting pitcher Rick Porcello in the seventh inning of a baseball game, Friday, May 6, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)

Red Sox Lose Wild One in N.Y.

by Ronald Blum AP Baseball WriterMay 6, 2016

FILE - This July 7, 2006 file photo shows Boston Symphony Orchestra music director James Levine in Tanglewood in Lenox, Mass. The Metropolitan Opera said, Thursday, April 14, 2016, that Levine will retire as music director at season's end. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

Longtime Metropolitan Opera Leader Sets Retirement

by Ronald Blum Associated PressApril 15, 2016

FILE - In this March 17, 2015, file photo, Tony Clark, head of the baseball players' union, talks to the media before a spring training baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Washington Nationals in Lakeland, Fla. THe union is frustrated many of its retired members–especially minorities–can't find jobs working for teams and has asked MLB to help launch a career preparation project. Clark, a former All-Star first baseman, outlined the plan during an interview with The Associated Press on Thursday, April 14, 2016. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

Frustrated Retired MLB Players Want Career Help

by Ronald Blum AP Baseball WriterApril 15, 2016