NEW YORK (AP) — The Yankees reached one-year contracts with their remaining six players eligible for arbitration, leaving their projected luxury tax payroll at $177 million — $20 million below the threshold.Shortstop Didi Gregorius agreed at $8.25 million Friday, pitcher Sonny Gray at $6.5 million and setup man Dellin Betances at $5.1 million. Also reaching deals were relievers Adam Warren ($3,315,000) and Chasen Shreve ($825,000), and backup catcher Austin Romine ($1.1 million).New York's luxury tax payroll rose to $149,927,500 for 15 players with agreements, and the projected total is well under the $197 million tax threshold. The projection includes $10 million for the rest of the 40-man roster, $14,044,600 for benefits and a $3 million charge for cash transactions: a $5.5 million payment to Houston as part of the Brian McCann trade, a $500,000 payment to San Diego as part of the Chase Headley deal and a $3 million credit from Miami as part of the Giancarlo Stanton acquisition.Yankees... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — The hot corner figures to be sizzling Friday when players and team swap proposed salaries in arbitration.Toronto's Josh Donaldson, Baltimore's Manny Machado, Washington's Anthony Rendon and the Chicago Cubs' Kris Bryant were among the more than 170 players headed to the exchange. But most are likely to reach agreement Friday, the busiest day of the offseason.Machado and Donaldson can become free agents after this season and are expected to command one-year deals approaching or exceeding $20 million. A three-time All-Star, the 25-year-old Machado hit. 259 with 33 homers and 95 RBIs last year, when he made $11.5 million. He has been mentioned in persistent trade rumors.Donaldson, 32, is a three-time All-Star and the 2015 AL MVP. He rebounded from an injury-slowed 2016 to hit .270 last season with 33 homers and 78 RBIs. Donaldson earned $17 million last year in the final season of a $28.65 million, two-year deal.Rendon set career bests with a .301 average, 25 homers and 100... [More]

3B Manny Machado returned to the lineup Wednesday after missing one game with an undisclosed illness, going 1-for-4 with his 33rd homer. Machado still wasn't feeling 100 percent, but was well enough to play. "I talked to him earlier and said, 'I'm going to make two lineups out. Let me know,' manager Buck Showalter said. "He thought he might get to feeling a little better as the day wore on. And I'm not so sure he did a whole lot. So, it's another example. We've got guys who post up. I hope everybody appreciates it."

3B Manny Machado was out of the lineup Wednesday with an undisclosed illness. The timeline for his return is uncertain. "It's something that we've been dealing with for two weeks," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. "He's pretty sick, so that's what that's about." Machado is batting .264 with 32 homers and 92 RBIs.

3B Manny Machado, who hit a 470-foot home run in his first game of the season at Yankee Stadium on April 28, is hitless in his last 18 at-bats. He grounded out in his first at-bat, fouled out in his second at-bat and flied out in his last at-bat.

3B Manny Machado was 0-for-3 Friday, making him 5-for-29 on Baltimore's road trip. Machado's frustration was evident as he nearly was ejected by plate umpire Paul Emmel for arguing strike three in the first inning and then slammed the bat against his leg while popping out in his third at-bat.

3B Manny Machado was 2-for-4, including a double and a run in the sixth inning. Machado was 4-for-12 in the three games in Cleveland. In 228 at-bats since the All-Star break, Machado is hitting .333 with 13 doubles, 14 home runs and 44 RBIs.

3B Manny Machado has made a habit of hitting walk-off homers recently. He did it on Aug. 18 against the Angels and then five days later versus the A's. Machado then came up with another one Tuesday, a two-run shot that gave the Orioles a come-from-behind, 7-6 victory over the Yankees. "I'm just looking for something up I can do damage with," Machado said about his at-bat in the ninth. "I'm up (1-0) in the count. Just looking for a good pitch I can hit."

