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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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Associated Press:
Seattle's Haniger leaves game with strained oblique — DETROIT (AP) — Seattle Mariners outfielder Mitch Haniger has left Tuesday night's game at Detroit with a strained oblique. — Haniger was removed after hitting a single in the third inning, his second hit of the game.
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers' bullpen woeful in blowout win over Seattle Mariners
Associated Press:
An African Player Reaches the Majors — PITTSBURGH — Gift Ngoepe was aware of the significance of the moment when he put on his Pittsburgh Pirates uniform for the first time in the regular season. — The Pirates recalled Ngoepe, an infielder, from Class AAA Indianapolis on Wednesday …
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Jesse RogersESPN / ESPN:
Pirates rookie Gift Ngoepe on historic night: ‘It was just awesome’ — PITTSBURGH — He had to tell himself not to cry, and that was before South Africa native Gift Ngoepe became the first player from that country — and the African continent as a whole — to play in a major league game.
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CubsTalk / CSN Chicago:
Kyle Hendricks outduels Gerrit Cole in Cubs win
Kyle Hendricks outduels Gerrit Cole in Cubs win
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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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Andrew Baggarly / Mercury News:
Michael Morse is a Giant again, Denard Span heads to DL — SAN FRANCISCO - Michael Morse is a Giant again. — The hulking, 2014 postseason hero didn't let a strained hamstring send him home, and he showed enough at Triple-A Sacramento to win a place on the roster.
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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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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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Associated Press:
Teheran solid, Gsellman stumbles and Mets lose 5th straight … NEW YORK — Julio Teheran hasn't lost to the Mets in nearly two years, and New York manager Terry Collins wasn't shocked by his team's reaction when Atlanta tagged Robert Gsellman for five runs in the first inning.
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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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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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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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