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Gordon Wittenmyer / Chicago Sun Times:
Extension? Kris Bryant likes incentives, prefers to ‘play it out’ — Sign-Up for our Sports Newsletter … BOSTON - Talk to Cubs star Kris Bryant about things like contract extensions, and he might bring up his long track record of thriving when he has incentives to chase.
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Jesse RogersESPN / ESPN:
Kyle Schwarber saves his anger for the baseball
Kyle Schwarber saves his anger for the baseball
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ESPN:
MRI confirms partial lat tear for Mets' Noah Syndergaard — Noah Syndergaard is out indefinitely after an MRI on Monday showed the New York Mets pitcher suffered a partial tear of his right lat muscle, the team announced. — “Pitcher Noah Syndergaard underwent an MRI this morning at the Hospital for Special Surgery.
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Noah Syndergaard leaves with arm injury as Mets routed by Nationals
Noah Syndergaard leaves with arm injury as Mets routed by Nationals
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Lone Star Ball and The Big Lead
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Noah Syndergaard's injury is just the latest example of one of baseball's biggest problems
Noah Syndergaard's injury is just the latest example of one of baseball's biggest problems
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Detroit Free Press:
Perhaps Saturday's ninth inning helped Detroit score seven runs Sunday, four in the fourth inning — It wasn't powerful, it wasn't pretty, but the Detroit Tigers peppered ball after ball into the outfield in the fourth inning after a soggy start at Comerica Park on Sunday.
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Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Rangers' April record sinks to 11-14 after loss to Angels — ARLINGTON — April is over, and the Texas Rangers are 11-14 after the season's first month and grateful that the Oakland A's and Seattle Mariners are keeping them out of last place in the American League West.
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WFAA-TV, Dallas Morning News and The Crawfish Boxes
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Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Jon Daniels on why Rangers demoted Jurickson Profar to Triple-A
Jon Daniels on why Rangers demoted Jurickson Profar to Triple-A
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MLB Trade Rumors and Lone Star Ball
Jim Ingraham / UPI:
8 was enough as Cleveland Indians rout Seattle Mariners behind big sixth inning — CLEVELAND — Eight-run innings are a manager's best friend, and Terry Francona enjoyed the Cleveland Indians' third inning on Sunday at Progressive Field. — Francisco Lindor had two hits …
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Associated Press:
Braun leaves game with upper back tightness — MILWAUKEE (AP) — Ryan Braun left the Milwaukee Brewers' game against the Atlanta Braves on Sunday because of tightness in his right trapezius, a large muscle that extends from the shoulder into the upper back. — Braun was removed after the sixth inning.
ESPN:
Royals finish opening month with 9-game skid, look to bounce back — The Kansas City Royals hope May treats them better — because it can't get much worse than their April performance. — The Royals expected to bounce back after a subpar and injury-plagued 2016 season and return to the form …
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Royals Review
Max Gelman / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Game blog: Cardinals fall to Reds after blowing four-run lead — The Cardinals and Reds played a tightly contested, back-and-forth affair Sunday afternoon, but ultimately the Cardinals ended up on the short end of the stick. — After blowing a 4- lead, the Cardinals could not rally …
Chicago Tribune:
Series preview: Phillies at Cubs — Chicago Tribune — All games on WSCR-AM 670. — Season series: First meeting. Cubs 5-1 in 2016.
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Peter King / SI.com:
‘Ready to Be a 49er?’ Inside San Francisco's Draft Room — Trades to move up, deals to slide down and the selection of a player not even on the board. John Lynch's first draft had everything, including historical parallels that gave the rookie GM goose bumps.
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USA Today, ProFootballTalk and FanRag Sports
Bob McManaman / Arizona Republic:
Diamondbacks overcome controversial call in win over Rockies … He was absolutely livid about it at the moment. After watching teammate Daniel Descalso drill a walk-off, two-run home run in the 13th inning to sink the Colorado Rockies, however, A.J. Pollock was in a far more peaceful place.
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AZ Snake Pit, USA Today and Purple Row
Associated Press:
John Bormann started day in Single A, then made his major-league debut for Pirates — MIAMI (AP) — It's a long way from the Florida State League to the majors, which is why catcher John Bormann was in such a rush on Interstate 75. — A catcher for the Class A Bradenton Marauders …
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MoiseKapenda Bower / UPI:
Houston's Dallas Keuchel goes to 5-0 as Astros beat Oakland A's — HOUSTON — Left-hander Dallas Keuchel often sets the tone for the Houston rotation and the team, so when he scuffled last April, so too did the Astros. The opening month of this season was significantly better for both parties.