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8:40 AM ET, October 11, 2016

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Associated Press:
MLB head Rob Manfred confident no more can-throwing in Toronto  —  WASHINGTON — Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said he has “every confidence” there won't be another can-throwing episode during a game in Toronto during this postseason.  —  Manfred said Saturday that the sport …
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Associated Press:
Donaldson Dashes Home, Blue Jays Beat Rangers to Win ALDS  —  TORONTO — Josh Donaldson raced home from second base after Rougned Odor bounced a double-play relay in the 10th inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Texas Rangers 7-6 to sweep their AL Division Series on Sunday night.
Fox Sports:
Jays' Liriano has concussion, removed from ALDS roster
Associated Press:
Panik, Giants Top Cubs 6-5 in 13 to Force Game 4 in NLDS  —  By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSOCT. 11, 2016, 3:12 A.M. E.D.T.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — They piled on Joe Panik at home plate in celebration, and just as has been the case so many times before with everything on the line in October, San Francisco's season was extended another day.
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Tim Dierkes / MLB Trade Rumors:
Projected Arbitration Salaries For 2017  —  As explained here, Matt Swartz and MLB Trade Rumors have developed an accurate model to project arbitration salaries.  This is the sixth year we've done these projections, and I'm proud to present the results for 2017.
New York Daily News:
Mets shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera avoids knee surgery after playing injured throughout season  —  Asdrubal Cabrera will not need surgery.  After meeting with doctors to evaluate the left knee tendon that plagued him most of the season, Cabrera was told he will not require the operation …
Gene J. Puskar / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Snitker expected to become Braves full-time manager  —  Brian Snitker is the leading candidate to become the Braves' next manager, a person familiar with the situation said.  —  Barring any unexpected development, an announcement is likely to come this week on a day when there aren't as …
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Craig Goldstein / Baseball Prospectus:
Baker vs. Roberts  —  The final score hardly told the full story, and yet it was far more representative of the game as a whole.  A four-run ninth turned what was a tense, belabored slog into a laugher.  The Dodgers got off to a quick start, as for the third straight game their starting pitcher struck …
Discussion: Federal Baseball
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
General manager Al Avila takes blame for Tigers' failed season  —  The story of this season's Tigers ended last Sunday in the visitor's clubhouse at Turner Field, in front of the television cameras as they said their good-byes to one another, their season officially cut one game short.
Mark Cannizzaro / New York Post:
Brandon Marshall: Last-place Jets are in ‘perfect position’  —  More On:  —  PITTSBURGH — If you listened to Jets receiver Brandon Marshall after Sunday's 31-13 loss to the Steelers at Heinz Field, you got the impression the Jets are on the verge of big things.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Diamondbacks Expected To Seek Permission To Interview Mike Rizzo  —  The Diamonbacks intend to ask the Nationals for permission to speak with executive Mike Rizzo about their open front office position, according to ESPN.com's Jim Bowden.  Any request, it seems, would come after the Nats' postseason run wraps up.
Discussion: AZ Snake Pit
Fox Sports:
Your browser does not support iframes.  —  There's a perfectly good explanation for what happened that relieves Kiermaier of pretty much all blame, but it's more fun if you don't know.  Look at that guy!  What a silly person.  —  Realistically, for the hitter, it's probably a good thing that what happened happened.
Discussion: Viva El Birdos
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals seek answers for poor play at home  —  Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com  —  As the Cardinals attempted to solve one of the biggest, nagging riddles of their wayward season, they tried a little bit of everything, from pushing back batting practice to cancelling it …
Discussion: Viva El Birdos
Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks staying quiet in hunt for new general manager  —  Former Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos declined to speak with the Diamondbacks, according to a report.
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