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2:13 AM ET, April 28, 2012

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Larry Celona / New York Post:
Detroit Tigers slugger Delmon Young busted after Midtown hotel brawl  —  Detroit Tigers slugger Delmon Young was arrested early this morning after he allegedly assaulted a man in front of a Midtown hotel, police sources told The Post.  —  Cops were called to the Hilton Hotel on Sixth Avenue around 2:40 …
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A.J. Cassavell / MLB.com:
Trout recalled as Angels release veteran Abreu  —  Club's top prospect expected to receive regular playing time  —  CLEVELAND — The Angels searched for suitors for outfielder Bobby Abreu during Spring Training.  As the exhibition season wound down, the club became involved in talks …
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T.J. Simers / Los Angeles Times:
Mike Scioscia needs to do something, so why not lighten up?
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
Howard Fendrich / Associated Press:
Nationals to bring up top prospect Bryce Harper  —  Bryce Harper tends to do things ahead of schedule, so it should surprise no one he's already heading to the major leagues.  —  The 19-year-old outfielder, who was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2010 amateur draft, will be recalled …
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Benjamin Kabak / River Avenue Blues:
Moose Skowron, Yankee fan favorite, passes away at 81  —  Bill “Moose” Skowron, a mainstay of the great Yankee dynasty of the 1950s and long-time fan favorite at Old Timers' Day, has passed away at the age of 81.  Moose was a first baseman during the years of Mickey Mantle and was a five-time All Star with the Yankees and White Sox.
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Associated Press:
Skowron, longtime Yankees slugger, dead at 81
Discussion: It's About The Money
Michael Baron / MetsBlog.com:
Final Score: Rockies 18 Mets 9  —  The Mets (11-9) were blown out by the Rockies (10-9) by the score of 18-9 at Coors Field tonight.  —  For a full recap and box score, check out SNY.TV.  —  The Least You Should Know:  — Chris Schwinden started for the Mets and he was awful …
Associated Press:
Longoria's 4 RBIs propel Rays past Rangers … ARLINGTON, Texas — Evan Longoria homered and drove in four runs to help the Tampa Bay Rays extend their winning streak to six games with an 8-4 victory over the Texas Rangers on Friday night.  —  Longoria hit a three-run homer in the first inning …
Wallace Matthews / ESPN:
Yanks: Pineda ‘massive decision gone wrong’  —  Girardi: ‘We Were Counting on Him’  —  Yankees manager Joe Girardi discusses the loss of Michael Pineda for the 2012 season and how the team will move on without him.  —  NEW YORK — Two days after the announcement that his prize offseason acquisition …
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Bob Raissman / NY Daily News:
Yankees GM Brian Cashman avoids bad press, fan outrage over Jesus Montero trade for injured pitcher Michael Pineda
Discussion: HardballTalk
Associated Press:
A's beat O's, win third straight behind McCarthy … BALTIMORE — The Oakland Athletics had only five hits Friday night.  Thanks to Brandon McCarthy's solid pitching, that was enough.  —  As a result, the Athletics are a game over .500 for the first time since May 18, 2011.
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports and Camden Chat
Associated Press:
Cardinals score 8 in 3rd in 13-1 win over Brewers  —  ST. LOUIS—Jake Westbrook gave up one run over seven innings and St. Louis exploded for eight runs in the third inning in a 13-1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night.  —  St. Louis, which set a season high both for runs …
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports
Associated Press:
Jeter Scores on Passed Ball, Yanks Beat Tigers 7-6  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Derek Jeter scored on a passed ball with one out in the ninth inning and the New York Yankees rallied to hand the Tigers their fifth straight loss, 7-6 on Friday night, hours after Detroit left fielder Delmon Young was arraigned on a hate crime harassment charge.
Discussion: ESPN
Associated Press:
Saunders Grand Slam Leads Mariners Past Blue Jays  —  TORONTO (AP) — Michael Saunders hit two home runs, including a grand slam in the 10th inning, and the Seattle Mariners rallied to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 9-5 on Friday night, extending their winning streak to a season-high four games.
Fox Sports:
Peter O'Malley pushing to buy Padres  —  Peter O'Malley, unsuccessful in his effort to regain ownership of the Los Angeles Dodgers, is now trying to buy one of the Dodgers' NL West rivals.  —  O'Malley, his son Kevin and nephew Tom Seidler are mounting an aggressive push for the San Diego Padres …
 
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