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1:00 PM ET, April 29, 2016

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ESPN:
Marlins 2B Dee Gordon suspended 80 games after PEDs violation  —  Miami Marlins second baseman Dee Gordon has been suspended 80 games without pay, effective immediately, for violating MLB's performance-enhancing drug policy, the league said early Friday.  —  The speedy second baseman tested positive …
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Dee Gordon Receives 80-Game PED Suspension  —  10:39am: Gordon tested positive for the pair of substances in Spring Training, a league source tells ESPN's Jayson Stark.  —  12:20am: In a stunning development, Marlins second baseman Dee Gordon has been hit with an eighty-game suspension for PEDs, according to a league announcement.
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Will angry players push for tougher PED penalties after the latest suspensions?  —  Dee Gordon is the latest prominent player to get suspended  —  Harsher penalties are coming — a fierce debate over harsher penalties, at the very least.  —  Some prominent players, in a story I wrote …
John Hayes / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Hays eagles' feline meal disturbing for some viewers  —  It was inevitable, from the moment video cameras went up over Pittsburgh bald eagle nests, that viewers would eventually see something disturbing.  —  On Tuesday, eagles at the Hays nest site brought a young cat into the nest to feed their two eaglets.
Denver Post:
COLORADO ROCKIES / MLB  —  ROCKIES PITCHING DEPTH HAS EVAPORATED.  AND NOW THEY'RE PLUGGING HOLES.  —  The Denver Post  —  Eddie Butler, currently in limbo between the bullpen and rotation, delivers a pitch to a Pittsburgh Pirates during the fourth inning Wednesday.  (David Zalubowski, The Associated Press)
Kyle Burger / WVTM:
11-year-old protects Talladega home against intruder  —  Chris Gaither, 11, shot a home intruder Wednesday morning  —  Home school student Chris Gaither, 11, was alone Wednesday morning when he heard a noise.  —  Someone had broken into his house and walked upstairs.
Discussion: Associated Press and WCMH-TV
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Braves Seeking To Trade For Draft Picks  —  The Braves have reached out to teams with competitive balance draft selections — the only kind that can be traded — in an attempt to bolster their number of draft choices and available bonus pool, Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports reports (Twitter links).
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Scooter Gennett Placed On DL; Brewers Select Hernan Perez's Contract  —  11:20am: Manager Craig Counsell tells Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel that Gennett has a “mild” strain of his oblique (Twitter link).  Counsell's early expectation is that Gennett will be out three weeks …
Discussion: Brew Crew Ball
ESPN:
Tigers call up pitcher Michael Fulmer; debut could come Friday  —  DETROIT — Tigers fans won't have to wait too long to see the organization's top prospect in action.  —  Michael Fulmer, 23, will be recalled from Triple-A Toledo, according to manager Brad Ausmus, presumably to make his major league debut on Friday.
Baltimore Sun:
Orioles recap: Chris Tillman fans nine as Birds avoid sweep with 3-1 win over Rays … The Orioles had just three hits Wednesday night against the Tampa Bay Rays, so their offense definitely didn't break out in their 3-1 victory at Tropicana Field.  But right-hander Chris Tillman didn't need much run support.
Discussion: Camden Chat, DRaysBay and Roar from 34
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
The Braves' season is lost and their future is a big question mark  —  Atlanta's season is already in the tank, but are the Braves poised to get any better in 2017 and beyond?  —  The Braves are 4-17.  The season is lost.  Manager Fredi Gonzalez will be fired.
Discussion: Talking Chop
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Braves right-hander Norris could be replaced for next start  —  BOSTON — There's a chance struggling Braves right-hander Bud Norris won't make his next scheduled start, Monday at the Mets.  —  Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez and pitching coach Roger McDowell met with Norris on Thursday …
Discussion: Talking Chop
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: Bless You Boys
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
The Tigers' many problems go much deeper than Brad Ausmus
 
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