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No one has played more games for Cleveland than Ramirez

CLEVELAND (AP) — Jose Ramirez entered exclusive company Monday night. The Guardians’ all-star third baseman played in his 1,620th game, becoming Cleveland’s franchise leader in games played. Ramirez not only surpassed Terry Turner’s mark, which stood more than 108 years, he became the only active player to lead his team in games played. “Obviously it’s something fun to accomplish, but that’s not my ultimate goal with the team,” Ramirez said after going 0 for 2 with two walks in a 4-2 loss to the Kansas City Royals. Before the sixth inning, when the game became ...

Skipping school for the Masters

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — You can bet that U.S. Amateur champion Mason Howell is enjoying every minute of his first Masters. There was the practice round he played Monday with Jacob Bridgeman, a winner on the PGA Tour earlier this year. In the evening, an exclusive dinner for the amateurs playing in the tournament. At night, a climb up the clubhouse stairs to the Crow’s Nest, the sleeping quarters nestled beneath the cupola where only amateurs can stay the week of the Masters. Oh, and the 18-year-old gets to miss some classwork. He’s a high school senior. “Yeah, it’s kind of a ...

BASEBALL ROUNDUP

Pirates plan to keep Griffin around PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates are optimistic about reaching a long-term contract with rookie shortstop Konnor Griffin, but general manager Ben Cherington cautioned they’re not at the finish line. Cherington said it typically takes a series of items to come together for both sides to strike a deal. While some appear to be in alignment, Cherington didn’t indicate a pact was imminent. “I think about past experience with things like this, when they happen, it’s usually some combination of the player being open and interested, the ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

Brito’s big league debut CLEVELAND (AP) — Gabriel Arias was placed on the 10-day injured list by the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday due to a strained left hamstring. Juan Brito was called up from Triple-A Columbus and made his big league debut Tuesday in a 2-1 win over Kansas City. Brito went 2-for-4 and started at second base. “We’ve been excited about Juan for a really long time. And I feel like last year with his injuries, we would have seen him last year at some point, but we just couldn’t be more excited,” manager Stephen Vogt said. “Juan has historically been ...

US, Israel and Iran agree to ceasefire

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump pulled back on his threats to launch devastating strikes on Iran late Tuesday, swerving to deescalate the war less than two hours before the deadline he set for Tehran to capitulate or face a major escalation. Trump said he was holding off on his threatened attacks on Iranian bridges, power plants and other civilian targets, subject to Tehran agreeing to a two-week ceasefire and reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, the waterway through which a fifth of the world’s oil is shipped during peacetime. He also said Iran has proposed a ...

Reed’s long road back begins with Masters

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Patrick Reed has played golf all around the world, often out of choice, now out of necessity. Necessity so that he can start playing closer to home again. One of the early and polarizing defectors to LIV Golf a few years ago, the 2018 Masters champion made the similarly difficult decision to leave the lucrative, Saudi-backed tour earlier this year and return to the PGA Tour. But under the terms of his reinstatement, Reed cannot play in its events until after Aug. 25, which means most of this season will be spent on the European tour. Where he already has won ...