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1:25 PM ET, August 29, 2014

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Andy Martino / NY Daily News:
Travis d'Arnaud has turned himself into a keeper — now how do NY Mets save him from concussions?  —  Travis d'Arnaud has willed himself into becoming a keeper.  He stared down deep struggle this year, and emerged as the talent he was supposed to be.  For passing the emotional test …
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Marc Carig / Newsday:
Short four players, Mets can't quite catch Braves
David O'Brien / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Venters will need 3rd TJ surgery if he hopes to pitch again  —  Sponsored Links  —  NEW YORK - Jonny Venters and the Braves got the news they feared and hated to hear when an MRI exam showed the left-hander has again torn the reconstructed ulnar collateral ligament in his throwing elbow …
Discussion: MLB Daily Dish
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Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Venters has torn UCL, faces third Tommy John surgery  —  NEW YORK — After spending the past few months battling the frustration that came courtesy of his attempt to return from a second Tommy John elbow reconstruction surgery, Jonny Venters received some jarring news on Thursday …
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
K R  —  The Astros need an intervention.  Or maybe something stronger.  —  General manager Jeff Luhnow and manager Bo Porter are at odds, according to multiple major-league sources.  —  Porter expressed his frustration with Luhnow to owner Jim Crane in a conversation earlier this month, sources said.
Tyler Maun / MiLB News:
Mariners' Montero involved in altercation  —  Seattle farmhand restrained during confrontation with cross-checker  —  Seattle's Jesus Montero was involved in an altercation during short-season Everett's game at Boise on Thursday.  The first baseman exchanged words with a Mariners cross-checker …
Lynn Worthy / Press & Sun-Bulletin:
Dilson Herrera promoted from B-Mets to the majors  —  Energetic hot-hitting second baseman Dilson Herrera remained behind in Binghamton on Thursday night as the Binghamton Mets left for their final regular-season road trip.  That's because Herrera will join the New York Mets on Friday.
TSN.ca:
Blue Jays hope Buehrle can find way to solve Yankees  —  The Sports Network  —  (SportsNetwork.com) - Toronto left-hander Mark Buehrle eyes just his second win in 15 starts on Friday when the Toronto Blue Jays open a three-game set with the New York Yankees at Rogers Centre.
Discussion: Pinstripe Alley and Canadian Press
Lee Enterprises / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Masterson considers abandoning windup  —  • By Derrick Goold dgoold@post-dispatch.com 314-340-8285  —  SPRINGFIELD, Mo.  • When Justin Masterson went to the bullpen at Pittsburgh's PNC Park on Wednesday to ready for his next start, he and the Cardinals coaches believed a solution …
Neal J. Leitereg / Los Angeles Times:
Baseball legend Randy Johnson to list Arizona mansion at $25 million  —  He played for six different teams over a span of 22 Major League seasons, but Randy Johnson's greatest achievements came in the Arizona desert, where he earned four consecutive Cy Young Awards and won a championship in eight seasons with the Diamondbacks.
Discussion: Bleacher Report and HardballTalk
Jack Moore / VICE Sports:
THE EARLY DAYS OF WOMEN BEATING MEN ON THE MOUND  —  It was a promotion that would make even Bill Veeck blush.  The Reading Coal Heavers, of the Class B Atlantic League, announced their July 5, 1898 contest against Allentown would mark the debut of Lizzie Arlington, “the most famous lady pitcher in the world.”
Associated Press:
O's stretch AL East lead with comeback win  —  Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland  —  Recap  —  Box Score  —  Play-By-Play  —  Photos  —  Conversation  —  Orioles rally in fifth to top Rays, stretch lead in AL East to 7  —  BALTIMORE — J.J. Hardy singled …
David Just / Chicago Sun Times:
Terry Francona: Jose Abreu seems to be a pitch ahead; Sox edged 3-2  —  As the 2014 season winds down, White Sox slugger Jose Abreu continues to surprise and impress.  —  Abreu's go-ahead single in the seventh inning Wednesday night caught Indians manager Terry Francona a little off-guard.
 
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