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Harper? Stanton? The most overrated player on all 30 MLB teams — What does it mean to be overrated? It doesn't mean the player is necessarily bad, just not as great as the hype would indicate. So in coming up with this list, I tried to weigh a general perception of how the player …
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Steven Wright hurt shoulder pinch running, replaced by Clay Buchholz — Using a reliever to face a hitter in a questionable situation is one thing, but this will probably go down as the most costly decision Red Sox manager John Farrell makes all season — even if it may have been by the book.
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Blue Jays place Jose Bautista on disabled list with knee sprain — The front-running Blue Jays have received some concerning news when star outfielder Jose Bautista showed up at Rogers Centre on Wednesday complaining of soreness to his left knee. — Bautista injured the knee in Tuesday's game …
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Blue Jays Place Jose Bautista On 15-Day DL
Blue Jays Place Jose Bautista On 15-Day DL
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Astros Designate Carlos Gomez For Assignment — In a stunning move, the Astros have designated center fielder Carlos Gomez for assignment, the team announced. Right-hander Jandel Gustave will come up from Triple-A Fresno to take Gomez's roster spot. — Gomez's designation represents …
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Longtime ESPN host John Saunders dead at age 61 — John Saunders, one of the familiar on-air faces of ESPN for nearly 30 years, has died. He was 61. — Saunders hosted studio and play-by-play programming. He covered college football, basketball and the NHL for the network, in addition to anchoring SportsCenter.
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Beltre Leads Another Rangers' Rally Over Rockies in 5-4 Win — By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSAUG. 11, 2016, 12:09 A.M. E.D.T. — ARLINGTON, Texas — Adrian Beltre singled in two runs in the eighth inning, and the Texas Rangers rallied late for the third straight game against the Colorado Rockies in a 5-4 victory Wednesday night.
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A's Win 1-0 to Knock Orioles Out of First Place — By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSAUG. 11, 2016, 12:45 A.M. E.D.T. — OAKLAND, Calif. — Ross Detwiler and John Axford combined on a four-hitter and the Oakland Athletics beat Baltimore 1-0 on Wednesday night to knock the Orioles out of first place in the AL East.
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Hernandez hits 1st ML homer in 12th, D-backs beat Mets 3-2 … NEW YORK — It took more than 1 1/2 seasons for the Arizona Diamondbacks to get much of a reward for selecting Oscar Hernandez in the Rule 5 draft. — Worth it. — Hernandez hit his first major league homer in the 12th inning …
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David Peralta To Undergo Season-Ending Wrist Surgery — Diamondbacks outfielder David Peralta will undergo season-ending surgery on his right wrist Thursday, reports Steve Gilbert of MLB.com (Twitter link). Peralta's right wrist has been an issue since he first injured it last year …
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Rams expand Coliseum capacity for Dallas, Seattle games — A worker rides past the entrance of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Jan. 13. (Nick Ut / Associated Press) — The Rams are going above and beyond for their home games against the Dallas Cowboys and Seattle Seahawks.
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Prince Fielder Emotional as He Ends Career After Surgeries — ARLINGTON, Texas — Prince Fielder will not be able to come back after a second neck surgery. — The Texas Rangers slugger wept Wednesday as he said health issues were forcing him to end his 12-season major league career.
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Barry Bonds Ejected as Marlins Lose to Giants 1-0 — MIAMI — Barry Bonds missed the final three innings of Wednesday's game thanks to his first ejection as a hitting coach. — He didn't miss any runs, though. Bonds' Miami Marlins mustered only five hits and lost to the San Francisco Giants 1-0.
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Dodgers ‘disappointed’ in Yasiel Puig, some Triple-A teammates — The Los Angeles Dodgers say demoted outfielder Yasiel Puig's activity on social media following a Monday night loss in Triple-A will be handled internally. — Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman …
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