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Mets Acquire Addison Reed From Diamondbacks — 8:57pm: The Diamondbacks will receive 24-year-old pitcher Matt Koch and 23-year-old pitcher Miller Diaz, tweets Bob Nightengale of USA Today. Koch has a 3.46 ERA with 5.60 K/9 and 1.53 BB/9 at Double-A. He's split his time between starting and relief.
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Source: Mets acquire right-handed reliever Addison Reed from Arizona — 5m - ADDISON REED JEURYS FAMILIA TYLER CLIPPARD BOBBY PARNELL NEW YORK METS ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS + more
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ESPN:
Wilmer Flores, cult hero, just wanted to be a Met — Wilmer Flores wanted to stay a Met. He wanted it so bad he cried on the field when he thought he'd been traded. One month later, he's thrilled to still be a part of the team — and fans adore him for it. Mike Stobe/Getty Images
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Associated Press:
Encarnacion Hits 3 HRs, 9 RBIs as Blue Jays Rout Tigers — TORONTO — Edwin Encarnacion hit three home runs and tied a Toronto record with nine RBIs as the high-scoring Blue Jays routed the Detroit Tigers 15-1 Saturday. — Encarnacion extended his hitting streak to 24 games …
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Zduriencik the latest GM discarded in MLB's executive shuffle — FOX Sports — Jack Zduriencik's drafts didn't pan out well with Seattle. — Some notes on a busy period for executive turnover in Major League Baseball . . . * We could point out any number of crucial missteps …
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Wallace Matthews / ESPN:
Fan dies after fall at Turner Field during Yankees-Braves, police say — 4m - MLB ATLANTA BRAVES NEW YORK YANKEES + more
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Nationals Hit 3 Homers, Zimmermann Goes 7 in 5-1 Win — WASHINGTON — Clint Robinson and Ian Desmond hit back-to-back home runs, Jordan Zimmermann pitched seven innings and the Washington Nationals beat the Miami Marlins 5-1 on Saturday night. — The Nationals pulled within 5 1-2 games of first-place New York in the NL East.
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Vin Scully: 2016 Will Be Final Season in Booth for Dodgers — LOS ANGELES — Vin Scully says 2016 will be his last season in the broadcast booth for the Los Angeles Dodgers, which would mark the end of his record 67-year tenure with the same franchise. — The Hall of Fame announcer turns 88 …
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Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com:
(USATSI) — One potential relief option has been eliminated for trades to contenders, as Brewers closer Francisco Rodriguez was claimed and pulled back on waivers last week. — That means Rodriguez will be remaining with the Brewers through the end of the year.
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Matt Eisenberg / Metsblog:
Mets claim LHP Rzepczynski off waivers — The Mets claimed Padres LHP Marc Rzepczynski off revocable waivers and are working on a deal to acquire him, Ken Rosenthal reports (Aug. 29, 5:12 p.m.). — Rzepczynski, 30, has a 4.88 ERA in 60 appearances with the Padres and Indians this season.
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Fox Sports:
Anthopoulos' trade for Donaldson could prove historic — JP Morosi — Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos should prepare to take a bow. He's on the verge of becoming the first general manager in over 30 years to acquire the subsequent season's Most Valuable Player in an offseason or spring training trade.
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