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Giancarlo Stanton a uniting force for Marlins: 'We're here for Jose' — MIAMI — Giancarlo Stanton hails from the “Show, don't tell” school of baseball leadership. When a hitter stands 6-foot-6 and 245 pounds, dominates the Home Run Derby, dents scoreboards with regularity and induces panic attacks …
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Mets find plenty of comfort in knowing they'll finish wild-card race in Philadelphia
Mets find plenty of comfort in knowing they'll finish wild-card race in Philadelphia
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Clark Spencer / miamiherald:
Marlins, Prado agree to contract extension — Marlins and third baseman Martin Prado have agreed in principle to a 3-year, $40 million contract extension. — cspencer@miamiherald.com — The Marlins and third baseman Martin Prado have reached agreement on a three-year contract extension, multiple sources said.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Marlins To Extend Martin Prado — The Marlins have agreed in principle to a three-year, $40MM extension with third baseman Martin Prado, Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald reports. Assuming the deal goes through to completion, he'll remain with Miami through 2019.
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Cubs Rout Pirates 12-2 for 100th Win Behind Baez's Six RBIs — PITTSBURGH — Javier Baez hit a grand slam and drove in a career-high six runs while major league ERA leader Kyle Hendricks pitched six scoreless innings as the Chicago Cubs won their 100th game of the season, routing the Pittsburgh Pirates 12-2 on Monday night.
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Cubs get 100th win of season — PITTSBURGH — Win No. 100 for the Chicago Cubs looked a lot like win No. 1, as the best team in baseball for most of the season blew out the Pittsburgh Pirates 12-2 on Monday night. — The Cubs did the same back on April 4, when they shut out the Los Angeles Angels 9-0 …
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Indians Clinch AL Central Crown With 7-4 Win Over Tigers — DETROIT — The Cleveland Indians clinched the AL Central title Monday night, overcoming an injury to ace right-hander Corey Kluber in a 7-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers. — Kluber left after four innings with right groin tightness …
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Associated Press:
Villar Homers Twice, Garza Wins as Brewers Beat Rangers 8-3 — ARLINGTON, Texas — Jonathan Villar had two home runs and a career-high five RBIs and Matt Garza beat his former team as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Texas Rangers 8-3 on Monday night. — The loss dropped American League …
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Wilson Ramos Departs Game With Leg Injury — The Nationals are holding their collective breath after seeing Wilson Ramos land awkwardly on a play at the plate. The big catcher was helped off of the field with an apparent right leg injury. — It's far too soon to know whether the injury is a serious one …
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Giants Nearing Deal To Acquire Gordon Beckham — The Giants are “very close” to striking a deal to acquire infielder Gordon Beckham from the Braves, Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle reports on Twitter. Presumably, the move would be made to help cover for Eduardo Nunez, who is dealing with a hamstring issue.
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Why some agents have serious concerns about MLB's next CBA — Some agents feel that major revisions are necessary from the players' perspective. — Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said last week that he was optimistic a new collective-bargaining agreement could be reached in “relatively short order.”
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Wallace MatthewsESPN / ESPN:
Benches clear twice in Yankees-Blue Jays game, with multiple ejections — TORONTO — Tempers flared between the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night as a beanball war between the American League East rivals resulted in two bench-clearing incidents in the second inning and multiple ejections.
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David Ortiz / The Players' Tribune:
Thanks for the Memories, New York … HAPPENING NOW — The Falcons beat the Saints, 45-32, behind Tevin Coleman's 3 TDs — WEIGHING IN / — @MO_12_SANU — “Great team win!! #RiseUp” — WEIGHING IN / — @SHAWNEMERRIMAN — “Every team got better in the NFC South except for the Saints.”
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