BASEBALL Major League Baseball American League HOUSTON ASTROS — Acquired minor league OF Oliver Carrillo from San Diego in exchange for international bonus pool money. He’ll report to the Astros minor league camp. MINNESOTA TWINS — Sent RHP Jordan Balazovic and Daniel Duarte outright to St. Paul (IL). NEW YORK YANKEES — Claimed INF Jordan Groshans off waivers from Miami. …

PHOENIX (AP) — El dinero puede comprar muchas casas, como Shohei Ohtani y Yoshinobu Yamamoto, un par de súper estrellas japonesas que le costaron 1.000 millones de dólares a los Dodgers de Los Ángeles. Ahora empieza el proceso de cerciorar si eso adquiere un campeonato. La pretemporada de las Grandes Ligas abrirá para 28 de 30 equipos en los próximos …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns scored 24 points, Anthony Edwards added 23 and the Minnesota Timberwolves pulled away in the second half for a 121-100 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night in a matchup of two of the top teams in the Western Conference. Rudy Gobert had a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds as …