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Mike Puma / New York Post:
This Met might be the team's starting shortstop in 2015 — Wilmer Flores' recent play is at least making the Mets stop to consider they won't have to venture outside the organization to find next year's shortstop. — “We're getting a lot more comfortable,” general manager Sandy Alderson told …
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Mets' Wilmer Flores is no Troy Tulowitzki, but can he be shortstop of 2015?
Mets' Wilmer Flores is no Troy Tulowitzki, but can he be shortstop of 2015?
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Marc Carig / Newsday:
Dillon Gee takes another loss but hopes to stay
Dillon Gee takes another loss but hopes to stay
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Kristie Ackert / NY Daily News:
Dillon Gee's slow start dooms Mets in 4-3 loss to Marlins
Dillon Gee's slow start dooms Mets in 4-3 loss to Marlins
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Associated Press:
Jeter begins final homestand with HR in win — Recap — Box Score — Play-By-Play — Photos — Conversation — Derek Jeter ends home homerless drought as Yankees drop Jays — NEW YORK — Derek Jeter began his final homestand for the New York Yankees with one more stroll around the bases.
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Canadian Press:
Nationals continue chase for NL's best record in win over Marlins — MIAMI - Gio Gonzalez allowed two runs in seven innings, Bryce Harper had three hits, and the Washington Nationals kept up their push for home-field advantage in the NL playoffs by beating the Miami Marlins 6-2 on Thursday night.
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Canadian Press:
Cole, Marte lead Pirates to three-game sweep of Red Sox — PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates got a lucky break when Boston pinch-runner Jemile Weeks was hit by a batted ball in the ninth inning, beating the Red Sox 3-2 on Thursday night to keep pace in the NL pennant race.
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Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com:
Angels scratch Weaver, hand start to LeBlanc — 5/31/14: Wade LeBlanc strikes out John Jaso in his Angels' debut, escaping a jam in relief in the 1st — ANAHEIM — One night after clinching the American League West title, the Angels scratched Jered Weaver from his Thursday start …
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Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Fernandez could begin throwing soon — 8/13/14: Jose Fernandez joins the Marlins' broadcast booth to talk about his rehab from Tommy John surgery — MIAMI — Months of being on no-throw status could be coming to an end for Marlins ace Jose Fernandez. The 22-year-old spent Thursday …
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Marc Carig / Newsday:
Mets sending scouting contingent for Yasmani Tomas showcase — The Mets will dispatch three scouts to a showcase for Cuban defector Yasmani Tomas, according to sources. The event is scheduled for Sunday in the Dominican Republic. — Tomas, 23, is a corner outfielder who has developed …
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Sean Kernan / Daytona Beach News-Journal:
It's official: Cincinnati Reds are Daytona's new MLB affiliate — It's time to root, root, root for a new home team in Daytona Beach. — The Cincinnati Reds have signed a four-year deal to be the major league affiliate for Daytona's franchise, owner Andy Rayburn told The News-Journal on Thursday.
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Tony Blengino / FanGraphs Baseball:
Examining the A's Epic Collapse — One of the biggest stories of the season's second half has been the historic decline of the Oakland Athletics. They are flirting with accomplishing the extremely difficult feat of having the best record in baseball at the All Star break, and then missing the playoffs.
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Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Nashville Sounds inform Brewers that they are seeking new parent club — ST. LOUIS — The Triple-A Nashville Sounds, Milwaukee's top farm team since 2005, will have a new affiliation in 2015 along with a new ballpark. The Sounds informed the Brewers on Wednesday that they were cutting ties and going with a new parent club.
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John Lott / National Post:
Toronto Blue Jays GM sends murky message on future of manager John Gibbons: 'You support them until you don't support them' — BALTIMORE - It began as an apparent vote of confidence. Then it lapsed into an oddly opaque aphorism, raising questions that did not seem to be there moments before.
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David Pinto / baseballmusings.com:
Games of the Day — Oakland will break the tie for the two wild card slots in the American League either way this afternoon as they host Texas and Kansas City is idle. Nick Martinez faces Sonny Gray. The Rangers are doing a good job of playing spoiler, having swept three from Atlanta …
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