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Tampa Bay Rays trade for Miami Marlins shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria — The Tampa Bay Rays acquired shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria from the Miami Marlins for a pair of minor leaguers, multiple outlets reported on Monday. — Outfielder Braxton Lee and right-hander Ethan Clark are expected …
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Rays Acquire Adeiny Hechavarria — 5:16pm: Both clubs have announced the deal, making it official. — 2:26pm: The Rays and Marlins have reportedly agreed to a trade that will send shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria from Miami to Tampa Bay in exchange for minor league outfielder Braxton Lee and minor league right-hander Ethan Clark.
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Clark Spencer / miamiherald:
Marlins trade Hechavarria to Rays for prospects
Marlins trade Hechavarria to Rays for prospects
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Greg Auman / UPI:
Tampa Bay Rays' bullpen fails again as Baltimore Orioles rally to win
Tampa Bay Rays' bullpen fails again as Baltimore Orioles rally to win
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DRaysBay and MLB Daily Dish
Fox Sports:
Appeals court dismisses minor league player suit against MLB — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) A federal appeals court upheld a ruling that dismissed a lawsuit filed by minor league baseball players accusing Major League Baseball of colluding to suppress wages. — The U.S. Court of Appeals …
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MLB power rankings: Dodgers make a statement, Astros No. 1 — Thanks to a 10-game winning streak, the Los Angeles Dodgers overtook first place in the National League West and the No. 2 spot in USA TODAY Sports' power rankings. — The Dodgers, led by rookie slugger Cody Bellinger …
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Kevin Santo / USA Today:
MLB All-Star Game vote comes down to wire for some positions
MLB All-Star Game vote comes down to wire for some positions
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Fox Sports:
Yankees start ‘important trip’ vs. White Sox (Jun 26, 2017) — CHICAGO — The New York Yankees have been one of the majors' top offensive teams, and right fielder Aaron Judge continues to provide home run highlights. — However, the Yankees are scuffling, most recently dropping two of three to the Texas Rangers over the weekend.
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Jon Heyman / FanRag Sports:
Heyman | Recently released Francisco Rodriguez agrees to deal with Nats — [UPDATE]: FanRag Sports has since confirmed that the Washington Nationals have agreed to a deal with veteran relief pitcher Francisco Rodriguez. — Former Detroit Tigers right-handed relief pitcher Francisco Rodriguez …
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Nationals In Talks With Francisco Rodriguez
Nationals In Talks With Francisco Rodriguez
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
San Francisco Giants find nothing is routine in troubled 2017 season — Things are different around the San Francisco Giants, and not simply because the three-time World Series champions are on pace to lose 100 games for the first time since 1985. — The clubhouse, once populated …
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Rivera powers Mets in 8-2 win over Giants … SAN FRANCISCO — Rene Rivera got a chance to play Sunday, and he made the most of it. — Rivera homered twice, Rafael Montero pitched into the sixth inning in a spot start and the New York Mets swept the sliding San Francisco Giants with an 8-2 victory.
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ESPN:
Matt Holliday out of lineup again in aftermath of allergic reaction — Yankees outfielder Matt Holliday remained out of the lineup Monday as New York began a series in Chicago against the White Sox. — Holliday has been dealing with issues stemming from an allergic reaction he had in Oakland on June 17.
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Matt Holliday / Rotoworld.com:
Quick Links — Matt Holliday has been sent for tests due to fatigue.
Quick Links — Matt Holliday has been sent for tests due to fatigue.
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals avoid sweep but are ‘not on a great path right now’ — Photo by Chris Lee, clee@post-dispatch.com — The verb, usually reserved to describe a rescue of something that has been wrecked or left in disrepair, adopts a positive connotation around a ballpark because of the alternative.
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Charlie Sheen puts Babe Ruth ring, Red Sox sale document up for auction — Charlie Sheen has revealed himself as the owner of two of the most coveted pieces of Babe Ruth memorabilia, which will be sold Friday. — Sheen told ESPN on Monday that it is he who consigned Babe Ruth's 1927 World Series ring …
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports, FanRag Sports and Sportsnet.ca
Arizona Republic:
Greinke in a groove, until ... Since allowing two singles to the Phillies in the first inning, Diamondbacks starter Zack Greinke has been on a tear. The right-hander retired 12 batters in a row until walking Brock Stassi with one out in the fifth. — A diving stop by shortstop Nick Ahmed enabled …
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George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
It's now or never for Detroit Tigers with upcoming 10-game homestand — The Kansas City Royals visit Comerica Park for a three-game series, beginning Tuesday. We look ahead with five from Kansas City you need to know. Video by Ryan Ford/DFP Wochit — CONNECT
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Alex Butler / UPI:
Man takes one final shot at Washington Nationals in obituary — Patrick Killebrew died Tuesday and blasted the Washington Nationals' bullpen in his obituary. — Killebrew died at his home after watching the Nationals lose 8-7 to the Miami Marlins. — The Nationals built a 6- lead …
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs' Willson Contreras leads off game with HR — The Cubs' Willson Contreras on batting leadoff vs. the Nationals on June 26, 2017. (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune) — Chicago Tribune — Cubs 1, Nationals 0 (third inning) — Willson Contreras, batting leadoff for the first time in his career …
Patrick Ochs / Sun Herald:
Milwaukee Brewers prospect Mauricio Dubon one step closer to MLB after promotion — It didn't take long for Biloxi Shuckers shortstop Mauricio Dubon to earn a promotion. — The versatile prospect who joined the Milwaukee Brewers organization following a trade with the Boston Red Sox …
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Astros hit 3 HRs, finish winning trip by beating Seattle 8-2 (Jun 25, 2017) — SEATTLE (AP) The Houston Astros went into their game at Safeco Field leading the majors in home runs. They quickly added to that total. — George Springer, Yuli Gurriel and Evan Gattis hit long home runs …
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The Crawfish Boxes
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Zach Putnam Undergoes Tommy John Surgery — White Sox righty Zach Putnam has undergone Tommy John surgery, Dan Hayes of CSN Chicago was among those to tweet. He's expected to miss at least one year recovering from the procedure. — Putnam, who'll soon turn 30, was off to a very strong start …
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Rockies Place Carlos Gonzalez, Tyler Anderson On 10-Day DL — The Rockies have placed both outfielder Carlos Gonzalez and southpaw Tyler Anderson on the 10-day DL, Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post reports on Twitter. Two relievers will take the open roster spots, with Chad Qualls returning …
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