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Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
Yankees' Aaron Judge continues to show off both his power and his penchant for strikeouts — Aaron Judge narrowly missed robbing Yoenis Cespedes of a home run on Monday night. — The Yankees' 25-year-old rookie slugger more than made up for it later in the game — blasting a homer of his own.
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Justin Tasch / New York Daily News:
Yankees bash three late home runs for a come-from-behind 4-2 win over Mets
Yankees bash three late home runs for a come-from-behind 4-2 win over Mets
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Rafael Montero solid against Yankees, but still needs to prove his worth to rebuilding Mets
Jon Heyman / FanRag Sports:
Tigers and Astros discussing Verlander deal — The Houston Astros and Detroit Tigers are back to discussing a possible deal to send former MVP and Cy Young-winning starting pitcher Justin Verlander to Houston, sources tell FanRag Sports. After earlier talks fell flat …
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Rangers' Griffin gets another shot at Tigers (Aug 15, 2017) — ARLINGTON, Texas — In a previous matchup this season pitting Texas Rangers right-hander A.J. Griffin and Detroit right-hander Justin Verlander, the Tigers delivered a fourth-round knockout. — Griffin lasted only 3 1/3 innings …
Bill Baer / NBCSports.com:
Giancarlo Stanton sets Marlins single-season home run record with 43rd dinger — Marlins outfielder Giancarlo Stanton has had a pretty good month and it's not even halfway over. Entering Monday's game against the Giants, Stanton had played in all 12 of his team's games in August.
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Jeff Passan / Yahoo Sports:
Free Giancarlo Stanton: Why the Marlins need to trade baseball's home run king — Every day that goes by with Giancarlo Stanton in a Miami Marlins uniform is a wasted opportunity for a franchise begging to be run properly. And after years of the most feckless ownership group in baseball alienating …
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Ari Gilberg / New York Daily News:
Rockies RHP Chad Bettis throws seven shutout innings in first start since overcoming testicular cancer — Chad Bettis just shut out cancer, so shutting out the Atlanta Braves? Piece of cake. — Bettis, making his first start after battling testicular cancer, threw seven scoreless innings …
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Michael Kelly / MLB on Yahoo! Sports:
Rockies RHP Bettis returns after cancer treatment
Rockies RHP Bettis returns after cancer treatment
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Jorge Castillo / Washington Post:
Angels-Nationals series preview: No Trout vs. Harper showdown this time — The Nationals (70-46) absorbed a couple more injuries over a long, strange weekend series against the Giants, but still managed to take two of three games. They next host a team from Southern California …
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Halos Heaven, Talking Chop and Federal Baseball
Eduardo A. Encina / The Charlotte Observer:
Orioles open series vs. Mariners with a slam in 11-3 win — The Baltimore Orioles didn't waste much time putting a disappointing series split in Oakland behind them, jumping on former teammate Yovani Gallardo early in a resounding 11-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Monday night at Safeco Field.
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Eli Hershkovich / Sporting News:
White Sox GM Rick Hahn on rebuild: World Series title is the only goal — CHICAGO — Sitting in his bedroom in Winnetka, IL, then-11-year-old Rick Hahn would compose letters to the late Dallas Green, who served as the Cubs' general manager from 1981 to 1987.
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Fox Sports:
Rockies' Freeland, back from groin ailment, faces Braves (Aug 15, 2017) — DENVER — The best-case scenario will unfold Tuesday for rookie Kyle Freeland when he returns to the Colorado Rockies' rotation and starts against the Atlanta Braves. — The left-hander will be reinstated after missing …
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Paul Sullivan / The Charlotte Observer:
Cubs' bullpen can't stop dancing: ‘What should we do? Just sit there?’ — If the idea is to dance like nobody's watching, the Cubs' relief corps has it down. — Throughout the 2017 season, in their cavernous room underneath the left field bleachers of Wrigley Field, they've jerked and twerked …
Omar Kelly / Sun-Sentinel:
Dolphins' first-round pick Charles Harris aims to play faster — Chris Perkins and Omar Kelly on Kenyan Drake's possible concussion and slew of Dolphins injuries. — Sun Sentinel — Privacy Policy — Charles Harris was critical of himself following his first NFL game …
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Twins look to gain ground on Indians (Aug 15, 2017) — MINNEAPOLIS — Since trading away their closer and a starting pitcher, the Minnesota Twins caught fire and re-emerged in the playoff picture. — Heading into the Tuesday series opener against the first-place Cleveland Indians …
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Phillies' Leiter returns from 'pen to start against Padres (Aug 15, 2017) — SAN DIEGO — The Philadelphia Phillies are turning to Mark Leiter Jr. to oppose the San Diego Padres in the middle outing of a three-game series on Tuesday night. — “You got a problem with that?”
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Big Blue Machine: Inside the brain trust that created the unstoppable Los Angeles Dodgers — LOS ANGELES - You walk the halls of the Los Angeles Dodgers' baseball operations department at your own risk, never quite knowing what's around the corner. — You may stumble into a vicious whiffle ball game …
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Tim Dahlberg / MLB on Yahoo! Sports:
Column: A magical season in the sun for Los Angeles Dodgers
Column: A magical season in the sun for Los Angeles Dodgers
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