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FILE - This Aug. 3, 2012, aerial file photo shows the Olympic Stadium at Olympic Park, in London. A person familiar with the planning tells The Associated Press that Major League Baseball intends to announce next week plans have been finalized to have the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox play a two-game series at London’s Olympic Stadium on June 29-30 next year. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Thursday, May 3, 2018, because no public comments were authorized. These will be the first regular-season MLB games in Europe. The Red Sox will be the home team for the both games. (AP Photo/Jeff J Mitchell, File)

MLB to announce Yanks-Red Sox games in London

by Ronald Blum Associated PressMay 4, 2018

New York Yankees' Brett Gardner, left, celebrates with Yankees' Didi Gregorius, who leaps in the air after hitting a third-inning, three-run, home run off Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Chris Archer in an opening day baseball game at Yankee Stadium in New York, Tuesday, April 3, 2018. Yankees Aaron Judge, third from left, also scored on the play. The Yankees on-deck batter Gary Sanchez (24) heads to the plate. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Gregorius’ 2 HRs, 8 RBIs lead Yanks over Rays in home opener

by Ronald Blum Associated PressApril 4, 2018

FILE - This Aug. 3, 2012, aerial file photo shows the Olympic Stadium at Olympic Park, in London. A person familiar with the plans tells The Associated Press that Major League Baseball is working to finalize a two-game series between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox at London’s Olympic Stadium on June 29-30 in 2019, the sport’s first regular-season games in Europe. The Red Sox have the option of having both games be Red Sox home games, the person familiar with the planning said. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Monday, March 19, 2018 because no announcement had been made. (AP Photo/Jeff J Mitchell, File)

MLB hopes for Yanks-Red Sox in London in 2019

by Ronald Blum Associated PressMarch 20, 2018

FILE - In this Friday Dec. 1, 2017 file photo, the World Cup trophy is placed on display during the 2018 soccer World Cup draw in the Kremlin in Moscow. Morocco says it will have to spend 16 billion to prepare the country to host the 2026 World Cup, with every proposed stadium and training ground needing to be built from scratch or renovated. With less than three months until the FIFA vote, the north African nation presented details of its proposal to take on the joint bid from the United States, Canada and Mexico. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, file)

Trump hasn’t sparked voter concerns for 2026 World Cup

by Ronald Blum Associated PressMarch 19, 2018

Arizona Diamondbacks right fielder J.D. Martinez smiles a he answers a question during a news conference at Chase Field, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017, in Phoenix, as the team gets ready for a National League wild card playoff baseball game. The Diamondbacks host the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

AP source: JD Martinez, Red Sox agree to $110M, 5-year deal

by Ronald Blum Associated PressFebruary 20, 2018

FIEL - In this Feb. 19, 2017, file photo, Tony Clark, executive director of the Major League Players Association, answers questions at a news conference in Phoenix. Clark sadi Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018, that the number of rebuilding teams and unsigned free agents in a historically slow market “threatens the very integrity of our game.” Just 53 of 166 players who exercised their free agency rights last November had announced agreements entering Tuesday, down from 99 of 158 at a similar time last year. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

Baseball union head says rebuilding teams threaten integrity

by Ronald Blum Associated PressFebruary 6, 2018

FILE - In this Sept. 21, 2016, file photo, the Seattle Mariners play the Toronto Blue Jays in a baseball game at Safeco Field in Seattle. Big league teams in Texas, Florida, Nevada and Washington state may have become more attractive destinations for free agents following the enactment of tax law changes. The new law that takes effect next year caps deductions for state and local taxes at 10,000 for married couples filing jointly. That has a huge impact for athletes with seven- and eight-figure salaries. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

Florida, Texas may attract athletes after tax law change

by Ronald Blum Associated PressDecember 22, 2017

FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017 file photo, Los Angeles Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw makes a relief appearance during the third inning of Game 7 of baseball's World Series against the Houston Astros in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Dodgers will pay baseball's highest luxury tax for the fourth straight year and the New York Yankees owe a penalty for a 15th consecutive season, streaks that could end as the sport's biggest spenders slash payroll for 2018. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

Dodgers hit with $36.2M tax, Yanks with $15.7M

by Ronald Blum Associated PressDecember 20, 2017

New Yankee Giancarlo Stanton shows off his new jersey during the Major League Baseball winter meetings in Orlando, Fla., Monday, Dec. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Willie J. Allen Jr.)

Stanton joins Judge as Yankees’ Towers of Power

by Ronald Blum Associated PressDecember 12, 2017

In this July 15, 2003 file photo, then-Cincinnati Reds' Aaron Boone, left, and his brother, Bret, second from right, pose with their grandfather, Ray, second from left, and father, Bob, right, before the 74th Major League Baseball All-Star Game at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago. Aaron Boone's hiring has been finalized by the New York Yankees, who gave the ESPN broadcaster a three-year contract to succeed Joe Girardi as manager, Monday, Dec. 4, 2017. New York said he will be introduced Wednesday at Yankee Stadium. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, File)

Aaron Boone hiring finalized by Yankees

by Ronald Blum Associated PressDecember 4, 2017