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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Matt Harvey Delivers in Home Debut, but Mets' Victory Is Painful — There is nothing, perhaps, that enraptures a baseball crowd like a hard-throwing pitcher. It is like watching a man at a carnival, shirt sleeves rolled up, three balls on the table, trying to impress everyone with brute strength.
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Anthony Rieber / Newsday:
Bullpen has been perfect since Jenrry Mejia's suspension … STORY — Mets closer Mejia banned 80 games for PEDs — STORY — Wright: Suspended Mejia ‘let his teammates down’ … Mets — Mets' home opener at Citi Field
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Christian Red / NY Daily News:
Matt Harvey's return to Citi Field expected to draw 40,000 Mets fans
Matt Harvey's return to Citi Field expected to draw 40,000 Mets fans
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Associated Press:
Chirinos' Career-High 5 RBIs Lead Rangers Over Angels 8-2 — ARLINGTON, Texas — Robinson Chirinos had a career-high five RBIs with a home run and double, backing Nick Martinez and leading the Texas Rangers over the Los Angeles Angels 8-2 Tuesday night. — Chirinos hit a two-run double …
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Associated Press:
Indians' Carlos Carrasco Hit by Line Drive, Bruises Jaw — CLEVELAND — Carlos Carrasco's face was swollen. His jaw was sore. His head hurt. — He was lucky. — Carrasco didn't sustain any major injuries after being struck on the right side of the face with a line drive hit …
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs find help from all corners in improving to 4-2
Cubs find help from all corners in improving to 4-2
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Associated Press:
Greene Throws 8 Strong Innings as Tigers Beat Pirates 2-0 — PITTSBURGH — Shane Greene pitched eight strong innings and the Detroit Tigers bounced back from their first loss of the season with a 2-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night. — Greene (2-0), a 26-year-old right-hander …
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Nationals Designate Xavier Cedeno For Assignment — The Nationals have designated lefty reliever Xavier Cedeno for assignment, SB Nation's Chris Cotillo tweets. Dan Kolko of MASNsports.com tweeted earlier that Cedeno was not on the club's lineup card. — Cedeno earned a spot on the team …
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Nancy Lane / Boston Herald:
Red Sox Notebook: Boston covets Nationals starter Jordan Zimmermann Red Sox Notebook: Boston covets Nationals starter Jordan Zimmermann — Photo by: — WELL DONE: Starter Rick Porcello gets a hand as he leaves the game in the eighth inning of yesterday's win over the Nationals. — By:
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David Dorsey / The News-Press:
Red Sox prospect Yoan Moncada triples in debut
Red Sox prospect Yoan Moncada triples in debut
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Mark Lazerus / Chicago:
Patrick Kane will play in Game 1 for the Blackhawks — The mullet is back. And so is the guy wearing it. — Patrick Kane will indeed play in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup playoffs Wednesday in Nashville, a mere seven weeks after undergoing surgery to repair a broken clavicle suffered Feb. 24 …
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Alex Rios Fractures Left Hand — 11:24am: GM Dayton Moore says that the expectation is Rios will only miss three to six weeks of action, though it is too early to establish a precise timeline, McCullough reports (Twitter links). Dyson and Orlando will indeed share right field for the time being, Moore adds.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Indians Sign Jhoulys Chacin, Designate Shaun Marcum — The Indians have announced a series of transactions, including the signing of righty Jhoulys Chacin to a minor league deal. Fellow right-hander Shaun Marcum was designated for assignment, while backstop Brett Hayes will take his roster spot.
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
MLB warns Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Tuffy Gosewisch about pace of play — Major League Baseball began sending out written warnings last week to players who have violated the new pace-of-play rules. Diamondbacks catcher Tuffy Gosewisch was among them, but he didn't think there was much …
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Bruce Schneier / Washington Post:
Baseball's new metal detectors won't keep you safe. They'll just make you miss a few innings. — Security theater meets America's pastime. — Fans attending Major League Baseball games are being greeted in a new way this year: with metal detectors at the ballparks.
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Eno Sarris / FanGraphs Baseball:
Jimmy Nelson Found a New Pitch — The list of guys with new pitches every spring runs deep (27 last year on Jason Collette's excellent list). The list of those that continue to throw those pitches during the regular season is a little bit shorter (23 last year).
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