LEADING OFF: Fielder to quit baseball, Happ goes for No. 16

FILE - In this July 17, 2016, file photo, Texas Rangers' Prince Fielder is greeted after scoring against the Chicago Cubs during a baseball game in Chicago. A person with direct knowledge of the medical decision says Fielder will have to quit playing baseball after his second neck surgery. That person told The Associated Press that Fielder isn’t formally retiring, but that doctors won’t give him medical clearance to play. That person spoke on condition of anonymity Tuesday, Aug. 9. because there was no official announcement from the Rangers or Fielder about his future. (AP Photo/David Banks, FIle) FILE - In this July 17, 2016, file photo, Texas Rangers' Prince Fielder is greeted after scoring against the Chicago Cubs during a baseball game in Chicago. A person with direct knowledge of the medical decision says Fielder will have to quit playing baseball after his second neck surgery. That person told The Associated Press that Fielder isn’t formally retiring, but that doctors won’t give him medical clearance to play. That person spoke on condition of anonymity Tuesday, Aug. 9. because there was no official announcement from the Rangers or Fielder about his future. (AP Photo/David Banks, FIle)

By Associated Press August 10, 2016 3 min read

A look at what’s happening all around the majors today:

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Prince Fielder is expected to announce that he will have to quit baseball following his second neck surgery. A person with direct knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press that Fielder isn’t formally retiring, but doctors won’t give the six-time All-Star medical clearance to play again. Fielder has 319 home runs in 12 seasons, the same number his father, Cecil, had in 13 seasons.

HAPP GOES FOR 16