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11:45 AM ET, April 27, 2016

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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.
Discussion: MLive.com and Bless You Boys
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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.
Associated Press:
Indians' Carlos Carrasco injures hamstring, expected to go on DL
Discussion: ESPN and Big Three Sports
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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Vince Lara-Cinisomo / Baseball America:
What To Expect: Jose Berrios  —  Aaron Blair was No. 1 on the first official Prospect Hot Sheet of 2016 and made his major league debut two days later.  Jose Berrios was No. 2, and now will be called up by the Twins, according to BA correspondent Mike Berardino.
Discussion: Baseball Prospectus
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Twins Option Buxton, Kepler; Recall Alex Meyer
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.
Discussion: USA Today
John Lee / Chicago Tribune:
April 26, 1941: Cubs are first MLB team to have organ music  —  Wrigley Field organist Gary Pressey at his keyboard adjacent to the pressbox during a game in 2001.  —  Chicago Tribune … Ray Nelson, who on Saturday unveiled his pipe organ behind the grandstand screen at Wrigley field …
Discussion: Bleed Cubbie Blue and Gaslamp Ball
Mark Douglas / WFLA-TV:
Man who allegedly threw daughter off bridge last year heading to hospital instead of trial  —  CLEARWATER, FL (WFLA) — John Jonchuck is heading back to a state mental hospital instead of facing trial in Pinellas County.  Jonchuck is accused of murdering his 5-year-old daughter Phoebe 15 months ago.
Discussion: WSPA-TV, WCMH-TV and KRON4.com
Rocco DeMaro / Fox Sports:
Is a hot dog a sandwich?  —  “Of course not.  It's a hot dog (you imbecile)... ” would be your response, if you're anything like the average major-league baseball player.  —  Point of Order: While no major leaguer actually called me an imbecile over the past few weeks …
Discussion: Bucs Dugout
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 …
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
Gerry Fraley / Dallas Morning News:
Former Rangers outfielder David Murphy retires at age 34  —  ARLINGTON — David Murphy, a stalwart for seven seasons with the Texas Rangers, retired from baseball on Monday at age 34.  —  Murphy had been playing with Rochester, N.Y., Minnesota's affiliate in the Triple-A International League.
Kyle Buis / CBS Sacramento:
Video Of Woman Walking Dog Alongside Car Raises Animal Cruelty Concerns  —  STOCKTON (CBS13) — A woman caught on video pulling a dog by its leash while driving down a Stockton street has some wondering if it's a case of animal cruelty.  —  The video appears to show a lazy dog walker at best …
Discussion: WJBF-TV and WCMH-TV
 
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Billy Witz / New York Times:
Yankees Return to Site Where a Downward Spiral Began
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Daniel Popper / New York Daily News:
Alex Rodriguez leaves with oblique injury in Yankees' 8-1 loss to Rays, MRI negative
Ralph Ellis / CNN:
Marijuana ‘grow operations’ found at Ohio slaying sites
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Too little, too Latos; Rangers swept in the Windy City
Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Indians To Place Carlos Carrasco On DL
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