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Associated Press:
Blue Jays Beat Rangers 6-3 to Win Wild Game 5 — TORONTO — Jose Bautista wiped out the need for protests or umpire reviews with the Toronto Blue Jays' biggest home run since Joe Carter's historic shot. — Toronto earned its first trip to the American League Championship Series since …
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MLB Daily Dish and Baseball Prospectus
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Ugly scene at Rogers Centre in Game 5 can't happen again — FOX Sports — TORONTO — Everyone needs to clean it up. Blue Jays fans. Blue Jays management. Major League Baseball. Everyone. — In the interest of fairness, let's view the ugly fan reaction to a controversial call during …
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Toronto Star, Royals Review, Dallas Morning News, FanGraphs Baseball, Deadspin and Bleacher Report
Andrew Keh / New York Times:
Baseball Reaches a Flipping Point — Brace yourself, baseball fans, and behold the inexorable rise of the bat flip. — Self-expression has long been a fraught issue in Major League Baseball, where impassivity — the ability to “act like you have been there before” — often feels as highly regarded as power hitting and foot speed.
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Bluebird Banter
Gerry Fraley / Dallas Morning News:
The 53 minutes that changed the Rangers' destiny — TORONTO - A season of unexpected success ended for the Rangers on Wednesday in one chaotic inning that had umpires checking the rule book and players dodging for cover from flying objects. — In the span of 53 minutes …
James Carlton / Fox Sports:
Brewers hire 36-year-old Matt Arnold as vice president and assistant GM — General manager David Stearns announced the biggest move of his young tenure with the Brewers on Wednesday, hiring Matt Arnold as vice president and assistant GM. — Stearns, who officially took …
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Associated Press:
Brewers hire Matt Arnold from Tampa to be assistant GM — New Milwaukee Brewers general manager David Stearns has made his first significant addition to the front office with the hiring of Matt Arnold as vice president and assistant general manager. — Stearns made it sound on Wednesday …
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Andy McCullough / Kansas City Star:
Johnny on the spot: Cueto will start ALDS Game 5, but Royals could use quick hook — Cueto gave up four runs in Game 2 against Houston Astros — KC has entire bullpen available, including Edinson Volquez — Wade Davis, Kelvin Herrera could also throw multiple innings
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Nick Groke / Denver Post:
COLORADO ROCKIES / MLB — ROCKIES CUT C MICHAEL MCKENRY, LOSE RHP BROOKS BROWN TO THE DODGERS — The relief pitcher showed promise for Colorado, but he's off to L.A. — The Denver Post — Brooks Brown (51) of the Colorado Rockies pitches against the San Francisco Giants in the bottom …
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Purple Row, Brew Crew Ball and MLB Trade Rumors
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Rob Manfred on Utley, sliding rules: ‘Important we protect players’ — CHICAGO — Major League Baseball wants to make changes to its rule on aggressive slides to protect middle infielders, Commissioner Rob Manfred said Tuesday, with hopes of reaching an agreement with the player and umpire unions in time for the 2016 season.
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Jon Heyman / CBSSports.com:
Scouts buzz about Cespedes demonstration of power and speed — NEW YORK — Mets star Yoenis Cespedes does some amazing things on a baseball field, and in Monday night's game he amazed even some of the most veteran baseball folks. The 430-foot bolt of a home run into the upper deck in left field …
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Mets Merized Online, Amazin' Avenue and MLB Trade Rumors
Josh Norris / Baseball America:
In AFL, Knapp Looks To Build On Strong Season — GLENDALE, Ariz.—During the Phillies' 2013 instructional league, just months after he was drafted in the second round, catcher Andrew Knapp felt a pop in his throwing arm and knew instantly it wasn't good. — He was right.
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The Good Phight
Bob Brookover / Philly.com:
Kim Ng is best choice for Phillies GM — It is neither a daring nor innovative move for incoming Phillies president Andy MacPhail to interview Kim Ng. A few big-league teams have been there and done that. The San Diego Padres, in fact, have done it twice.
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The Good Phight and Redleg Nation
Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Man shot outside AT&T stadium after Cowboys game dies — Richard Sells, 43, was shot in the neck Sunday He was pronounced dead at a Fort Worth hospital Wednesday night — The suspect held a gun to another man's head before shooting Sells, police said … FORT WORTH
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