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Billy Witz / New York Times:
Yankees, Counting on Greg Bird to Replace Mark Teixeira, Come Up Short — BOSTON — With Mark Teixeira headed back to New York on Monday to have more tests on his injured shin, Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman was asked what his alternatives at first base might be besides Greg Bird.
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Associated Press:
Ortiz Hits Career No. 495; Red Sox Beat Yankees 4-3 — BOSTON — David Ortiz hit his 495th home run and Jackie Bradley Jr. had three hits and threw out a runner at the plate to lift the Boston Red Sox to a 4-3 victory over the New York Yankees on Monday night. — Mookie Betts hit a two-run homer for the Red Sox.
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Mitch Abramson / New York Daily News:
Ex-Mets skipper Bobby Valentine says his former team is ‘in it to win it’
Ex-Mets skipper Bobby Valentine says his former team is ‘in it to win it’
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Greenville News:
Major League Baseball reconsidering Shoeless Joe — Major League Baseball has issued a decision on the reinstatement of Shoeless Joe Jackson, according to Arlene Marcley, curator of the Shoeless Joe Jackson Museum downtown. — Marcley said she has received a decision from MLB commissioner Rob Manfred.
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Rob Neyer / Fox Sports:
RETHINKING ROSE'S REINSTATEMENT — In the wake of the news that Pete Rose has officially applied to Major League Baseball for reinstatement, 25 years after he was permanently suspended, and that Rob Manfred will officially consider Rose's application, Charlie Hustle's making headlines.
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Blue Jays hire Mark Shapiro from Indians to be team president — 1h - MLB CLEVELAND INDIANS TORONTO BLUE JAYS + more
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Rosenthal notes: Minnesota Twins continue to defy lowered expectations
Rosenthal notes: Minnesota Twins continue to defy lowered expectations
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Mark Polishuk / MLB Trade Rumors:
Blue Jays To Name Mark Shapiro As Team President
Blue Jays To Name Mark Shapiro As Team President
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Cubs Acquire Austin Jackson — 6:26pm: The deal is now official, with the Cubs making an announcement. — 6:20pm: Chicago will cover $1MM of Jackson's remaining salary, Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com tweets. The Mariners will pay the $430K or so of obligations otherwise left on his deal.
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Owen Watson / Fox Sports:
Is Reed the missing piece for Mets' bullpen? — OW — With the news this past weekend that (former) Diamondbacks reliever Addison Reed was headed to the Mets, New York may have finally secured the missing piece to their bullpen: a steady seventh-inning reliever to bridge the gap between …
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Mike Gavin / Newsday:
Bobby Parnell throws live batting practice Sunday, could be activated Tuesday
Bobby Parnell throws live batting practice Sunday, could be activated Tuesday
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Jeff Fletcher / Orange County Register:
Angels seek quick resolution for GM opening — OAKLAND - The Angels have already conducted multiple interviews for their general manager opening, including internal and external candidates, and are planning on hiring someone shortly after the end of the season, if not before, according to a source.
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Matt Eisenberg / Metsblog:
Colon pitches eight scoreless, Mets hang on to beat Phillies — Bartolo Colon threw eight shutout innings and Michael Conforto and Curtis Granderson homered, as the New York Mets won the series-opener against the Philadelphia Phillies, 3-1, Monday at Citi Field.
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Associated Press:
Miller's Hard-Luck Streak Reaches 19 Starts Without a Win — ATLANTA — Martin Prado and Justin Bour each had an RBI double in the eighth inning and the Miami Marlins extended Shelby Miller's winless streak to 19 starts with a 4-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Monday night.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Cubs Designate Mike Olt For Assignment — The Cubs have designated infielder Mike Olt for assignment, the club announced. His roster spot was needed for the acquisition of Austin Jackson, which Chicago also made official. — Olt, 27, has never regained his trajectory after topping …
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Royals Acquire Jonny Gomes — 8:42pm: The deal is official, with Atlanta announcing it. — 7:41pm: The Royals have agreed to acquire outfielder Jonny Gomes from the Braves, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reports on Twitter. Atlanta will send cash along with the veteran …
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Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com:
Yanks put in claim on their ex closer Robertson; trade seems unlikely — Looking to enhance their already superb bullpen, the Yankees have put in on a claim on White Sox closer David Robertson, and will find out by Monday afternoon whether they have any chance at all to re-acquire their former reliever …
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Rick Morrissey / Chicago:
September almost here, making October that much closer for Cubs, fans — The first five months of the Cubs' season were important. April, May, June, July and August, each of them full of meaning written in capital letters. Wonderful months for a young, resilient team and a parched fan base.
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