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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Marlins seek ‘new voice,’ but sing same old song in firing Mike Redmond — This time, there is no fire sale in Miami. — Just a firing. — Yep, once again. — Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria, making late New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner appear as if he had the patience of Job …
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Edward Creech / MLB Trade Rumors:
Marlins Fire Manager Mike Redmond — 10:49pm: Frisaro tweets that there are rumors within the industry that the Marlins could hire former star catcher Ivan Rodriguez. Rodriguez, a hero for the Marlins' 2003 World Series team, retired as a player in 2012. — 10:10pm: The Marlins' next manager …
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Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com:
In an unusual twist, Marlins GM Dan Jennings has been getting serious consideration to succeed Mike Redmond as Marlins manager, according to people familiar with the team's thinking. — The Marlins haven't said anything about the likely successor, but a few people with ties …
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Jerry Crasnick / ESPN:
Juan Lagares finds home in center field — 1h - MLB JUAN LAGARES NEW YORK METS + more — Relive the top three catches from Mets' center fielder Juan Lagares so far in 2015.
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Canadian Press:
Montreal's Denis Coderre to confer with MLB commissioner — Mayor heading to New York for May 28 talk with Rob Manfred — Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre says he's looking forward to meeting with the commissioner of Major League Baseball at the end of the month in his ongoing quest to see the sport return to the city.
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Patrick Saunders / Denver Post:
Son's medical crisis puts baseball in perspective — The Denver Post — Colorado Rockies pitcher John Axford with his son Jameson Axford moments after Jameson threw out the first pitch before the Rockies play the Los Angeles Dodgers at Coors Field May 08, 2015.
Associated Press:
Pirates Stop 4-Game Slide With 3-0 Win Over Cubs — CHICAGO — A.J. Burnett worked around five walks while pitching seven innings, and the Pittsburgh Pirates stopped a four-game losing streak by cooling off the Chicago Cubs with a 3-0 victory on Sunday. — Burnett allowed three hits …
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Jay Cohen / Associated Press:
Lester helps Cubs to 6th straight win, beats Cole, Pirates
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John Lott / National Post:
Toronto Blue Jays gave Randy Wolf chance to prolong his career in minors and he's not thinking about major-league promotion — BUFFALO, N.Y. - All Randy Wolf wanted was 10 minutes of a team's time. Just a quick tryout on a bullpen mound somewhere, anywhere. I'll come to you, he said.
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Shane Tourtellotte / The Hardball Times:
Coming in Cold 2: Lifting the Pinch-Hitter's Penalty — Mark Sweeney made a career of being a pinch-hitter. (via Loreal Reid) — Last month, I indulged myself in some looks at the more notable pinch-hitters in baseball since the 1960s. While I was concentrating on individual performances …
Associated Press:
Rangers GM: Josh Hamilton progressing, likely to return next week — 1h - MLB JOSH HAMILTON TEXAS RANGERS + more — The Baseball Tonight crew breaks down its expectations for Josh Hamilton once he returns to the lineup.
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Jean-Jacques Taylor / ESPN:
Josh Hamilton says Angels denied him chance to speak to owner Arte Moreno
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
How Holliday survives ‘grind’ that got Carpenter — As Matt Holliday made his way through the minors more than a decade ago, the future All-Star saw many supremely gifted ballplayers with their gleaming tools and glistening athleticism, but he did not marvel only at their ability to play the game.
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Associated Press:
Syndergaard Earns 1st Big League Win, Mets Beat Brewers — NEW YORK — Prized Mets pitching prospect Noah Syndergaard earned his first major league win, the success tempered when he beaned Carlos Gomez with a 96 mph fastball, and New York beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-1 Sunday.
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Associated Press:
Phillies Beat D-Backs 6-0 for 5-Game Winning Streak — PHILADELPHIA — Sean O'Sullivan won a big league game for the first time in more than four years, staying in after he was hit on the throat by a throw from his own catcher, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6- Sunday …
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Associated Press:
Wong, Lynn Star as Cardinals Beat Tigers to Avoid Sweep — ST. LOUIS — Kolten Wong hit a tiebreaking home run in the sixth inning and Lance Lynn got his fifth career RBI to back his dominant pitching as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Detroit Tigers 2-1 on Sunday night to avoid a three-game sweep.
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MLB.com:
Porcello outduels Felix as Sox top Mariners — 5/16/15: Blake Swihart sends a double to the left-center-field gap, plating Xander Boegarts with the go-ahead run in the 6th inning — SEATTLE — Rick Porcello pitched into the seventh inning and Blake Swihart's RBI double in the sixth plated …
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