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Fan Dies After Fall From Upper Deck at Atlanta Braves Game — ATLANTA — A fan died after falling from the upper deck into the lower-level stands at Turner Field on Saturday night during a game between the Atlanta Braves and New York Yankees. — Lt. Charles Hampton of the Atlanta Police …
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Fan dies in fall from upper deck at Turner Field — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — The man fell at least 40 feet onto concrete. — The fall occurred in the top of the seventh inning in the game against the Yankees. — In 2013, a fan at Turner Field died after climbing over a railing and leaping to his death.
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Brad Johnson / MLB Trade Rumors:
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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Adam Rubin / ESPN:
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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Ramirez Homers, Pirates Stay Hot in 4-3 Win Over Rockies — PITTSBURGH — A resurgent J.A. Happ worked into the sixth inning, Aramis Ramirez hit a three-run homer and the Pittsburgh Pirates held off the Colorado Rockies 4-3 on Saturday night. — Happ and Ramirez, both acquired near …
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Associated Press:
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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Astros' Fiers Follows No-No With Another Win, 4-1 Over Twins — MINNEAPOLIS — Mike Fiers followed his no-hitter with another stellar start for Houston, pitching into the seventh inning with three hits allowed for the first-place Astros in a 4-1 victory Saturday over the Minnesota Twins.
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Associated Press:
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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Associated Press:
Seager Hits 2-Run HR, Mariners Hold On to Beat White Sox 7-6 — CHICAGO — Kyle Seager hit a two-run home run during a three-run first inning and the Seattle Mariners withstood Chicago's late rally to beat the White Sox 7-6 Saturday night. — Hisashi Iwakuma (6-3) gave up two runs …
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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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