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Associated Press:
Tanaka outduels Price as Yanks top Red Sox 3-1, avoid sweep … NEW YORK — Just a couple of days into the season's second half, Yankees manager Joe Girardi said his team needed to win this one. — Fortunately for New York, he had the right men on the mound.
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ESPN and FenwayNation
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George A. King III / New York Post:
How Yankees are dealing with trade rumors: alone — More On: — It used to be a player heard his name in a trade every day as the non-waiver trade deadline approached. Today, it seems it's every hour on the hour. Or sooner. — With the Aug. 1 deadline approaching …
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MLB Trade Rumors, Pinstripe Alley, MLB Daily Dish, Royals Review and River Avenue Blues
ESPN:
Indians' Yan Gomes has A/C joint separation, out 4-8 weeks — Cleveland Indians catcher Yan Gomes has been diagnosed with an A/C joint separation of his right shoulder and will be out approximately four to eight weeks, the team announced. — The team officially placed Gomes …
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baseballmusings.com and Todays Knuckleball
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Twins Fire Terry Ryan — The Twins announced today that they have relieved general manager Terry Ryan of his duties. Longtime assistant GM Rob Antony will act as the team's new general manager on an interim basis. Unlike many teams the dismiss their GM midseason, the Twins will not delay …
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Yahoo Sports, twinsdaily.com, Twinkie Town and MLB Daily Dish
David Lennon / Newsday:
Could MLB trim its season to 154 games? … After taking steps recently to shorten the games, will Major League Baseball's next significant move be to trim the length of the season? — Sounds radical. But with negotiations already underway to craft a new collective-bargaining agreement …
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Todays Knuckleball and Purple Row
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Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
MLB Could Reduce Schedule Length
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Todays Knuckleball and Al's Ramblings
Jeff Passan / Yahoo Sports:
The case for Kyle Schwarber to the Yankees and other trade rumors — Brian Cashman is a sinner. — So long as geographically boundaries are stretched and New York is considered a neighbor to Chicago, he is spending his July breaking the 10th Commandment: “Thou shalt not covet your neighbor's house.
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Federal Baseball, CBS Chicago, Red Reporter, MLB Daily Dish, Lone Star Ball, Dallas Morning News and Talking Chop
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Patriotic Jonny Gomes crushed Royals aren't inviting him to White House — The Royals did not invite Jonny Gomes for their visit to the White House on Thursday. And Gomes, who makes no secret of his patriotism, is crushed. — “I've been sent down. I've been non-tendered, whatever,” Gomes said.
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CBS Boston, Halos Heaven, USA Today, Full Count and NESN.com
David Barron / Houston Chronicle:
Ex-Cardinals executive Christopher Correa gets 46-month sentence for hacking Astros — Former St. Louis Cardinals executive Christopher Correa was sentenced to 46 months in prison Monday for his role in hacking the Astros' computer database. — Correa, 35, the Cardinals' former director …
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MLB Trade Rumors, Yahoo Sports, Associated Press and The Crawfish Boxes
Associated Press:
Marte's Homer in 18th Inning Lifts Pirates Over Nationals — WASHINGTON — Starling Marte hit a solo home run in the 18th inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Washington Nationals 2-1 Sunday in a marathon game that lasted almost six hours. — Pinch-hitter Daniel Murphy homered …
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Yahoo Sports, Federal Baseball and CBS Pittsburgh
Associated Press:
Altuve, McHugh Pace Astros Past Mariners — SEATTLE — Jose Altuve homered among his four hits and drove in three runs, Collin McHugh escaped a pair of bases-loaded jams to pitch six scoreless innings, and the Houston Astros beat the Seattle Mariners 8-1 on Sunday.
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South Side Sox and The Crawfish Boxes
Associated Press:
Pujols' 2 HRs Power Angels Past White Sox 8-1 for Sweep — ANAHEIM, Calif. — Albert Pujols hit a pair of two-run homers, Jered Weaver pitched seven strong innings and the Los Angeles Angels completed an emphatic three-game sweep of the Chicago White Sox with an 8-1 victory Sunday.
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Yahoo Sports, True Blue LA and Halos Heaven
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Angels Claim Sean Coyle From Red Sox — The Angels have claimed minor league second baseman Sean Coyle off waivers from the Red Sox, reports Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports (via Twitter). The 24-year-old was designated for assignment by Boston last week. — Coyle once rated as one of the …
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Todays Knuckleball and Full Count
