Baseball

NEW YORK (AP) — The basketball season is over, but Zuby Ejiofor is still heeding Rick Pitino’s advice. Ejiofor, the 6-foot-9 St.

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays are locking up slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to a 14-year extension worth US$500 million. The team confirmed the deal in a statement today after reports surfaced early Monday that the two sides had agreed to a deal.

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Tigers are wrapping up their first homestand with a subtle change on the field at Comerica Park, putting grass over a strip of dirt that used to be between the pitcher's mound and batter's box.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs placed left-hander Justin Steele on the 15-day injured list on Wednesday because of left elbow tendinitis. The move is retroactive to Tuesday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Brazil will join the United States, Mexico, Italy and Britain in Group B of the first round of next year's World Baseball Classic at Houston’s Minute Maid Park.

New York Yankees (6-5, second in the AL East) vs. Detroit Tigers (7-4, first in the AL Central) Detroit; Wednesday, 1:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Max Fried (1-0, 2.61 ERA, 1.55 WHIP, 10 strikeouts); Tigers: Jack Flaherty (1-0, 2.

Texas Rangers (8-4, second in the AL West) vs. Chicago Cubs (9-5, first in the NL Central) Chicago; Wednesday, 2:20 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Tyler Mahle (1-0, 1.35 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, eight strikeouts); Cubs: Shota Imanaga (2-0, 0.98 ERA, 0.

Toronto Blue Jays (7-5, first in the AL East) vs. Boston Red Sox (6-6, third in the AL East) Boston; Wednesday, 6:45 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Kevin Gausman (1-1, 3.97 ERA, 0.71 WHIP, four strikeouts); Red Sox: Tanner Houck (0-1, 6.

Miami Marlins (5-6, third in the NL East) vs. New York Mets (8-3, first in the NL East) New York; Wednesday, 1:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Marlins: Max Meyer (0-1, 3.09 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 15 strikeouts); Mets: Tylor Megill (2-0, 0.87 ERA, 0.

Los Angeles Angels (7-3) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (4-6) Tampa, Florida; Wednesday, 7:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Angels: Yusei Kikuchi (0-1, 4.50 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 11 strikeouts); Rays: Ryan Pepiot (0-1, 2.45 ERA, 1.