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Scott Soshnick / Bloomberg:
Jeb Bush-Derek Jeter Group Said to Win Auction for Miami Marlins — Sale price for Major League Baseball team isn't known — Other bidders were Tagg Romney and Quogue Capital's Rothbaum — A group led by former Florida governor Jeb Bush and former New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter …
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Mike Ozanian / Forbes:
Miami Marlins Sale Down To One Group And Zero Bids — As of right now, there is only one group with real interest in buying the Miami Marlins, and no one has submitted a formal “bid” for the MLB team, despite reports to the contrary. — According to my sources, the Derek Jeter-Jeb Bush team …
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Barry Jackson / miamiherald:
Marlins expecting to finalize $1.3B deal to sell team to Jeb Bush, Derek Jeter group — Miami Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria has reached an agreement in principle to sell the team to a group led by former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and including former New York Yankees star Derek Jeter …
Jorge L. Ortiz / USA Today:
Giants find right mix to snap skid against Dodgers — SAN FRANCISCO - The big-league debut of San Francisco Giants prospect Christian Arroyo took Buster Posey and Matt Cain back to their own fresh-faced days when they were breaking into the majors in their early 20s.
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Andy McCullough / Los Angeles Times:
Encouraging night for Hyun-Jin Ryu, but Dodgers offense is ew
Encouraging night for Hyun-Jin Ryu, but Dodgers offense is ew
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Andy McCullough / Los Angeles Times:
As a hitter, Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw takes an outside-the-box approach
As a hitter, Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw takes an outside-the-box approach
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Evan Drellich / CSNNE.com:
Dustin Pedroia forgets own words on leadership after Matt Barnes throws at Manny Machado — Dustin Pedroia has some explaining to do. — Maybe he can clarify everything. Maybe he called Matt Barnes on Monday to explain what he meant when he told Manny Machado on the field for all the cameras to capture, “It's not me, it's them.”
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Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
Yankees' trip to face Red Sox will show what this club's made of
Yankees' trip to face Red Sox will show what this club's made of
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Detroit Free Press:
How to watch tonight's Tigers-Mariners game — 7:10 p.m., Fox Sports Detroit, WXYT-FM (97.1): First of a three-game series pins King Felix against Zimmermann — Detroit Tigers (10-8) vs. Seattle Mariners (8-12) — Where: Comerica Park. — TV: Fox Sports Detroit.
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Associated Press:
Beltran turns 40, still impacting games in 20th MLB season — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Carlos Beltran chuckled at the suggestion he somehow is defying “father time.” — The nine-time All-Star is in his 20th major league season, three weeks into a second tour of duty with the Houston Astros.
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Mike Puma / New York Post:
Jay Bruce: These Mets won't go into ‘oh, s-t’ mode … After recently vowing to think “outside the box” in constructing his Mets lineup, manager Terry Collins discovered he was lucky just to have a box. — Injuries and slumping players have stung a team that appeared on a roll after winning …
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Braves Designate Chase d'Arnaud, Select Lane Adams — The Braves have designated infielder Chase d'Arnaud for assignment, according to David O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (via Twitter). Atlanta has summoned outfielder Lane Adams from Triple-A to take the roster spot.
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs prospects Eloy Jimenez and Jacob Hannemann on the mend — Cubs outfielder Eloy Jimenez, shown during a spring training game, has returned to the field after suffering a bone bruise on March 14, 2017. — Chicago Tribune — Outfielders Eloy Jimenez and Jacob Hannemann …
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
After rocky start, bullpen ‘coming together’ for Cardinals — Cardinals pitcher Seung Hwan Oh, (right), celebrates a 2-1 victory with Yadier Molina and Adam Wainwright on Tuesday, April 18, 2017, against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mo. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
JoeBucsFan.com:
Jameis: “Baseball Might Be There One Day” — Joe interrupts the pre-draft frenzy to give legions of Buccaneers fans heart palpitations. — America's Quarterback, Jameis Winston, spoke to the Talk of Fame Network this week (full audio below) and was asked how serious he was about baseball.
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