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George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers notes: News is good for injured trio — Tigers manager Brad Ausmus received some encouraging news about a couple players on the disabled list. — J.D. Martinez, who has been on the disabled list since the start of the season with a right midfoot sprain, ran on Monday.
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers' bullpen woeful in blowout win over Seattle Mariners — It's past midnight, 12:31 a.m. to be exact, the Tigers scored 19 runs on Tuesday night, they won, and here I am writing about the bullpen. — As if the Detroit Tigers' relief corps needed another dubious distinction early this season …
Phil Rosenthal / Chicago Tribune:
Jim Thome lands MLB Network gig on top of White Sox front-office position — White Sox special assistant Jim Thome on his new MLB Network analyst role. (Colleen Kane/Chicago Tribune) — Chicago Tribune — Former White Sox slugger Jim Thome is joining MLB Network as a part-time studio analyst …
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Dan Hayes / CSN Chicago:
Three more hits for Leury Garcia as White Sox pound Royals — When a role player finally gets an opportunity in Rick Renteria's rotation, it's usually for two or three games. The idea is to give said player an opportunity to find a rhythm before they might head back to the bench for a few days.
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Royals Review and South Side Sox
Chris Bahr / Fox Sports:
Watch Trea Turner go headfirst into third base to complete the cycle — There was all kinds of offense in the Nationals' 15-12 win over the Rockies at Coors Field on Tuesday night, but Trea Turner stole the show by hitting for the cycle. — Washington's shortstop singled in the first inning …
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Rockies' Marquez set for season debut vs. Nats
Rockies' Marquez set for season debut vs. Nats
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Federal Baseball, DRaysBay and Purple Row
Matt Snyder / CBSSports.com:
WATCH: Blue Jays baserunner pulls off the acrobatic home plate dive of the decade — We haven't seen this since ‘Major League 2’ — Ever since the rules were put in to limit collisions at home plate, I've lamented that runners on close plays haven't been creative enough with slides.
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Surviving Grady and Bluebird Banter
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Lindsey Foltin / Fox Sports:
Watch Chris Coghlan fly (literally) over Yadier Molina to avoid tag at home
Watch Chris Coghlan fly (literally) over Yadier Molina to avoid tag at home
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SBNation.com, Talking Chop and Bluebird Banter
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs' World Series trophy headed to Boston — A look at the Commissioner's Trophy, presented to the 2016 World Series Champion Chicago Cubs. (Michael Tercha/Chicago Tribune) — Chicago Tribune — The Chicago Cubs' 2016 World Series trophy will be brought to foreign territory this weekend.
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Herbie Teope / New Orleans Times-Picayune:
Saints' Mark Ingram embraces arrival of Adrian Peterson — New Orleans Saints running back Mark Ingram (22) makes an 18-yard reception in the fourth quarter during the game between the Atlanta Falcons and New Orleans Saints at the Superdome on Monday, September 26, 2016. (Photo by Michael DeMocker, NOLA.com|
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mariners Place Felix Hernandez, Mitch Haniger On 10-Day DL — 2:44pm: Hernandez is expected to be sidelined for two or three weeks at a minimum, per MLB.com's Jon Morosi (via Twitter). — 2:13pm: Both righty Felix Hernandez and outfielder Mitch Haniger are going on the 10-day DL …
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U.S.S. Mariner, MLB Daily Dish and Lookout Landing
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
NL West Notes: Dunn, Qualls, Giants, Bradley — The Rockies announced on Wednesday that they've placed lefty reliever Mike Dunn on the 10-day disabled list due to back spasms. Filling Dunn's place on the 25-man roster will be fellow veteran Chad Qualls, who will return to the 'pen after missing …
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Arizona Republic, Mercury News and Purple Row
Alex Pavlovic / NBCS Bay Area:
Instant Replay: Kershaw quiets Giants again, Dodgers win 2-1 — BOX SCORE — SAN FRANCISCO — After taking the opener of this four-game series, manager Bruce Bochy said he felt the win was a huge one. — “We've got our hands full tomorrow,” Bochy said Monday night. “We know it.”
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Brandon George / Dallas Morning News:
Jason Witten on why he signed contract extension; thoughts on Bill Parcells saying he should retire — ARLINGTON - Dallas Cowboys tight end Jason Witten said he isn't ready to slow down like his former teammate Tony Romo. — In fact, Witten was in North Arlington on Wednesday helping …
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CubsTalk / CSN Chicago:
Kyle Hendricks outduels Gerrit Cole in Cubs win — PITTSBURGH (AP) Kyle Hendricks rediscovered his 2016 form, limiting the Pittsburgh Pirates to four hits over six innings to outduel Gerrit Cole and lead the Chicago Cubs to a 1-0 win on Tuesday night. — Hendricks (2-1) struck …
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Evan Drellich / CSNNE.com:
Farrell mum on Pedroia, who seems close to return — Red Sox manager John Farrell doesn't want to talk any more about what happened in Baltimore with Dustin Pedroia, Manny Machado and Matt Barnes. — “It's been addressed, it's behind us and we focus on an important series as they all are in division …
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Kyle Glaser / Baseball America:
What To Expect: Cody Bellinger — The Dodgers called up top prospect Cody Bellinger from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Tuesday, completing a four-year journey that began when the Dodgers drafted him in the fourth round in 2013. He entered the year ranked No. 7 on the Top 100 Prospects.
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