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Rustin Dodd / Kansas City Star:
Mike Moustakas clubs his 30th homer as Royals top Red Sox for ninth straight win — To hit a home run in the major leagues, a baseball player must possess a potent combination of tools. Enough hand-eye coordination to barrel a 95 mph fastball. Enough brute strength in the legs to launch a baseball 400 feet.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Dodgers Acquire Luke Farrell From Royals — The Dodgers announced on Friday that they've acquired right-hander Luke Farrell from the Royals in exchange for cash. Farrell was designated for assignment earlier this week when Kansas City acquired the trio of Trevor Cahill, Brandon Maurer and Ryan Buchter from the Padres.
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Associated Press:
Baseball notes: Rays add another reliever by acquiring Steve Chishek from Mariners — The Tampa Bay Rays continued to bolster their bullpen for the pennant race on Friday, acquiring reliever Steve Cishek from the Seattle Mariners for versatile right-hander Erasmo Ramirez.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mariners Acquire Erasmo Ramirez From Rays For Steve Cishek
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Paul Skrbina / Chicago Tribune:
Trade deadline waiting game: Will White Sox's Melky Cabrera be the next to go? — White Sox manager Rick Renteria discusses the impact Melky Cabrera has on the team's clubhouse on Friday, July 28, 2017. (Paul Skrbina/Chicago Tribune) — Chicago Tribune
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Stefan Stevenson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Rangers open to trading Yu Darvish for right price
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Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
Masahiro Tanaka near-perfect, strikes out career-high 14 in Yankees' win over Rays — Masahiro Tanaka came up short in his bid for perfection on Friday night. — Still, he was absolutely dominant — and the Yankees need more of this type of dominance from their $155 million righty down the stretch.
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ESPN:
Yanks rookie Aaron Judge breaks tooth celebrating walk-off win
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Jon Heyman / FanRag Sports:
Athletics stuck on Frazier or Torres from Yankees for Gray
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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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Associated Press:
Dodgers P Clayton Kershaw plays catch five days after back injury — LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw participated in a pregame catch Friday, a brief workout that could force the Los Angeles Dodgers to rethink the timetable for their injured ace. — The Dodgers said it would be four …
Vince Langford / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Adrian Beltre update: Just two away from 3,000 hits and chance for more Friday — Adrian Beltre is absolutely on fire with the bat and could burn his way Friday night to baseball history and major league baseball's iconic 3,000-hit milestone. — The Texas Rangers third baseman singled …
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MLB says that regular-season games will be played in Asia and in England in 2019 and 2020 — NEW YORK — Major League Baseball plans to start the 2019 and 2020 seasons in Asia and play regular-season games in England in June of both years. — The collective bargaining agreement reached …
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Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
MLB plans to move 13 series to foreign countries from 2018-21
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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
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Associated Press:
The Tooth Scary: Yanks' Judge visits dentist, starts vs Rays — NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge is all done with the tooth scary — at least for now. — The New York Yankees slugger was back in the starting lineup Friday night, a day after he accidentally lost half of his front left tooth during a home-plate celebration .
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Sporting News:
Astros' George Springer put on 10-day DL with quad discomfort — Astros players are dropping like flies. — First Carlos Correa was ruled out for six to eight weeks with a torn thumb ligament, then Colin Moran suffered a facial fracture forcing him out for the same amount of time …
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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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Associated Press:
Arizona starter Robbie Ray carted off after line drive to head — ST. LOUIS — A line drive by Cardinals first baseman Luke Voit hit Arizona Diamondbacks starter Robbie Ray in the head during the second inning of Friday night's game. — Ray, a left-hander, dropped flat on the mound.
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Stefan Stevenson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Austin Bibens-Dirkx set to make first start since June 30 — Rookie right-hander Austin Bibens-Dirkx will make his first start since June 30 in the Rangers' Saturday game against the Orioles. Bibens-Dirkx has made two relief appearances since that start against the White Sox in Chicago …
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MLB suspends minor leaguers Silvestre Berroa and Aaron Cox after each tested positive for banned substances — NEW YORK — Free agent pitcher Silvestre Berroa has been suspended for 72 games under baseball's minor league drug program following a positive test for a banned performance-enhancing substance …
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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