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TSN.ca:
Blue Jays open up against Tigers in battle of division leaders — The Sports Network — DETROIT - The surging Toronto Blue Jays will try to curb Anibal Sanchez's recent run of success when they open up a three-game set with the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night.
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Globe and Mail:
Edwin Encarnacion named American League player of the month — Toronto Blue Jays slugger Edwin Encarnacion was named American League player of the month Tuesday while Yasiel Puig of the Los Angeles Dodgers took the National League honour. — Encarnacion belted a club record 16 home runs …
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True Blue LA
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Notes: How can Rockies strike winning chord? Break up the band — The Rockies might rebound from their latest Rocky Horror Road Show, maybe even steal a wild card, but Bovada has them at 50-to-1 to win the World Series, and that might be too kind. — This team should not be a buyer before the July 31 non-waiver deadline.
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Brian McTaggart / MLB.com:
Singleton to join Astros, agrees on extension
Singleton to join Astros, agrees on extension
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The Crawfish Boxes
Jerry Crasnick / ESPN.com:
Astros Call Up Singleton After Long-Term Deal
Astros Call Up Singleton After Long-Term Deal
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Associated Press, Minnesota Twins News …, FanGraphs Baseball, Minor League Ball and ESPN
Mark Polishuk / MLB Trade Rumors:
Astros Extend Jon Singleton
Astros Extend Jon Singleton
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baseballmusings.com, MLB Daily Dish, Lone Star Ball and Al's Ramblings
Joey Nowak / MLB.com:
Cano, Cruz take leads, Bautista closes in on Trout — Angels star still has most AL All-Star votes but Blue Jays slugger is right on his heels — A lot can happen in a week. Six days is all it took for a number of the hottest American League All-Star voting races to change hands …
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Let's Go Tribe, True Blue LA and Pearly Gates
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Joey Nowak / MLB.com:
Puig leaps into lead in NL outfield voting — Tulowitzki remains top vote-getter, Stanton moves up in outfield, race at first tightens — The closest races from last week's National League All-Star ballot update took a turn over the course of the past six days, with shakeups occurring …
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McCovey Chronicles
Associated Press:
Henderson Alvarez blanks Rays for 3rd shutout of season — MIAMI — Henderson Alvarez needed only 88 pitches to toss an eight-hitter for his third shutout this year, and the Miami Marlins beat Tampa Bay 1-0 Tuesday, sending the reeling Rays home after a winless eight-game trip.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Rockies To Promote Eddie Butler — The Rockies will promote one of their two top pitching prospects, righty Eddie Butler, reports MLB.com's Thomas Harding (via Twitter). Butler will take the ball against the Dodgers on Friday. — Butler is a 23-year-old who was taken 46th overall in the 2012 draft out of Radford.
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HardballTalk and Purple Row
Carrie Muskat / MLB.com:
Cubs want Bryant to stay at Double-A for now — CHICAGO — Last year's first-round Draft pick, Kris Bryant, has done everything the Cubs have asked him to do at Double-A Tennessee, but general manager Jed Hoyer said they want the third baseman to stay at that level for now.
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Bleed Cubbie Blue
ESPN:
Keith Law Mock Draft 3.0 — Major changes in second half of the first round this time around — Source: — The top of the draft hasn't changed much since my last first-round projection, but the back half has, mostly because teams drafting there are still trying to get a handle on who might …
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Purple Row
Josh Norris / Baseball America:
Harvey, Crawford, Judge Highlight South Atlantic League All-Star Rosters (VIDEO) — The South Atlantic League released the complete rosters for its all-star game Tuesday, and the rosters were predictably dotted with prospects. — The top vote-getter was Lakewood shortstop J.P. Crawford …
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Bucs Dugout
Kristie Ackert / NY Daily News:
Suddenly hot NY Mets take four of five from Phillies as rookie Matt den Dekker's glove, arm spark win — While den Dekker went just 1-for-5, he made his presence known Monday with his glove, stealing two runs from the Phillies, robbing Ryan Howard of a home run and throwing a runner out at the plate.
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Jerry Crasnick / ESPN.com:
Schmidt: Phillies' Rollins worthy of Hall talk — As Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins closes in on the franchise's record for career hits, the man he's about to pass says Rollins is building a progressively stronger case for Hall of Fame consideration.
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SI Wire
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Phillies Sign Jason Marquis — The Phillies announced that they've signed right-hander Jason Marquis to a minor league deal. The 35-year-old veteran is a client of ACES. — Marquis underwent Tommy John surgery last July but said a few months later that he didn't intend for that operation to be the end of his career.
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The Good Phight