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Jon Heyman / Todays Knuckleball:
Heyman: Mets reunion with Jose Reyes likely — The Mets and their former star Jose Reyes are very likely to reunite, according to people familiar with the situation, though there's no done deal at this point. — The Mets have warmed up to a second tenure for Reyes in recent days …
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mets Expected To Sign Jose Reyes — 10:18pm: New York expects to sign Reyes as soon as tomorrow, sources tell MLB.com's Anthony DiComo. — 4:08pm: Jose Reyes isn't yet a free agent, but he'll formally clear release waivers tomorrow afternoon, and according to David Lennon and Marc Carig of Newsday …
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Associated Press:
Red Sox Rally With 4 Runs in 9th for 8-7 Win Over Rangers — By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 25, 2016, 12:22 A.M. E.D.T. — ARLINGTON, Texas — Mookie Betts hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning and Dustin Pedroia scored the tiebreaking run on a wild pitch as the Boston Red Sox rallied …
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Associated Press:
Springer Hits Slam as Astros Pound Royals, Volquez 13-4 — By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 24, 2016, 11:31 P.M. E.D.T. — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — George Springer hit a grand slam and a triple in Houston's nine-run first inning against Edinson Volquez, and the Astros routed the Kansas City Royals 13-4 on Friday night.
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Tegna / WFAA-TV:
Dozens burned walking across hot coals at Tony Robbins event in Dallas — Thirty to 50 people were treated for burn injuries after walking across hot coals at Tony Robbins' “Unleashing the Power Within” seminar in Dallas. Demond Fernandez has more.
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Associated Press:
Helped by 3 Errors, Yanks Beat Twins 5-3 to Get Back to .500 — By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 24, 2016, 10:19 P.M. E.D.T. — NEW YORK — Dellin Betances, Andrew Miller and Aroldis Chapman combined for three innings of perfect relief for the second straight game, Rob Refsnyder hit …
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Rays Acquire Oswaldo Arcia, Designate Andrew Bellatti — The Twins announced that recently designated-for-assignment outfielder Oswaldo Arcia has been traded to the Rays in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations. Tampa Bay has also announced the move …
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Tom Pelissero / USA Today:
NFL will interview players tied to Al-Jazeera America report on PEDs — The NFL has informed its players union that league officials plan to show up on the first day of training camp to interview three players named in an Al-Jazeera America report linking them to performance enhancers and other drugs.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Astros To Promote A.J. Reed — The Astros are set to promote highly-regarded first base prospect A.J. Reed, according to 1250 Sports Talk Radio. Jake Kaplan of the Houston Chronicle confirmed the move via Twitter. — Reed, 23, is one of the game's best-regarded first base prospects.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Angels “Listening” On Yunel Escobar; Giants Have Shown Interest — The Angels are listening to offers on infielder Yunel Escobar, according to ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick (via Twitter). It appears that multiple teams have expressed at least some level of interest, with the Giants among them.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mariners Option Nori Aoki — The Mariners have optioned outfielder Nori Aoki to Triple-A, the club announced. His service time means that he had to clear revocable option waivers first, but couldn't elect free agency without sacrificing his guaranteed salary. — [Related: Updated Mariners Depth Chart]
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Associated Press:
Kipnis Triples Twice, Indians Beat Tigers 7-4 — By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 24, 2016, 10:25 P.M. E.D.T. — DETROIT — Jason Kipnis hit two of Cleveland's four triples and the Indians continued their season-long dominance of the Detroit Tigers with a 7-4 victory Friday night.
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The Republic
Associated Press:
Garcia's 2-run homer in 8th sends Braves past Mets … ATLANTA — Adonis Garcia loves having a flair for dramatics in the late innings. — All four of Garcia's homers this year and nine of 14 in his career have either tied the game or given Atlanta the lead. — “I've had some good luck,” he said.
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