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9:20 AM ET, April 25, 2016

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Tegna / WFAA-TV:
Too little, too Latos; Rangers swept in the Windy City … Part of the intrigue of baseball is that you can feel so confident in a team on one day, after they sweep a division rival in a decisive fashion, and then three days later, it feels like there can never again be joy in Mudville.
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Tegna / WFAA-TV:
Desmond, Mazara can't save bullpen from itself … After one of the least exciting games of the season on Friday night — unless you're a fan of historically (bad) triple plays — the Rangers and White Sox put on an entertaining back-and-forth effort for 11 innings in Chicago.
ESPN:
White Sox turn first 9-3-2-6-2-5 triple play in major league history
Adam RubinESPN / ESPN:
Mets' Jacob deGrom ‘relieved’ son's medical complications are behind  —  ATLANTA — A relieved Jacob deGrom rejoined his New York Mets teammates Saturday, nearly two weeks after his son was born with medical complications at Halifax Health Medical Center in Daytona Beach, Florida.
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Jacob deGrom's baby would stop breathing when he fell asleep, Mets pitcher reveals  —  ATLANTA — Jacob deGrom has had about half a dozen MRIs throughout his baseball career, but never in that tube was he as stressed out or nervous as waiting for his newborn son Jaxon to come through one last week.
Associated Press:
Chris Davis homers, has 4 hits; Orioles beat Royals  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chris Davis homered and had four hits, Manny Machado extended his hitting streak to 16 games and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Kansas City Royals 8-3 on Saturday night.  —  Mark Trumbo had three hits and four RBIs …
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Fox Sports:
The next Nomo?  Dodgers' Maeda flirts with no-no, lowers ERA to 0.36  —  DENVER — Kenta Maeda tamed a notorious hitter's park about as well as any pitcher can.  —  So much for being intimidated in his first start at Coors Field.  —  Maeda held Colorado hitless into the sixth inning …
Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Phillies Send Charlie Morton To DL With Strained Hamstring  —  The Phillies have placed right-hander Charlie Morton on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left hamstring and recalled fellow righty Luis Garcia, the team announced.  Morton sustained the injury during his start against the Brewers on Saturday.
Discussion: MLB Daily Dish and Yahoo Sports
David Pinto / baseballmusings.com:
Wild West  —  The games taking place in the NL West parks Sunday afternoon have been high scoring and close.  The tamest took place in San Francisco where the Marlins won 5-4.  Dee Gordon and Giancarlo Stanton broke out of slumps, Gordon going 2 for 5 and scoring twice, while Stanton hit a home run to go with two singles.
Discussion: AZ Snake Pit and Bucs Dugout
Vince Lara-Cinisomo / Baseball America:
What To Expect: Aaron Blair  —  The Braves, struggling to find effective starting pitching until their stacked farm system blooms, have called up their No. 3 prospect, righthander Aaron Blair.  —  Blair, acquired along with top prospect Dansby Swanson in the deal that sent Shelby Miller to Arizona …
Discussion: Talking Chop
Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Indians To Place Carlos Carrasco On DL  —  Indians right-hander Carlos Carrasco exited his start in Detroit on Sunday with a left hamstring injury and will be placed on the disabled list as a result, manager Terry Francona said (Twitter link via Zack Meisel of cleveland.com).
Discussion: Let's Go Tribe
Tampa Bay Times:
Rays Tales: Smyly has been worth the Price  —  The Rays got LHP Drew Smyly from the Tigers as part of their three-player return for unloading LHP David Price in July 2014.  —  And there have been times when Smyly has looked as if he could be every bit as effective as the former ace.
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors
ESPN:
Granderson, Mets continue power surge, beat Braves, 6-3  —  Curtis Granderson homered twice, including a grand slam, to drive in five runs and Matt Harvey got his first win of the season as the New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 6-3 on Friday night.
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Ray Glier / New York Times:
Matt Harvey's Performance Against Feeble Braves Offers No Answers
Discussion: Talking Chop and Yahoo Sports
WSAW-TV:
BREAKING: Antigo prom shooting suspect, 18, fatally shot by on-scene officer  —  ANTIGO, Wis. (WSAW) — The Antigo Police Department confirms a lone gunman was shot by an officer after shooting two students late Saturday night at Antigo High School as they left prom.
Discussion: Associated Press, WSPA-TV and WATE-TV
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Chris Colabello Receives 80-Game PED Suspension  —  Blue Jays first baseman/outfielder Chris Colabello has received an 80-game PED suspension, per a league announcement, which is the penalty for a first-time offender.  He tested positive for the banned substance dehydrochlormethyltestosterone.
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Fox Sports:
Chris Colabello suspended 80 games for positive drug test
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
 
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