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New York Daily News:
Noah Syndergaard also has bone spur as Mets pounded by Nationals — WASHINGTON, D.C. - Hours after sources told the News that Matz has been pitching with a bone spur in this left elbow, Noah Syndergaard went out and raised more red flags. The big right-hander struggled to get through three innings …
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Lucas Giolito, MLB's No. 1 pitching prospect, to debut vs. Mets — WASHINGTON — The Nationals have announced that top pitching prospect Lucas Giolito will be called up from Double-A Harrisburg to make his major league debut on Tuesday against the Mets. — “He's ready for the task,” …
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Associated Press:
Nationals defeat Syndergaard, Mets 11-4 in series opener … WASHINGTON — The Washington Nationals looked in trouble early. The New York Mets' Noah Syndergaard was in big trouble a couple of innings later. — The Nationals dealt Syndergaard his first loss in more than a month …
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John Delcos / The John Delcos New York Mets Report:
Mets Must Give Us Reason To Care — Sometimes listening to Terry Collins makes me want to scream. I know I've written that before, but Collins keeps making “I want to throw my shoe at the TV” type of comments. The Mets' manager said several things over the weekend in preparation …
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Baseball America:
2016 Futures Game Rosters — Major League Baseball announced the rosters for the 2016 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game, which will be played on July 10 at Petco Park in San Diego. — This is the 18th annual prospect extravaganza, with the best prospects in the game divided into World …
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Brian MacPherson / providencejournal.com:
Rays 13, Red Sox 7: Rodriguez pummeled, optioned to Triple-A — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Xander Bogaerts stood silently near the mound as Tampa Bay's Logan Forsythe finished his trot around the bases in the third inning. Sandy Leon waited outside the dirt circle at home plate.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Brewers Designate Alex Presley — The Brewers have designated outfielder Alex Presley for assignment, per a club announcement. Taking his place on the roster is utilityman Jake Elmore, whose contract was purchased by Milwaukee. — [Related: Updated Brewers Depth Chart]
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Jon Jay Suffers Broken Forearm — Padres outfielder Jon Jay has suffered a broken forearm, Darren Smith of Mighty1090.com reports on Twitter. He'll be placed on the 15-day DL, with Alex Dickerson brought up to take his place on the active roster. — [Related: Updated Padres Depth Chart]
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Associated Press:
Rangers Wrap Up Win at 2:44 A.m., Outlast Rain, Yankees — By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 28, 2016, 3:00 A.M. E.D.T. — NEW YORK — The Texas Rangers wrapped up a weird win at 2:44 a.m. Tuesday, rallying after a rain delay of more than 3 1/2 hours in the ninth inning to beat the New York Yankees 9-6 …
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Backup catcher Pena not active yet — Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com — KANSAS CITY • Buoyant and bubbly Brayan Pena was back in the Cardinals clubhouse Monday, having finished a 20-day rehabilitation assignment as he completed his recovery from surgery on his left knee in early April.
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Kyle Brasseur / ESPN:
MLB Rumor Central: Marlins targeting Chapman, Rodney? — The Miami Marlins took three of four from the Chicago Cubs over the weekend to improve to 41-35 on the season. — Such a performance against a team considered to be the best in the league could have the Marlins getting more serious about being buyers at the trade deadline.
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Dan Woike / Orange County Register:
Clippers' Jamal Crawford weighing his priorities, options as free agency approaches — Family. Friends. Money. Legacy. Happiness. — It's not everyday that so many of life's most important things stand to be impacted by one decision, but, that's exactly where Jamal Crawford finds himself.
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Associated Press:
Coastal Carolina shut down by Arizona's Cloney in CWS loss — OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Michael Paez and Coastal Carolina guessed wrong for most of Game 1 of the College World Series finals. JC Cloney was that good. — The Chanticleers managed just four singles in a 3-0 loss to Arizona on Monday night.
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