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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mariners Acquire Erasmo Ramirez From Rays For Steve Cishek — The Marines and Rays have announced a swap of right-handed pitchers, with Erasmo Ramirez heading back to Seattle and Steve Cishek going to Tampa Bay in return. — Seattle will reportedly also send $1MM to Tampa Bay to help account …
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Rays visit Yankees with Duda in tow (Jul 28, 2017) — NEW YORK — In recent seasons, the Tampa Bay Rays were not good enough to consider themselves buyers at the frenzy known as the non-waiver trade deadline. — This year is different. — After adding left-handed reliever Dan Jennings …
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Yanks rookie Aaron Judge breaks tooth celebrating walk-off win
Yanks rookie Aaron Judge breaks tooth celebrating walk-off win
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Jon Jay to bat leadoff for Cubs in series opener at Brewers — Cubs manager Joe Maddon on Kyle Schwarber, the White Sox rebuild and Jon Lester's outing after the 6-3 win over the Sox on Thursday, July 27, 2017. (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune) — Chicago Tribune
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Chris Kuc / Chicago Tribune:
Anthony Rizzo ‘would love to’ switch hit, but don't expect it to happen
Anthony Rizzo ‘would love to’ switch hit, but don't expect it to happen
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Jose Quintana excited about facing Brewers in playoff-like atmosphere
Jose Quintana excited about facing Brewers in playoff-like atmosphere
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs offense is starting to perk up, meet manager Joe Maddon's standards
Colleen Kane / Chicago Tribune:
Year removed from rookie ball, Aaron Bummer joins bare White Sox bullpen
Year removed from rookie ball, Aaron Bummer joins bare White Sox bullpen
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Mitchell Forde / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Kelly ‘not scared’ of being thrust onto big stage — Most young players, upon being called up to the major leagues, make an effort to stick to the same pregame routine they employed in the minors. — Cardinals catcher Carson Kelly has not had that luxury. — Kelly made his first big-league start of the season on short notice.
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Weaver gets too fine; Cards' revamped lineup takes its lumps — St. Louis Cardinals' Tommy Pham breaks his bat as he hits a single in the first inning during a game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday, July 27, 2017, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Trade clock clicking as Cardinals play all angles, shopping and selling — The Cardinals remain in the process of generating a market and offers for starting pitcher Lance Lynn, even as they remain engaged in conversations that could bring in the bat they've been eyeing.
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
After night off, Molina posts on social media that he's ‘not tired’
After night off, Molina posts on social media that he's ‘not tired’
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Trade clock ticking for Lynn, Cardinals
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Pace of play remains a big issue
Mitchell Forde / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Weaver surrenders grand slam, Cardinals trail 4-0
Weaver surrenders grand slam, Cardinals trail 4-0
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Red Sox Place David Price On DL, Aren't Currently Planning To Pursue Starters — 3:30pm: President of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski addressed the Boston media today and definitively stated that he's not in the market for rotation help (Twitter link via the Boston Globe's Alex Speier).
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Fox Sports:
FANTASY PLAYS: Darvish at the trade deadline — Yu Darvish's situation is intriguing with the trade deadline nearly here. Speaking of intriguing, there's a breakout season in Baltimore, a future superstar arriving in the majors and a young player struggling mightily. — CHEERS
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Stefan Stevenson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Rangers open to trading Yu Darvish for right price — The Rangers have made it known that Yu Darvish is available but they want a lot in return. — The trade deadline is 3 p.m. Monday so get ready for a rumor and report-filled weekend. — Fox Sports Ken Rosenthal reported this morning …
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USA Today:
MLB trade deadline: The latest rumors, rumblings — Sonny Gray, Yu Darvish and Justin Verlander are among the former All-Stars who could be sent packing soon. — With Major League Baseball's trade deadline just days away — Monday at 4 ET — rumors may soon give way to reality.
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Joel Reuter / Bleacher Report:
Final Fact or Fiction on All of MLB's Hottest Pre-Deadline Buzz, Rumors
Final Fact or Fiction on All of MLB's Hottest Pre-Deadline Buzz, Rumors
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Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers' Magic Johnson guarantees World Series victory — Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, left, and Magic Johnson at Kershaw's 5th Annual Ping Pong 4 Purpose Celebrity Tournament at Dodger Stadium on Thursday. (Leon Bennett / Getty Images) — Magic Johnson called his shot Thursday night, and he wasn't shy about it.
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When Adrian Beltre hits No. 3,000, his teammates will hunt for his head — It's a question not of if Adrian Beltre will reach 3,000 hits but of whether his Rangers teammates will smack him upside the head when he does. — If you're just tuning in, 20 seasons and 2,996 hits into what's sure …
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John Wisely / Detroit Free Press:
Landlord sues Francisco Rodriguez over home damage, missing artwork — A Bloomfield Township landlord is suing former Tigers closer Francisco Rodriguez for $80,000, claiming he damaged a home and kept furnishings, including walking off with a wall tapestry valued at more than $10,000.
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Andy Martino / HuffPost:
Major League Baseball Has A Cocaine Problem — Players say it's a dirty secret that no one — including the league — wants to talk about. … A rookie infielder arrived in the big leagues in 2012, and a few of his teammates decided to take him out to a nightclub after a game.
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Olney: Position players to watch at the trade deadline — The industry perception of the J.D. Martinez trade is that the Tigers didn't get a whole lot of substance from the Diamondbacks in return for a slugger batting .305, with an OPS of over 1.000. When the Mets swapped veteran …
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