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Jesse Yomtov / USA Today:
Report: David Price had confrontation with Dennis Eckersley on team flight — Boston Red Sox pitcher David Price verbally confronted TV analyst Dennis Eckersley on the team's flight to Toronto on Thursday night, according to The Boston Globe. — Price met with manager John Farrell …
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Alec McChesney / Kansas City Star:
Royals pitcher Matt Strahm goes to disabled list with knee inflammation — The Kansas City Royals on Saturday placed pitcher Matt Strahm on the 10-day disabled list with inflammation in his left knee and called up right-handed pitcher Miguel Almonte from AAA Omaha.
Rustin Dodd / Kansas City Star:
Red Sox manager John Farrell will skip work to watch his son's MLB debut with Royals — Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell has plans to skip work on Saturday. — Farrell, the father of Royals pitcher Luke Farrell, will be at Kauffman Stadium to watch his son make his major-league debut …
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Peter Botte / New York Daily News:
Mets place Michael Conforto on 10-day DL with bruised hand — After being short a player all week, the Mets finally placed Michael Conforto on the 10-day disabled list on Saturday with a bruised left hand after the outfielder was hit by a pitch last Sunday.
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Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
NL Notes: Reds, Mets, Phillies — As a serviceable, affordable free agent-to-be who's on a rebuilding team, Reds right-hander Scott Feldman should theoretically be a trade candidate at this time of the year. But it's possible the Reds will opt to keep Feldman as a way to benefit their other pitchers …
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Associated Press:
Mets put Conforto on DL with bruised hand, activate Wheeler — NEW YORK (AP) — The Mets placed outfielder Michael Conforto on the 10-day disabled list Saturday with a bruised left hand, opening a roster spot for right-hander Zack Wheeler. — Wheeler was activated from the DL to start against the Philadelphia Phillies.
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Clint Frazier launches home run in first game in the majors — HOUSTON — The New York Yankees' much-talked-about prospect, Clint Frazier, made his major league debut a good one, hitting his first career home run Saturday night's 7-6 loss to the Houston Astros.
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Alex Butler / UPI:
New York Yankees calling up OF Clint Frazier vs. Houston Astros — Fans will finally get a glimpse of the return from the Andrew Miller trade as the New York Yankees are set to call up No. 2 prospect Clint Frazier. — The outfielder's promotion comes on the heels of a devastating injury for Dustin Fowler.
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Paul Skrbina / Chicago Tribune:
White Sox outfielder Avisail Garcia close to returning from knee injury — Photos of White Sox outfielder Avisail Garcia. — Chicago Tribune — Avisail Garcia wasn't sure when the All-Star teams would be released. — “When do they announce it?” the White Sox outfielder asked Saturday, a day before teams will be made public.
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Arizona Republic:
Lamb keeping All-Star hopes in perspective — Jake Lamb would love to make the All-Star team, but the Diamondbacks third baseman isn't holding his breath, not after being left off of last year's team. That's why he says he isn't really looking forward to All-Star rosters being released on Sunday afternoon.
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Jesse RogersESPN / ESPN:
Kris Bryant (ankle) back in Cubs starting lineup; Ben Zobrist activated, but not starting — CINCINNATI - The Chicago Cubs are starting to get healthy. On Saturday, they activated infielder/outfielder Ben Zobrist (wrist) from the disabled list and optioned outfielder Mark Zagunis to Triple-A Iowa.
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs finally receive encouraging news regarding cast of injured players
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Stefan Stevenson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Rangers holding closer tryouts after Matt Bush blows fifth save — CHICAGO — The Rangers will go without a definitive closer until someone shows a consistent ability to finish games. — Manager Jeff Banister said before Saturday's game that Matt Bush, who blew his fifth save in Friday's 8-7 loss …
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Stefan Stevenson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Rangers Reaction: Bullpen blows major-league worst 16th save
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Matt Bonesteel / Chicago Tribune:
The Mets finally are admitting that Tim Tebow wasn't signed for baseball reasons — The Mets' Tim Tebow stretches out before batting practice at the team's complex in Port St. Lucie, Fla., on Sept. 19, 2016. — The Washington Post — New York Mets General Manager Sandy Alderson called it …
Kevin Santo / USA Today:
MLB All-Star Game: Seven underappreciated talents who deserve a trip to Miami — On Sunday night, the final balloting for baseball's 2017 All-Star Game will be released, and most likely, you will know every one of the names in the starting lineup. — When it comes to the entire 32-man rosters, though, that may not be the case.
Associated Press:
June's home run total surpassed even the Steroids Era high — Justin Smoak's opposite-field drive dropped over the left-field wall in Toronto, and an eye-popping record had been set: Batters reached a home run mark for a month, shattering the syringe-fueled high of the Steroids Era.
Ryan Divish / The Charlotte Observer:
Miranda's right as M's blank Angels, 10-0 — ANAHEIM, Calif.-The last time the Seattle Mariners were in Angels Stadium they walked off the field in a stunned malaise, having blown a six-run lead in the bottom of the ninth to lose to the Angels in walkoff fashion.
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Fox Sports:
Vogt's 2 home runs lead Brewers past Marlins 3-2 (Jun 30, 2017) — MILWAUKEE (AP) Stephen Vogt, claimed off waivers earlier in the week, hit two home runs and the Milwaukee Brewers held off the Miami Marlins 3-2 on Friday night. — The game was delayed about seven minutes with the Brewers batting …
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Rich Rovito / MLB on Yahoo! Sports:
Vogt's 2 home runs lead Brewers past Marlins 3-2
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