RANGERS RELEASE FIELDER

Prince Fielder has been released by the Texas Rangers, more than 15 months after playing his last game and still owed about $72 million over the next three seasons. The Rangers reached a settlement with the company that insured the contract. General manager Jon Dan

iels said Wednesday that he couldn’t discuss details. Fielder had to quit playing in July 2016 after his second cervical fusion in his neck in just over two years.