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Zach Buchanan / Cincinnati.com:
After another struggle, Bronson Arroyo impatient for results — Bronson Arroyo is getting impatient with himself. — He's already waited nearly three years to return to the major leagues, weathering two surgeries and the advancing march of time that previously seemed to affect every pitcher but him.
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Mark Schmetzer / Yahoo Sports:
Braun, Thames homer, Brews stop Reds' 4-game win string 5-1
Braun, Thames homer, Brews stop Reds' 4-game win string 5-1
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Brew Crew Ball
Zach Buchanan / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds keeping eye on Cuban phenom Luis Robert
Cincinnati Reds keeping eye on Cuban phenom Luis Robert
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Red Reporter and MLB Trade Rumors
Barry Werner / Fox Sports:
St. Louis Cardinals legend Lou Brock battling cancer — St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Famer Lou Brock is suffering from multiple myeloma, a blood cancer that starts in the bone marrow's plasma cells. — The team said Brock was diagnosed recently and is undergoing treatment in St. Louis.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Lou Brock being treated for cancer; ‘prognosis is very good’ — Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com — Hall of Famer Lou Brock has begun undergoing treatment for multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer, the Cardinals announced Thursday in a press release that cancelled …
Garrett Downing's Posts on Exposure:
HEART OF A RAVEN — Mary Reuland still remembers the day almost 20 years ago that her son Konrad came home from school after meeting Hall of Fame baseball player Rod Carew.Konrad, who was 11 at the time, couldn't stop talking about it. “'You know I met Rod Carew!'” Mary recalls him saying over and over again.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Minor MLB Transactions: 4/14/17 — Here are the day's minor moves from around the league... - The Rays have selected the contract of outfielder Shane Peterson, per Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times (Twitter link). Peterson will take the place of Mallex Smith, who is headed to the 10-day DL with a hamstring injury.
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Jack Cassidy / Yahoo Sports:
Freese, Cole help Pirates hold off Cubs 4-2, end 4-game skid — CHICAGO (AP) — David Freese and Francisco Cervelli each drove in two runs to back Gerritt Cole, and the Pittsburgh Pirates held off the Chicago Cubs 4-2 Friday to end a four-game skid. — The Cubs loaded the bases with two outs …
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Bleed Cubbie Blue
Colleen Kane / Chicago Tribune:
Kevan Smith switches catching gears from Triple-A Charlotte to Chicago — White Sox catcher Kevan Smith reacts after his promotion from Triple-A Charlotte on Thursday, April 13, 2017. (Colleen Kane/Chicago Tribune) — Chicago Tribune — Kevan Smith certainly was disappointed …
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Added To The 40-Man: Kevan Smith, William Cuevas
Added To The 40-Man: Kevan Smith, William Cuevas
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CSN Chicago and Bless You Boys
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Joe Jimenez good, but Detroit Tigers have needs — Free Press sports writers Anthony Fenech and Jeff Seidel discuss the Joe Jimenez demotion, the Tigers' bullpen and more after the 11-5 loss to the Twins on Thursday, April 13, 2017. Video by the DFP. — CONNECT — The Detroit Tigers have played nine games.
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MLB Trade Rumors and Bless You Boys
New York Post:
‘Proof’ Eli Manning was in on Giants memorabilia scheme … Giants quarterback Eli Manning was in on a scheme to sell phony game-worn gear — sending an email asking the team's equipment manager for “helmets that can pass as game used,” according to blockbuster court papers obtained by The Post.
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Vince Lara-Cinisomo / Baseball America:
Baseball America Prospect Report (April 14) — THE LINEUP — Newsmakers from Thursday's action: — Lucas Giolito, rhp, White Sox. The second start for Chicago's No. 2 prospect went slightly better than the first. Giolito allowed just three hits in four innings, but walked four in a loss at Durham.
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Minor League Ball
Arden Zwelling / Sportsnet.ca:
Blue Jays' Donaldson leaves game vs. Orioles with apparent injury — TORONTO — For a moment there, as the ball left Josh Donaldson's bat at 93-m.p.h. and soared into the right field corner, and Jose Bautista crossed home plate to cut a deficit in half, and the Blue Jays offence finally …
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Tampa Bay Times:
Changes coming after Rays lose third straight to Yankees (w/video) — NEW YORK — There are certain plans teams hatch during the winter and spring, over either suds or spreadsheets, that they are determined, even to a stubborn fault, to stick with for weeks if not months into a season.