3B Manny Machado began heating up in recent weeks, and he just keeps on going. Machado hit a solo homer in the sixth inning Tuesday and added one more in the eighth as insurance runs in the 4-0 victory over the Mariners. Now, Machado is hitting .345 with 12 homers and 34 RBIs this month in 27 games.

3B Manny Machado went 3-for-5 and had his 85th RBI of the season in the rout. He leads the American League with 32 RBIs this month and his 47 since July 1 are also tops in the league. He is batting .360 with 10 homers and 30 RBIs in his last 20 games.

3B Manny Machado just keeps on hitting homers. He belted a two-run blast in the sixth inning Tuesday against Oakland, increasing his recent total to seven homers in the past 11 games. Machado won the American League Player of the Week Award for last week on Monday. Machado led AL hitters with four homers and 12 RBls over six games.

3B Manny Machado won the American League Player of the Week Award, league officials announced Monday. He batted .385 (10-for-26) with four homers and 12 RBI in six games, including a game-winning grand slam Friday versus the Angels. "It's something to be real proud of," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. "I don't know how you could do more than Manny's done here recently."

3B Manny Machado did not hit any homers but did stretch his hitting streak to eight in Saturday's 5-1 loss. That ties a season high as hit second-half hot streak continues.

3B Manny Machado has been showing his power much more in the second half of this season. He did it again Friday, homering three times and driving in seven runs, the final four coming on a walk-off grand slam in the ninth that gave the Orioles a 9-7 victory over the Angels. Machado now has three grand slams in the last 11 games. "I was looking for a pitch and I got it. I made a good swing on it," Machado said.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Jay Bruce homered twice and drove in five runs as the Cleveland Indians battered the Kansas City Royals 10-1 Friday night.It could, however, be a costly victory for the Indians. Corey Kluber won his fourth straight August start, but the Indians' ace pulled up lame while running to cover first base on Eric Hosmer's sixth-inning infield single.That prompted a visit from manager Terry Francona and the trainer. Kluber stayed in the game for one more batter, a Melky Cabrera single, before being led off the field by the trainer. Kluber was diagnosed with a right ankle sprain.Bruce hit a two-run homer in a three-run first inning off Ian Kennedy and a three-run blast in the seventh inning off rookie Jake Junis. It was Bruce's 25th multi-homer game and his eighth game of at least five RBIs.Dodgers 8, Tigers 5 DETROIT -- Chris Taylor banged out four hits, drove in two runs and scored once to lead steamrolling Los Angeles to a victory over Detroit, their fifth straight win and... [More]

3B Manny Machado doubled in the third inning Tuesday, his fifth straight game with an extra-base hit. The streak is the second longest of his career, as he had extra-base hits in seven straight games from April 15-23, 2016.

3B Manny Machado hit a grand slam off former teammate Yovani Gallardo in the second inning Monday, sparking a 11-3 victory at Seattle. It was Machado's second grand slam this season and the sixth of his career. "Just trying to get him in a hole and got a good pitch to hit," Machado said.

3B Manny Machado went 3-for-4 with a triple and his 22nd home run for the Orioles, a solo shot leading off the eighth Sunday afternoon in a 9-3 loss to Oakland. Machado, who scored twice on Sunday, went 7-for-14 over the final three games of the four-game series with Oakland after going hitless in the opener on Thursday.

3B Manny Machado hit a grand slam in Monday's 6-2 win over the Angels, the latest sign of him fighting out of a slump that left his numbers lower than his usual All-Star standards. ``It's never easy," he said after Monday's game. ``Every night's hard. You've got to go out there and produce. Some days you feel great. Some days you feel like crap. You've just got to go out there and grind it out and keep playing baseball.''

3B Manny Machado's power hadn't shown up much in recent games, although his average slowly increased. But the power came back Friday as he hit his first homer since July 7, a solo shot in the third inning off RHP Justin Verlander which gave the Orioles an early 2-1 lead.