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George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
Frustrated Tigers GM Al Avila: Don't blame Ausmus for using now-released K-Rod — Tigers GM says team tried to get veteran back on track, but it didn't work, part of the reasoning K-Rod was cut — SAN DIEGO — General manager Al Avila is frustrated. Chris Ilitch, who last month …
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Tigers release struggling reliever Francisco Rodriguez — SAN DIEGO (AP) The Detroit Tigers have released Francisco Rodriguez, one day after the 35-year-old reliever allowed a grand slam to Robinson Cano in his latest rough outing. — Rodriguez saved 44 games for the Tigers in 2016, but he is 2-5 with a 7.82 ERA this year.
ESPN:
Tigers release struggling reliever Francisco Rodriguez — The Detroit Tigers released veteran reliever Francisco Rodriguez on Friday. — Rodriguez, 35, holds the major league record for saves in a single season (62), set in 2008 while pitching for the Los Angeles Angels.
Vito Chirco / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers next foe: Porous San Diego Padres ripe for frying
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Bless You Boys and Gaslamp Ball
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
K-Rod's woes continue: Reliever yields grand slam in Tigers' 9-6 loss
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports and MLB Daily Dish
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Young Mets players can't help but feel ‘weird’ about Asdrubal Cabrera situation, team being in rebuild mode — SAN FRANCISCO — For a team that has been in the building-up mode for the last five seasons, Friday was something of a shock to the younger players in the Mets clubhouse.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mets Ready To Listen To Offers On Short-Term Veterans — 5:56pm: Unhappy about being bumped to second base upon his activation today, Cabrera says he has asked to be traded. (Video via MLB.com's Anthony DiComo, on Twitter.) He also suggested he indicated a willingness to move to another part …
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports, CBSSports.com, Sporting News, MLB Daily Dish, Amazin' Avenue and Al's Ramblings
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Asdrubal Cabrera requesting trade from Mets is beginning of rough transition to Amed Rosario — SAN FRANCISCO — Asdrubal Cabrera knew this was coming. Jose Reyes knows it is going to happen eventually too. The veteran shortstops both saw Amed Rosario this spring and knew …
David Ginsburg / MLB on Yahoo! Sports:
Harper's 10th-inning single lifts Nationals past Reds 6-5 … WASHINGTON (AP) — On a night when right-hander — Stephen Strasburg struggled and the Nationals put themselves in an early hole, Washington used the long ball and an unlikely component - the bullpen - to pull out a satisfying victory.
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Federal Baseball
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Mitchell Forde / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Game Blog: Cards commit another base running error, but Wainwright stays strong — Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com — In another deja vu moment from the recent series in Philadelphia, a Cardinals baserunner took off on contact with one out and ran so far from his base …
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals remain stuck in the mud
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Viva El Birdos
Stephen Gross / Morning Call:
Phillies' Pete Mackanin, Pat Neshek offer conflicting stories for second straight day
Discussion:
The Good Phight and Viva El Birdos
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Royals Designate Chris Young, Announce Neftali Feliz Signing — The Royals have announced that veteran righty Chris Young has been designated for assignment. His roster spot will go to reliever Neftali Feliz, whose previously reported signing is now official.
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports and Al's Ramblings
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Rustin Dodd / Kansas City Star:
Royals sign former Brewers closer Neftalí Feliz and drop Chris Young
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports
Arizona Republic:
Hoover to the DL; Rubby De La Rosa called up — The Diamondbacks on Friday placed reliever J.J. Hoover on the 10-day disabled list with right shoulder inflammation, selected right-hander Rubby De La Rosa from Triple-A Reno and designated catcher Oscar Hernandez for assignment.
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AZ Snake Pit
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Tommy Birch / Des Moines Register:
Kyle Schwarber expected to join Iowa Cubs Monday — Round 2 of the Kyle Schwarber Show with the Iowa Cubs will begin Monday. — Iowa Cubs spokesperson Randy Wehofer confirmed that Schwarber is expected to join the team Monday. — The hard-hitting Schwarber was struggling at the plate …
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Bleed Cubbie Blue and Bleacher Nation
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Anthony Rizzo's rookie struggles serve as learning tool for Kyle Schwarber
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Chicago Tribune
Andy McCullough / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers rolling as Rockies come to town for National League West showdown — Colorado Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado (28) celebrates with teammates after hitting a walk-off home run in the ninth inning against the San Francisco Giants on Sunday. (Matthew Stockman / Getty Images)
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports and True Blue LA
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Diamondbacks make statement with wins over Rockies
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Fox Sports, AZ Snake Pit and True Blue LA
ESPN:
If the Red Sox retired numbers like the Yankees do ... Ahhh, Monument Park. A magical place at Yankee Stadium where not quite immortal players become, well, immortal. — The New York Yankees have retired so many numbers that they no longer have any single digits left (well, except this one).
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EndPlay / Associated Press:
Knebel sets strikeout mark as Brewers beat Pirates 4-2 — MILWAUKEE - Travis Shaw and Corey Knebel were too much for the Pittsburgh Pirates. — Shaw drove in three runs with a home run and two doubles and Knebel set a modern-era record for most consecutive games by a reliever with a strikeout …
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Bucs Dugout
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Hernandez returns as Mariners host Astros (Jun 23, 2017) — SEATTLE — When Felix Hernandez pitches at Safeco Field, there's a different atmosphere. — The seats in the left-field corner are filled with fans sitting in “King's Court,” wearing “King Felix” T-shirts and holding “K” cards to wave with every two-strike count.
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U.S.S. Mariner and The Crawfish Boxes
Fox Sports:
Rogers, Marlins agree to $3.4 million signing bonus. — MIAMI (AP) Alex Rodriguez still remembers throwing batting practice a decade or so ago to his nephew, who was simultaneously getting a hitting lesson from Reggie Jackson. — The kid apparently took good notes.
Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Rangers' Perez breaks right thumb, could miss next start — NEW YORK — Just as the Texas Rangers are about to get one left-hander back in their starting rotation, another could miss a start or two. — Cole Hamels was expected to start Monday in the opener of a four-game series …
