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LEDEGEM, Belgium (AP) — On a farm in northern Belgium, not far from the hundreds of tractors blocking Europe’s second-biggest port to demand more respect for farmers, Bart Dochy was switching on his computer, waiting for a government program to load with maps of his land next to empty digital boxes demanding to be filled with statistics on fertilizer, pesticides, …

NUEVA YORK (AP) — El béisbol de las Grandes Ligas les informó a los mánagers que los umpires estarán más atentos para determinar si hay obstrucciones por parte de los peloteros de cuadro este año. La MLB está preocupada que los infielders que no tienen posesión de la bola puedan impedir el avance de los corredores, infringiendo la regla 6.01, …

BASEBALL Major League Baseball National League PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Promoted Alex Nakahara to senior director/research and development, Tegan Ashby director/software engineering and Pat McFarlane director/predictive modeling. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Agreed to terms with RHP Austin Warren on a one-year contract. Placed LHP Robbie Ray on the 60-day IL. Minor League Atlantic League LONG ISLAND DUCKS — Signed RHP Justin …