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Apple to pay Indians pen's 'ransom' for HR ball

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CLEVELAND -- Apple CEO Tim Cook says his company will pick up the tab and pay the "ransom" demanded by the Indians bullpen for a home run ball.

When Indians slugger Brandon Moss hit his 100th career home run last week in Kansas City, the ball landed in the visitor's bullpen at Kauffman Stadium.