Baseball

SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — Baltimore Orioles reliever Andrew Kittredge will miss the start of the season after he had left knee surgery. Kittredge had the debridement procedure on Friday. The Orioles said Saturday the operation was done by Dr.

TAMPA — The New York Yankees scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to earn an 8-7 win over the Toronto Blue Jays in a spring training game Friday. Toronto had scored twice in the top of the inning for a 7-6 advantage.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Athletics will play in Northern California for at least the next three seasons, but will also represent their future home in Las Vegas and brought four of their star players to drive home that point.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton will return to New York for a third round of platelet-rich plasma injections in his ailing elbows on Monday, manager Aaron Boone told reporters. Stanton was back at the Yankees' spring training complex on Friday.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Houston Astros first baseman Christian Walker received some good news regarding the oblique issue that has limited him this spring training. Walker had flown back to Houston to get the oblique examined.

SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — Starter Grayson Rodriguez and reliever Andrew Kittredge will miss the Baltimore Orioles' opener because of injuries. Orioles manager Brandon Hyde told reporters Friday that Rodriguez has pitching elbow discomfort.

Outfielder Lawrence Butler agreed to a $65.

PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — Seattle Mariners right-hander George Kirby has inflammation on his throwing shoulder and likely will open the season on the injured list.

GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — As he begins his attempted comeback at a new position, Cleveland Guardians right-hander Tyler Naquin says his transition from playing outfield to pitching was over a year in the making.

DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. says his proposal for a long-term contract with the Toronto Blue Jays was for less than $600 million.