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Major League Baseball returns to Iowa on Thursday when the Chicago Cubs play the Cincinnati Reds in the second “Field of Dreams” game at a throwback ballpark near where the 1989 movie was filmed.

It's opening day in Major League Baseball and a new season has brought a new look. The Cleveland team took the field for the first time as the rechristened Guardians.

A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that Anthony Rizzo is staying with the New York Yankees, agreeing to a $32 million, two-year contract.

Jon Lester, a durable left-hander who won three World Series titles during 16 years in the majors, has announced his retirement.

A bit player for the Chicago Cubs World Series victory over Cleveland five years ago, Jorge Soler was voted MVP of the Atlanta Braves' six-game World Series win over the Houston Astros.

Javier Báez and Patrick Wisdom each homered twice, helping Kohl Stewart and the Chicago Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 7-2.

New York Mets general manager Jared Porter has been fired after sending graphic, uninvited text messages and images to a female reporter in 2016, when he was with the Chicago Cubs.

Theo Epstein is stepping down after nine seasons as the Chicago Cubs' president of baseball operations.

Corey Dickerson hit a three-run homer off a fading Kyle Hendricks in the seventh inning, and the Miami Marlins beat the Chicago Cubs 5-1 in Game 1 of their NL wild-card series.

The Chicago Cubs are set to host the Miami Marlins in a best-of-three wild-card series starting Wednesday at Wrigley Field.