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12:05 AM ET, April 28, 2016

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Pat Peterson / WKRG-TV:
Foley Plane Crash Caught on Camera  —  FOLEY, AL-  —  Surveillance video from a Foley business captured incredible images of a plane crash near the city's airport.  —  The crash happened south of the airport off Hickory Street Tuesday afternoon.  A Cessna 421 Twin Engine clipped a few trees over business
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Jake Arrieta sounds off on Cubs future, PED rumblings: ‘Some people are idiots’  —  CHICAGO - Jake Arrieta's dark brown eyes flash that stare that's become all too familiar to opposing hitters, but instead of rage or indignation, there's almost empathy.  —  Arrieta, amid the finest 24-start …
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Charlie Wilmoth / MLB Trade Rumors:
Jake Arrieta, Cubs Remain Far Apart On Extension Framework  —  Cubs ace Jake Arrieta believes he will get a six- or seven-year deal if the Cubs don't extend him before he becomes eligible for free agency following the 2017 season, USA Today's Bob Nightengale writes.
Zach Buchanan / Cincinnati.com:
Reds blow 3-0 lead late, fall to Mets  —  NEW YORK - The Cincinnati Reds had a chance to do something remarkable on Tuesday, at least something remarkable for them.  They had a chance to take the first lead of a game and hold onto it.  —  That was too much to ask.
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Tigers' James McCann might DH for Toledo during rehab  —  James McCann was in Detroit on Monday.  —  He ran the bases again, shagged fly balls during batting practice and hit.  —  And McCann could be headed south on I-75 this morning to begin a minor league injury rehabilitation assignment with Triple-A Toledo.
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
The Tigers' many problems go much deeper than Brad Ausmus  —  The Detroit manager is set up to take the fall for the team's struggles, but is that anywhere close to the problem for the Tigers?  —  Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images  —  At first the Braves' Fredi Gonzalez seemed the best bet to be the first manager to be fired.
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs' Addison Russell unafraid of key moments  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Addison Russell's performance in key situations in the first four weeks mirror the experience of a seasoned veteran, not a 22-year-old infielder.  —  Russell continued his knack for clutch hitting Tuesday night …
Discussion: Bleed Cubbie Blue
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John Lee / Chicago Tribune:
April 26, 1941: Cubs are first MLB team to have organ music
Discussion: Bleed Cubbie Blue and Gaslamp Ball
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Charlie Morton Requires Hamstring Surgery, Out For Season  —  Phillies righty Charlie Morton will require season-ending surgery on a torn left hamstring, the club announced.  He is expected to require a six to eight month recovery time after undergoing the procedure.
Fox Sports:
Losses mount as Braves' home-run drought reaches 15 games  —  ATLANTA (AP) The message in the Braves clubhouse Tuesday night added a fitting final insult to a dismal homestand:  —  “Bus TBD.  Issues with aircraft.”  —  It has been that kind of opening month for the Braves as they try …
Geoff Baker / The Seattle Times:
Mariners CEO Howard Lincoln to resign, sources say  —  Sources have indicated that team minority owner John Stanton will assume Lincoln's role.  The Mariners have announced a 3 p.m. news conference at Safeco Field.  —  Mariners CEO Howard Lincoln is to announce Wednesday that he is stepping …
Arden Zwelling / Sportsnet.ca:
“I won't rest until the day I figure out how this happened”  —  On Friday, April 22, two months after his positive test, Colabello got a phone call saying his appeal had been denied.  He was suspended for 80 games, beginning immediately.  He asked his teammates to gather in the Blue Jays clubhouse at 3:30 that afternoon.
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Hudson Belinsky / Baseball America:
Miami's Collins Tops College Catching Draft Class  —  College position players are always a highly valued commodity in the draft.  Scouts can watch college players develop over several years, establishing a level of comfort in their evaluations that cannot be matched by prep players.
 
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