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Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com:
Braves weigh changes; longtime GM Frank Wren's role appears in peril — The Atlanta Braves appear ready to respond to a likely rare losing season and certain failure to make the playoffs by making front-office alterations, and it appears GM Frank Wren's position could be in jeopardy.
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Mark Polishuk / MLB Trade Rumors:
Braves Fire Frank Wren — The Braves have fired general manager Frank Wren, the team announced. John Hart, a senior advisor with the club, will become the interim GM and will also be part of a three-man team (along with team president John Schuerholz and former manager Bobby Cox) in charge of finding a permanent general manager.
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Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Major organizational changes may come for Braves — Braves GM Frank Wren joins the crew to discuss what the team needs to lock up the division, Dan Uggla's signing by the Giants and more — ATLANTA — Now that the Braves have been essentially eliminated from the playoffs …
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Ben Badler / Baseball America:
Rangers To Scout Yasmany Tomas On Wednesday — The Rangers will have a private workout for Cuban outfielder Yasmany Tomas at their Dominican complex on Wednesday, according to a source. — Tomas had his first open showcase yesterday at the Giants' facility in the Dominican Republic and is at the Phillies today for a private workout.
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Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Miami sends two executives to slugger's workout — Cuban outfield prospect Yasmany Tomas takes batting practice during his participation in a showcase hosted by the Dominican Republic — MIAMI — The regular season may officially end on Sept. 28, but the Marlins' front office already …
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Ben Badler / Baseball America:
Yasmany Tomas To Work Out For Phillies Today — The Phillies have a private showcase scheduled for today with Cuban outfielder Yasmany Tomas at their facility in the Dominican Republic, according to a source. Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro is among the Phillies contingent that is expected to be on hand to watch Tomas.
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Gardner belts 15,000th homer in Yanks history — 9/21/14: Brett Gardner belts a solo home run to right field, home run No. 15,000 in franchise history, giving New York a 2-1 lead — NEW YORK — Brett Gardner connected for the 15,000th home run in Yankees franchise history on Sunday afternoon …
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Dick Kaegel / MLB.com:
Kauffman Stadium averages crowd of 24,154 per home game — Kauffman Stadium drew nearly two million fans this season, the most since 1991. — KANSAS CITY — The Royals finished the regular-season home schedule with the biggest attendance since 1991 and not far under the 2 million mark at 1,956,482.
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Patrick Saunders / On the Rox:
Bud Selig forms committee to study MLB's pace of play, time of games — TOPICS — Major League Baseball's wheels turn slowly, but at least they are in motion. — As Nick Groke pointed out in a recent story, criticism is mounting about the slow pace of play and the ever lengthening time it takes to play a nine-inning game.
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Mark Sheldon / MLB.com:
Reds say Latos won't make another 2014 start — 9/7/14: Mat Latos pitches six innings, allowing three runs, all unearned, on seven hits and one walk while striking out five batters — ST. LOUIS — Reds starting pitcher Mat Latos began this season injured, and that's how he's going to end it as well.
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Paul Hagen / MLB.com:
Seven-time All-Star navigates transition between baseball and life without it — 10/2/12: Scott Rolen jacks a solo home run over the left-field wall to knot the game at 1 in the fourth inning — CLEARWATER, Fla. — Scott Rolen hasn't bothered to file the paperwork that would officially make him a retired player.
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Canadian Press:
Worley, Pirates edge Brewers to pad final Wild Card lead — PITTSBURGH — Vance Worley pitched eight sparkling innings, Russell Martin hit a late RBI single and the Pittsburgh Pirates trapped a runner in the ninth, edging Milwaukee 1-0 Sunday to extend their wild-card lead over the Brewers.
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Associated Press:
Kemp, Dodgers Beat Cubs 8-5 — CHICAGO — Matt Kemp homered and had four RBIs, Yasiel Puig scored a career-high four times and the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers used six pitchers to beat the Chicago Cubs 8-5 on Sunday. — Kemp had four hits for the Dodgers, who clinched a playoff berth …
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