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New York Daily News:
Red Sox score three in the 9th in walk-off 5-4 win over Cardinals, stay 4.5 games ahead of Yankees in AL East — Mookie Betts finally had a pitch he could drive and the Boston Red Sox pulled out anther last at-bat win in Fenway Park. — Betts lined a two-run double off the Green Monster …
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New York Daily News:
Red Sox owner John Henry in favor of renaming Yawkey Way outside Fenway Park: report — Red Sox owner John Henry told The Boston Herald that his club welcomes renaming Yawkey Way outside of Boston's famed Fenway Park. — Henry, who bought the American League club in 2002 …
Michael Silverman / Boston Herald:
John Henry says Red Sox will lead effort to change name of Yawkey Way — The Red Sox have had enough. — At a moment when racial tensions have escalated rapidly and the removal of Confederate statues acts as a flashpoint for violent and racially divisive protests, the Red Sox are ready …
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The Big Lead, Over the Monster and The Guardian
James Wagner / New York Times:
Aaron Judge and Didi Gregorius Provide Big Hits as Yankees Top Mets Again — There are many reasons the Yankees sit firmly atop the American League wild-card standings: the star outfielder Aaron Judge; the All-Star starter Luis Severino; and the stellar bullpen, including Dellin Betances, Tommy Kahnle and others.
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Pinstripe Alley
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Jake Becker / New York Daily News:
Yasiel Puig after hitting walk-off double for Dodgers: ‘See you in the World Series’ — The most confident team in Major League Baseball happens to have the most confident player. — After hitting a walk-off double against the White Sox in Los Angeles Wednesday night …
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Colleen Kane / Chicago Tribune:
Rick Renteria on receiving Cubs World Series ring: ‘A classy gesture’ — White Sox manager Rick Renteria called receiving a Cubs World Series ring “a classy gesture” by the team on Wednesday, AUg. 16, 2017. (Colleen Kane/Chicago Tribune) — Chicago Tribune
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USA Today and Chicago Tribune
Amara Grautski / New York Daily News:
Cubs give former manager Rick Renteria a World Series ring — The World Series champion Cubs made a “kind” and “classy” gesture to former manager Rick Renteria — his own title ring. — The current skipper of the White Sox was with the rival Chicago club in 2014, but then was replaced …
Stats / MLB on Yahoo! Sports:
Dodgers strive to stay hot in series vs. Tigers — DETROIT — It's a homecoming of sorts for manager Dave Roberts when his sky-flying — Detroit Tigers for a weekend inter-league series beginning Friday night. — Roberts was selected by the Tigers out of UCLA in the 28th round of the 1994 amateur draft.
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True Blue LA
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Fox Sports:
Red-hot Rangers host weary White Sox (Aug 17, 2017) — ARLINGTON, Texas — Considering the Chicago White Sox just finished getting swept by the Los Angeles Dodgers, the best team in baseball, a four-game set against the Texas Rangers starting Thursday will represent a reprieve. — Right?
Discussion:
Lone Star Ball
Associated Press:
Diamondbacks' De La Rosa to undergo 2nd Tommy John surgery — HOUSTON (AP) — Arizona Diamondbacks reliever Rubby De La Rosa will undergo a second Tommy John surgery. — Manager Torey Lovullo made the announcement Thursday before the Diamondbacks play the Astros.
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AZ Snake Pit
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
David Wright lends his glove to Travis d'Arnaud, offered the Mets catcher advice prior to first start at 3B — The text told him to dive for every ball, stay low and be ready for everything to be hit to him. Travis d'Arnaud had texted David Wright to ask to borrow his third baseman's glove …
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Mets catcher Travis d'Arnaud to play third base vs. Yankees Wednesday night
Mets catcher Travis d'Arnaud to play third base vs. Yankees Wednesday night
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Yahoo! Finance, Amazin' Avenue and baseballmusings.com
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Mets need a concrete plan for third base, both for the present and for the future
Mets need a concrete plan for third base, both for the present and for the future
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Elite Sports NY
Marc Carig / Newsday:
Mets GM Sandy Alderson hints that team was over budget — Sandy Alderson hinted on Wednesday that the Mets spent more money on players this offseason that originally budgeted, part of his explanation for why the club has shed about $9.3 million in salary while making a flurry of trades before and after the July 31 deadline.
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports
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Fox Sports:
Astros host D-backs with pitching staff getting healthier (Aug 17, 2017) — HOUSTON — A cursory glance at the Houston Astros' current disabled list reveals a quartet of pitchers who at one point or another provided reliability for a flexible and versatile staff.
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports, AZ Snake Pit and The Crawfish Boxes
David Pinto / baseballmusings.com:
Games of the Day — The Twins are six games out of the division and one game out of the second wild card as they host the Indians in a split-double header on Thursday. Needless to say, a sweep would do the Twins playoff chances a lot of good. The better of the two games is the night cap that pits Ryan Merritt against Jose Berrios.
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Twinkie Town