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Tegna / WKYC-TV:
Danny Salazar not ready to pitch in ALCS for Cleveland Indians … CLEVELAND — Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Danny Salazar is making progress with his strained right forearm at the team's Spring Training facility in Goodyear, Arizona, but it very well might not be fast enough for him to pitch …
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Associated Press:
Trevor Bauer gets stitches after cutting finger on drone; Josh Tomlin to start Game 2 of ALCS — CLEVELAND — Trevor Bauer cut his finger fixing one of the drones he likes to fly and won't start Game 2 of the AL Championship Series, again diverting the Cleveland Indians' pitching plans for the playoffs.
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Phil Rosenthal / Chicago Tribune:
Fox hears complaints, will return to old camera angle at Wrigley
Fox hears complaints, will return to old camera angle at Wrigley
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New York Times:
Two Women Say Donald Trump Touched Them Inappropriately — Donald J. Trump was emphatic in the second presidential debate: Yes, he had boasted about kissing women without permission and grabbing their genitals. But he had never actually done those things, he said.
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David Pinto / baseballmusings.com:
Nationals Ninth — Trea Turner, Bryce Harper, and Jayson Werth are scheduled to bat for the Nationals in the ninth. Will Kenley Jansen or Clayton Kershaw pitch for the Dodgers? — Update: Jansen is on to start the inning. — Update: Turner falls behind 1-2. He strikes out 2-3. One down.
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Jeff Sullivan / FanGraphs Baseball:
The MLB Playoffs Just Played to Their Base
The MLB Playoffs Just Played to Their Base
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Adam RubinESPN / ESPN:
Terry Collins says 2017 may be last season as Mets manager — Terry Collins said 2017 may be his final year as manager of the New York Mets, but he will wait until after that season to gauge how he feels physically before deciding. — “I just need to re-evaluate at the end of this coming year what's …
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Jon Heyman / Todays Knuckleball:
Could Votto to the Blue Jays be rekindled? — There were definitely real trade talks last July between the Toronto Blue Jays and Cincinnati Reds about Joey Votto, and while there haven't been talks lately, it still might be something to keep an eye on. — While some saw the Votto talks …
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Taylor Ward / Baseball America:
Still The Best: Mike Trout — For the fifth straight season, Angels center fielder Mike Trout is the best player in baseball. Now, for the third time in that span he is the Baseball America Major League Player of the Year. — The 25-year-old led the major leagues this season with 123 runs scored …
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Meghan Montemurro / delawareonline:
10 things we learned about the Phillies this season … PHILADELPHIA - The Phillies missed the playoffs for a fifth consecutive season but improved on their MLB-worst record a year ago. They won eight more games in 2016, and in the process, we learned 10 things about the Phillies.
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ESPN:
Law: Tim Tebow doesn't belong in pro baseball — SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Tim Tebow is in the Arizona Fall League. He might be better suited to playing in an Arizona high school league. His presence here is a farce, and he looks like an imposter pretending to have talent he does not possess.
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Jon Heyman / Todays Knuckleball:
Teams calling Royals on Wade Davis — The Kansas City Royals are receiving a lot of trade calls on closer Wade Davis, who appears to be available at the right price. — Kansas City still has to pick up his $10-million 2017 option, but that is a formality.
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards drop reliever Harris, two catchers from 40-man roster — The Cardinals did some housecleaning on their 40-man roster Thursday by outrighting righthanded pitcher Mitch Harris and catchers Alberto Rosario and Mike Ohlman to Class AAA Memphis. — Harris, who became just the second Naval …
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John Dreker / Pirates Prospects:
Pirates Re-Sign Casey Sadler and Angel Sanchez — Pirates Prospects has learned that the Pittsburgh Pirates have re-signed right-handed pitchers Casey Sadler and Angel Sanchez to a minor league contracts. Both missed all of 2016 while recovering from Tommy John surgery.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Dustin Pedroia Undergoes Knee Surgery — Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia underwent surgery on his left knee yesterday, per a club announcement. Specifically, club orthopedist Dr. Peter Asnis performed a “partial medial meniscectomy and chondroplasty.”
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