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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Cubs To Promote Kris Bryant — The Cubs will promote top prospect Kris Bryant to the Major Leagues for tomorrow's game against the Padres, reports Jesse Rogers of ESPN Chicago (on Twitter). — The 23-year-old Bryant was the No. 2 pick in the 2013 draft out of the University of San Diego …
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Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
Cubs to promote 3B Kris Bryant, 23, for major league debut — 4h - MLB KRIS BRYANT MIKE OLT CHICAGO CUBS + more — The Baseball Tonight crew discusses the Cubs' decision to bring Kris Bryant to the majors.
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Adam McCalvy / MLB.com:
Club considering options for leadoff, center field — 4/15/15: Carlos Gomez suffers a right hamstring injury in the top of the 9th — ST. LOUIS — Carlos Gomez traveled back to Milwaukee on Thursday for an examination of his injured right hamstring while Brewers officials began …
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Tom Haudricourt / JSOnline:
Carlos Gomez goes on 15-day disabled list — By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel — St. Louis - When Brewers centerfielder Carlos Gomez returned to Milwaukee on Thursday to have his injured hamstring examined by team physician William Raasch , a trip to the disabled list seemed almost certain.
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Associated Press:
Twins Power Their Way Past Royals 8-5 for Series Win — MINNEAPOLIS — Kennys Vargas and Kurt Suzuki each hit a two-run homer, powering the Minnesota Twins past the Kansas City Royals 8-5 Thursday for their first series win this season. — Tommy Milone (2-) picked up his second straight victory …
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George A. King III / New York Post:
Look out Refsnyder: Yankees interested in Braves' 2B prospect — BALTIMORE — The Yankees have let the Braves know they have an interest in Atlanta's second-base prospect Jose Peraza who is currently playing at Triple-A. — According to a person with knowledge of the situation the Yankees …
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Danny Abriano / Metsblog:
Mets dig out of 3-0 hole, top Marlins in wild series opener — The Mets (7-3) came back from an early 3-0 deficit and broke a late 5-5 tie with some timely hitting as they topped the Marlins (3-7) on Thursday night at Citi Field. — Dillon Gee put the Mets in an early hole …
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Baseball pace-of-play rules perplexing to some — The 2014 season will be remembered for the implementation of expanded replay, the challenge system and the catcher's obstruction rule. — This season we're getting the pace-of-play rules that include a countdown clock and fines for hitters who leave the batter's box.
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Associated Press:
Hill's Double Lifts Diamondbacks Past Giants — SAN FRANCISCO — Arizona second baseman Aaron Hill spent most of the game diving around on the infield dirt at AT&T Park. He ended it with a rare hit off Giants closer Sergio Romo that likely saved teammate Josh Collmenter's spot in the Diamondbacks' rotation.
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Rehabbed Brewers pitcher: Angels should support Josh Hamilton — ST. LOUIS - Milwaukee Brewers reliever Jeremy Jeffress has never met Josh Hamilton, but knows everything about him. — He has never used drugs with Hamilton, but understands everything about the addiction.
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Joe Frisaro / MLB.com:
Catcher performed well vs. Braves, could energize Marlins — Catcher J.T. Realmuto talks about looking forward to a clean start this season — NEW YORK — The Marlins are searching for a spark, and catching prospect J.T. Realmuto might be the answer. The 24-year-old had two hits …
Kiley McDaniel / FanGraphs Baseball:
The International Signing Market: Part 2 — Yesterday I shared notes about the 33 players that should sign on or just after July 2nd and project for seven figures. A common question from readers was if their team had other deals I knew of or if they were planning to go over their bonus pool.
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Baseball America:
Prospect Hot Sheet: The Prequel — Tomorrow we go live with the first Prospect Hot Sheet of 2015, and another one will follow every Friday after that during the minor league season. — Before we present the top 20 prospect performances of the week, though, we'll sate your appetite …
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