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ARLINGTON, Texas — A lot of Yankees have heard reliever Fernando Cruz’s stories. He tells them that he was drafted by the Royals as a shortstop and played third base in the minors before switching to ...

First there was sprinting left fielder Cody Bellinger, followed immediately by diving center fielder Trent Grisham and not too long after that leaping shortstop José Caballero.

Some relievers are easy to admire because of pure stuff. Fernando Cruz is easy to root for because every pitch he throws in pinstripes feels like the payoff to a baseball life that was never supposed ...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — First there was sprinting left fielder Cody Bellinger, followed immediately by diving center fielder Trent Grisham and not too long after that leaping shortstop José Caballero.