BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Corey Dickerson came to the Pittsburgh Pirates with the reputation of being a good hitter and poor defender.The starting designated hitter for the AL in the 2017 All-Star Game while with Tampa Bay, Dickerson was used in the outfield in only 93 games last year.Traded to the Pirates, he committed one error in 266 total chances last year and won a Gold Glove award for his play in left field."People don't know the hundreds of hours I put in during the offseason, working on my defense," Dickerson said at Pirates' training camp. "I work on weaknesses and my strengths. It's important mentally to know I can go out there and perform. I knew I could do it and take it to the next level. As the year went on, my confidence just grew and grew. It's about growing and continuing to get better. If you're not, you may as well hang them up. I'm always trying to get better."Dickerson made a great first impression in Pittsburgh last season."He showed us he's a motivated man," manager... [More]

BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles and Los Angeles have made a trade involving a pair of minor league pitchers.Baltimore obtained left-hander Luis Ysla, and the Dodgers got right-hander Jesus Liranzo on Monday.The 25-year-old Ysla has played five seasons in the minors, reaching Triple-A in 2016 with Pawtucket of the Red Sox organization.Ysla is 16-23 with 3.93 ERA in 147 games, including 44 starts. He will be assigned to Double-A Bowie.The 23-year-old Liranzo has not played above the Double-A level since breaking into professional baseball with the Braves organization in 2012.___More AP baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball