A full postseason share for the World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals was worth $323,170, up slightly from last year but still below the record set in 2009. A full share was worth $317,631 on the 2010 San Francisco Giants and $350,030 on the 2009 New York Yankees. The commissioner’s office said Monday a full share on the losing Rangers was $251,516, up from $246,280 on Texas last year but…

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By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer

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The Arizona Diamondbacks have sold reliever Kam Mickolio to the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of the Nippon Professional Baseball League in Japan. The 27-year-old right-hander had a 6.75 ERA in six games with Arizona last season. He spent most of the year with Triple-A Reno, going 3-4 with a 4.97 ERA in 48 games.

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Second baseman Aaron Hill and the Arizona Diamondbacks have agreed on a two-year, $11 million contract, pending a physical, according to multiple reports. Hill turned his career around after the Diamondbacks acquired him from Toronto just before the trade deadline last July.

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Before Jason Marquis joined the Washington Nationals in 2010, there was word that the New York Mets tried to…

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Kirk Gibson of the Arizona Diamondbacks and Joe Maddon of the Tampa Bay Rays have been named Managers of the Year by large margins. The results were announced Wednesday by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Gibson, whose home run off Dennis Eckersley in the 1988 World…

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Outfielder Ryan Braun captured the National League Most Valuable Player Award after he helped the Milwaukee Brewers to a franchise-best 96-win season and the team’s first division title in almost three decades. Braun received 20 of 32 first-place votes for 388 points in voting…

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Outfielder Ryan Braun captured the National League Most Valuable Player Award after he helped the Milwaukee Brewers to a franchise-best 96-win season and the team’s first division title in almost three decades. Braun received 20 of 32 first-place votes for 388 points in voting…

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By HOWIE RUMBERG AP Sports Writer

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There was a point during this past summer, after following the baseball season with typical fervor, I dropped a jaw at the sight of the Arizona Diamondbacks in first place in the National League West. Okay, I contemplated, they’re riding a blazing hot start, and after the team…

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