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4/27/17: Miami Marlins at Philadelphia Phillies game preview  —  TV: FOX Sports Florida  —  CAN'T GET TO A TV?  WATCH IT LIVE ON FOX SPORTS GO  —  More from FoxSports  —  PHILADELPHIA — Phillies third baseman Maikel Franco is taking the advice of Philadelphia hitting coach Matt Stairs …
Discussion: The Good Phight
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Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says there are still two groups bidding for Marlins  —  Miami Marlins manager Don Mattingly discusses the latest team sale reports and trying to stay focused on baseball while they swirl.  —  Staff and wire reports  —  Privacy Policy
George A. King III / New York Post:   Cashman: Here's what kind of owner Derek Jeter will be
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
Discussion: Bless You Boys
George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers notes: News is good for injured trio
Discussion: Bless You Boys
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.
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals notes: Carpenter serves one-game suspension  —  Less than a month into the season, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny intended Tuesday to rewire the top of the lineup by shifting Matt Carpenter up to No. 2 in a bid to spark both Carpenter and leadoff hitter Dexter Fowler.  —  That will have to wait a day.
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors
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
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Mary Kay Cabot / Plain Dealer:
Myles Garrett will be the Browns pick at No. 1, multiple sources say  —  CLEVELAND, Ohio — With the NFL draft just hours away, Texas A&M defensive end Myles Garrett will be the Browns' No. 1 pick, multiple league sources tell cleveland.com.  —  The Browns' top brass met Thursday afternoon …
Jeff Seidel / UPI:
Bases-loaded walk in 11th inning pushes Baltimore Orioles past Tampa Bay Rays … BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Orioles took an early three-run lead, could not hold it, fell behind in the 11th inning and then rallied to pull out a victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday night.
Peter Hartlaub / San Francisco Chronicle:
Tom Hanks sounds off on Raiders moving to Las Vegas  —  Tom Hanks, a solid lock for anyone's *Mount Rushmore of famous former Oakland residents, has weighed in on the Oakland Raiders move to Las Vegas.  And he's very unhappy.  —  The actor was at Bimbo's 365 in San Francisco on Monday …
Discussion: NESN.com and Fox Sports
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, NESN.com and Fox Sports
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.
Stephanie Stahl / CBS Philly:
Carson Wentz Confirms He Had Vision Correction Surgery  —  PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — With the eye of the football world focused on Philadelphia for the NFL draft, CBS 3 confirmed Wednesday that  —  Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz had vision correction surgery in January.
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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