Yankees’ Aroldis Chapman says he’d appeal if suspended

New York Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman says he would appeal if he is suspended by Major League Baseball under the sport’s new domestic-violence policy.

Broward Assistant State Attorney Stefanie Newman wrote conflicting accounts and insufficient evidence made a conviction unlikely.

“It’s something out of my hands,” Chapman said through a translator after Yankees pitchers and catchers reported Thursday for spring training.

[...] after general manager Dayton Moore signed his own contract extension to remain in charge of the World Series champion, Yost decided to sign for two more years.

“Once we won, Dayton and I, we didn’t really start talking contracts until the last couple of weeks,” Yost said at the club’s spring training home in Surprise, Ariz.

Angels manager Mike Scioscia said three-time NL MVP Albert Pujols is doing some swinging, but still faces a long recovery following November surgery on his right foot.

Reliever Ryan Webb, who had a 3.20 ERA in 502/3 innings over 40 games for Cleveland last season, agreed to a one-year contract with Tampa Bay. ...