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Scott Lauber / ESPN:
Red Sox's Dustin Pedroia spit up blood after being hit by pitch vs. Astros, out of lineup vs. Royals — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Second baseman Dustin Pedroia got hit by a pitch in the top of the seventh inning Sunday night in Houston. But it wasn't until he was back in the Boston Red Sox's dugout …
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ESPN:
Red Sox 2B Dustin Pedroia gets X-rays on rib area after hit by pitch
Red Sox 2B Dustin Pedroia gets X-rays on rib area after hit by pitch
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports, Over the Monster, FanRag Sports, Royals Review, DRaysBay and baseballmusings.com
Fox Sports:
Bogaerts hits 2 homers to lead Red Sox over Astros 6-5 (Jun 18, 2017)
Bogaerts hits 2 homers to lead Red Sox over Astros 6-5 (Jun 18, 2017)
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Royals Review and Over the Monster
Scott LauberESPN / ESPN:
Is any team having more fun than the Houston Astros?
ESPN:
Gleyber Torres to undergo Tommy John surgery in non-throwing elbow — NEW YORK — New York Yankees top prospect Gleyber Torres has a torn ligament in his non-throwing elbow and will miss the remainder of the season. — The Yankees announced Monday that the 20-year-old Torres …
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Top Yankees infield prospect Torres needs Tommy John surgery — NEW YORK (AP) Top Yankees prospect Gleyber Torres has a torn ligament in his non-throwing elbow and will have Tommy John surgery that is expected to sideline him until spring training. — A 20-year-old infielder who was the top player …
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Minor League Ball
Detroit Free Press:
Series preview: Nelson Cruz leads Mariners' offense vs. Tigers — Series: Detroit Tigers at Seattle Mariners — When: Monday-Thursday at Safeco Field (all games at 10:10 p.m.) — TV/radio: All games on Fox Sports Detroit and 97.1 FM; Monday's game also on ESPN, Thursday's game on MLB Network out-of-market.
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Associated Press:
Khris Davis' 2-run homer leads Athletics to sweep of Yankees — OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A week ago, the first-place New York Yankees came to the West Coast on a roll. They were scoring more than enough runs to support their starters and winning by comfortable margins.
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The Crawfish Boxes and Pinstripe Alley
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
What are the odds the Pirates trade Andrew McCutchen? Probably good — What are the odds that the Pirates trade Andrew McCutchen? — I'm guessing good. — Go back to July 30, the day that the Pirates sent reliever Mark Melancon to the Nationals for left-hander Felipe Rivero and minor-league lefty Taylor Hearn.
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Bucs Dugout, FanRag Sports and CBS Chicago
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Rosenthal's Latest: McCutchen, Cole, Hand, Cubs
Gil Lebreton / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Yu Darvish ‘appreciation day’ long overdue for Rangers — ARLINGTON — An untidy first inning made for a warm and restless Sunday afternoon at Globe Life Park. — Yu Darvish couldn't locate his slider. Rangers hitters couldn't get anything to fall against Seattle's Christian Bergman.
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Lone Star Ball
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Jeff Passan / Yahoo Sports:
Yu Darvish and the free-agent class of 2017-18 are an appetizer for the 2018-19 bonanza
Yu Darvish and the free-agent class of 2017-18 are an appetizer for the 2018-19 bonanza
Discussion:
MLB Trade Rumors, MLB Daily Dish and Lone Star Ball
Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Rangers Reaction pans ump show in Sunday's loss
Rangers Reaction pans ump show in Sunday's loss
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WFAA-TV and Lone Star Ball
Peter Schmuck / Baltimore Sun:
Bundy rocked in middle innings and Orioles set AL pitching futility mark in 12-0 loss to Indians — “I was battling out there trying to get outs and locating as best as I could,” Orioles starter Dylan Bundy said after losing to the Cleveland Indians, 12-0. (Kevin Richardson / Baltimore Sun video)
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports and Camden Chat
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Verlander concurs with research: Something's fishy with new baseballs, HR totals — SEATTLE - Not surprisingly, Justin Verlander thought it was a “pretty good article.” — The article he spoke about Monday afternoon at Safeco Field was one published by The Ringer website on June 14 …
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Sabermetric Research
ESPN:
Giants' Hunter Strickland loses appeal, begins serving six-game ban — Major League Baseball has upheld a six-game suspension of San Francisco Giants reliever Hunter Strickland for his role in a bench-clearing brawl with the Washington Nationals last month.
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports and baseballmusings.com
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Padres Claim Dillon Overton, Designate Zach Lee — The Padres announced on Monday that they've claimed left-hander Dillon Overton off waivers from the Mariners and designated right-hander Zach Lee for assignment in order to clear a spot on the 40-man roster. Overton has been optioned to Triple-A El Paso, per the Padres.
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Gaslamp Ball
ESPN:
Clayton Kershaw rejected ballhawk Zack Hample's request for Father's Day baseball — Zack Hample, a fan who claims to have collected over 9,000 baseballs at Major League Baseball games, said Clayton Kershaw rejected his request for a special Father's Day ball Sunday.
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Orioles Place J.J. Hardy On DL With Wrist Fracture, Select Paul Janish — 5:08pm: Janish will be promoted to take the open roster spot, per a club announcement. — 2:27pm: Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy has been diagnosed with a fracture in his right wrist and won't be able to resume baseball activities …
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports, Camden Chat and MLB Daily Dish
Jesse RogersESPN / ESPN:
Joe Maddon invests in resting stars now to win big later — CHICAGO — If you think Cubs manager Joe Maddon is going to push the envelope as much as possible right now because his team is .500, think again. In fact, Maddon tends to go the other way when things go south.
Bruce Arthur / Toronto Star:
Raptors at crossroads with George in play: Arthur — The chances of Paul George landing in Toronto on flight path to L.A. seem remote, but not impossible. Meanwhile, Kyle Lowry might not wind up with Raptors — although at least they're talking — or Sixers after No. 1 pick changes hands.
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FanRag Sports and Sportsnet.ca