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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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Yahoo Sports and MLB Daily Dish
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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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Yahoo Sports, Surviving Grady, Over the Monster and The Republic
Associated Press:
Lind's 3-Run Homer Gives Mariners 4-3 Win Over Cardinals — By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 25, 2016, 1:25 A.M. E.D.T. — SEATTLE — Adam Lind hit a game-winning three-run home run in the ninth inning off St. Louis closer Trevor Rosenthal, and the Seattle Mariners rallied for a 4-3 win …
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Yahoo Sports, Viva El Birdos and The Republic
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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Yahoo Sports, The Crawfish Boxes and The Republic
Bill Plunkett / L.A. Daily News:
Another setback for LA Dodgers pitching staff — PITTSBURGH >> There is another crack in the Dodgers' pitching plans. — Right-hander Frankie Montas — potentially a hard-throwing option for either the starting rotation or the bullpen — has been sidelined with a cracked rib on his right side …
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True Blue LA and Inside the Dodgers
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Eric Stephen / True Blue LA:
Nick Tepesch to start Friday for Dodgers in Pittsburgh
Nick Tepesch to start Friday for Dodgers in Pittsburgh
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Dodgers, Yesterday and Today, Yahoo Sports and baseballmusings.com
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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newsofchicago.com and WGN-TV
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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Pinstripe Alley
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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DRaysBay, MLB Daily Dish and Twinkie Town
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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The Crawfish Boxes, MLB Daily Dish, Todays Knuckleball and CBS Houston
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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ProFootballTalk, newsofchicago.com, Bleacher Report, ABC News and NESN.com
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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Yahoo Sports and The Republic
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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MLB Daily Dish and Halos Heaven
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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ESPN, The Republic, Faith and Fear in Flushing and ESPN
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