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Shi Davidi / Sportsnet.ca:
Blue Jays to part ways with Saltalamacchia, recall Maile — The Toronto Blue Jays are parting ways with catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia and recalling Luke Maile from triple-A to serve as the backup to Russell Martin, industry sources told Sportsnet. — Right-hander Casey Lawrence …
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Carpenter's walk-off slam starts sweep of Blue Jays — St. Louis Cardinals' Dexter Fowler is congratulated by teammates in the dugout after hitting a home run in the second inning during a game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday night, April 27, 2017, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Blue Jays Designate Jarrod Saltalamacchia — 2:51pm: Toronto has announced that Saltalamacchia was designated for assignment to make way for Maile. — 2:38pm: The Blue Jays have decided to make a move to swap out reserve backstops, according to Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca.
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Dana Gauruder / UPI:
Ben Gamel's RBI single guides Seattle Mariners past Detroit Tigers … DETROIT — Ben Gamel happens to be filling in for one of the hottest hitters in baseball. In his second game since being called up from the minors, Gamel delivered just like Mitch Haniger had been doing the first few weeks of the season.
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Stats / MLB on Yahoo! Sports:
Mariners end trip with weekend series in Cleveland — CLEVELAND — The wounded, road-weary Seattle Mariners will be in Cleveland Friday night to begin a three-game series against the defending American League champion Indians. — For Seattle, the series will be the last leg of a 10-game …
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MLB Trade Rumors, Lookout Landing, Let's Go Tribe and UPI
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Tigers' fielding, K-Rod, hitting not good enough in 2-1 loss to M's
Tigers' fielding, K-Rod, hitting not good enough in 2-1 loss to M's
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CBS Boston:
Bogaerts On Red Sox' Offensive Struggles: We Definitely Miss David Ortiz — BOSTON — To say the Red Sox offense is struggling to score runs is an understatement. — Boston was shut out of the third time in their last seven games on Thursday night, falling 3- to the New York Yankees despite …
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Chicago Tribune:
Series preview: Cubs at Red Sox — Chicago Tribune — All games on WSCR-AM 670. — Season series: Cubs won 2014 series 3-0. — RH Jake Arrieta (3-0, 3.65) vs. LH Drew Pomeranz (1-1, 4.60) — Saturday: 3:05 p.m., ABC-7, FS1 — RH John Lackey (1-3, 4.88) vs. RH Steven Wright (1-2, 8.86)
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Sam Galanis / NESN.com:
Jon Lester's Proudest Moment With Red Sox Was Overcoming 2012 Season
Jon Lester's Proudest Moment With Red Sox Was Overcoming 2012 Season
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Associated Press:
Urias makes solid 2017 debut as Dodgers beat Giants in 10 — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Less than 24 hours after losing to the Giants in 10 innings, the Los Angeles Dodgers turned the tables and managed just their second win in their last nine games in San Francisco.
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Jack Magruder / UPI:
Ryan Schimpf blast highlights 5-run ninth as San Diego Padres edge Arizona Diamondbacks … PHOENIX — Ryan Schimpf has had his greatest success at Chase Field and against the Diamondbacks, in that order. — Schimpf hit a go-ahead three-run homer with one out in the ninth inning …
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Dennis Lin / sandiegouniontribune.com:
Christian Bethancourt to continue pitching in Triple-A — San Diego Padres relief pitcher Christian Bethancourt reacts after giving up a run in the eighth inning of a game against the Atlanta Braves at SunTrust Park. (Jason Getz / USA Today Sports) — In a phone call with General Manager …
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Gaslamp Ball and MLB Trade Rumors
Matt Snyder / CBSSports.com:
MLB remains only major pro sport in USA where players are shamed for playing better — While Eric Thames' start has included plenty of praise, he's also had to deal with questions about PED use — Milwaukee Brewers slugger Eric Thames is off to a ridiculous start in his return from three stellar seasons in Korea.
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Mark Snyder / Detroit Free Press:
Browns brass: U-M's Jabrill Peppers will play offense also — One of the knocks on Jabrill Peppers through the predraft process was that Michigan made him do too much. — He didn't have a home position. — That doesn't seem to be a concern with his new team, the Cleveland Browns …
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Paul Dehner Jr. / Cincinnati.com:
Lewis on trade: ‘Nobody was interested’ — Even Marvin Lewis admits surprise to how the first eight picks came off the board during the wild first-round of the NFL Draft on Thursday night. — Upon going on the clock, the Bengals had options. — There was the Alabama duo of tight end O.J. Howard …
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