Spotless through the summer, Craig Kimbrel struggled in the stretch. The newest NL Rookie of the Year intends to learn from a particular late-season blemish. The Atlanta Braves' closer unanimously won the award Monday, with Tampa Bay pitcher Jeremy Hellickson emerging from a talented crop to take the AL honor.

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DUNEDIN, Fla. - The only real blemish on Kyle Drabek's pitching performance Friday was a low changeup that Curtis Granderson pulled over the left-field wall in the third inning.

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The only real blemish on Kyle Drabek's pitching performance Friday was a low changeup that Curtis Granderson pulled over the left-field wall in the third inning. The homer gave the New York Yankees a one-run lead. It didn't last long. Major league homer champion Jose Bautista hit his first of the spring in the bottom half and Adam Lind added a two-run shot the next inning as the Toronto Blue...

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Alex Rodriguez kept his sense of humor and A.J. Burnett rediscovered his wicked curveball. Rodriguez had two hits, but not homer No. 600, to support another sharp outing by a resurgent Burnett and the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 8-0 on Wednesday night. Each time Rodriguez strode to the plate, hundreds of fans left their seats and jammed a walkway between the left-field pole and the...

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