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1:50 PM ET, April 27, 2017

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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers' Jose Iglesias expected to return Thursday  —  Jose Iglesias had one last test to pass.  —  He had passed all of his baseball activity tests with flying colors but before batting practice began, the Tigers shortstop took turns chasing pop-ups down the third base line with his back to the ball.
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Dana Gauruder / UPI:
Ian Kinsler, Detroit Tigers rock Felix Hernandez, Seattle Mariners in 24-hit victory … DETROIT — The Detroit Tigers may be depleted but they're not lacking pop.  —  With four regulars out of the lineup with injuries, they scored in double digits for the second straight game.
Chris Nelsen / Detroit Free Press:
Tigers luncheon: GM Al Avila says season has gone as expected, so far  —  Chris Nelsen, Special to the Detroit Free Press  —  Brody Lutz didn't fold under pressure.  —  Standing a few feet from Detroit Tigers star Miguel Cabrera at Wednesday's 12th annual Detroit Economic Club Tigers luncheon …
Discussion: Bless You Boys
George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:   Detroit Tigers notes: News is good for injured trio
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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Matt Ehalt / NorthJersey.com:
Mets routed in fifth straight loss  —  NEW YORK - A bad brand of baseball has been displayed at Citi Field this April, placing the Mets closer to the NL East basement than its penthouse.  —  Instead of playing like a team eyeing its third straight playoff appearance, the Mets …
Discussion: Talking Chop
Jon Heyman / FanRag Sports:
Heyman |  Marlins sale to Jeter-Bush far from over  —  Insiders who have been following the Marlins sale were stunned the Derek Jeter-Jeb Bush group was reported to have an agreement for $1.3 billion (the figure may actually be slightly higher than that, if there really is an agreement) …
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George A. King III / New York Post:
Cashman: Here's what kind of owner Derek Jeter will be … BOSTON — Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said he doesn't know what type of front-office executive Derek Jeter will be if a group he is associated with closes a deal to buy the Marlins.  —  However, Cashman …
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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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals keep drilling on defense  —  If Mike Shildt is making a list of fundamentals the club needs to address, and checking it twice, then the Cardinals' new quality control coach should add an asterisk by the errant pickoff in Tuesday's ninth inning.  —  That was the pregame focus just hours before it happened.
ESPN:
Meet the cast of the Chris Coghlan slide  —  Everybody plays a part.  —  Matthew Bowman throws the pitch, which was supposed to be low and away and was neither.  As soon as Kevin Pillar hits it, Bowman does a precious little hop and spin, and then his shoulders slump into a frown.
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.
Discussion: McCovey Chronicles
Phil Perry / CSNNE.com:
Jimmy Garoppolo has ‘no nerves’ despite trade rumors ahead of draft  —  The trade rumors surrounding Jimmy Garoppolo have died slightly with ESPN's Adam Schefter insisting more than once that the New England Patriots quarterback will not get traded.  —  But Bill Belichick has shocked the NFL before.
Discussion: FanRag Sports and Fox Sports
 
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