Baseball

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — New York Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner may support a salary cap proposal as long as it contains a provision mandating minimum payrolls.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — New York Yankees pitcher JT Brubaker left his spring training appearance Friday after being struck in the lower back by a comebacker.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Four-time All-Star Corbin Burnes had a stellar spring training debut for the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday, striking out all three Colorado batters he faced.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — New York Yankees pitching prospect Chase Hampton had Tommy John surgery Friday to repair his right elbow. Manager Aaron Boone announced the development after Friday's exhibition season opener.

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Bobby Miller still had a bit of a headache, but slept fine and felt much better a day after getting hit on the head by a line drive, manager Dave Roberts said Friday.

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki has revealed that he is married, something that even caught Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts by surprise.

NEW YORK (AP) — The 126 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.

NEW YORK (AP) — The 48 remaining free agents: AMERICAN LEAGUE BALTIMORE (1) — James McCann. BOSTON (1) —James Paxton, lhp. CHICAGO (2) — Chris Flexen, rhp; Dominic Leone, rhp. HOUSTON (1) — Héctor Neris, rhp.

TAMPA. Fla. (AP) — The New York Yankees dropped their ban on beards Friday, 49 years after it was imposed by owner George Steinbrenner, in a move aimed to improve player recruitment as the team tries to win its first World Series title since 2009.

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