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UPI:
Minnesota Twins place Miguel Sano on disabled list  —  The Minnesota Twins placed infielder Miguel Sano on the 10-day disabled list Monday with a left shin stress reaction.  —  Sano fouled a ball off his shin Friday night in the same game that he hit two home runs in a 10-3 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Minor MLB Transactions: 8/21/17
Discussion: Star Tribune
UPI:
Detroit Tigers 2B Ian Kinsler fined $10K for comments on umpire Angel Hernandez  —  Detroit Tigers second baseman Ian Kinsler was fined $10,000 for his rant about umpire Angel Hernandez that sparked a one-day league-wide protest by the umps, ESPN's Buster Olney reported Monday.
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ESPN:
Tigers' Ian Kinsler fined $10K for comments about umpire Angel Hernandez  —  Detroit Tigers second baseman Ian Kinsler was fined $10,000 for his comments about umpire Angel Hernandez, sources tell ESPN's Buster Olney.  —  Last Tuesday, Kinsler called Hernandez a bad umpire who is …
Dayn Perry / CBSSports.com:
Umpires end protest after MLB commissioner Rob Manfred agrees to meet
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Dodgers' Chase Utley understands Justin Verlander's dilemma with Tigers  —  If there is anybody who knows what has gone through Justin Verlander's mind for the past month - and will certainly be on his mind until the waiver trade deadline passes on Aug. 31 - it was one of the nine men …
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Bradford DoolittleESPN / ESPN:
Justin Verlander's domination of Dodgers looked like an Astros audition
Discussion: Bless You Boys
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:   Mikie Mahtook ignores his stats, but the Detroit Tigers are noticing
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:   Jordan Zimmermann still tweaking, but far off from guy Tigers paid for
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Steven Matz likely headed to DL with undisclosed injury, Tommy Milone expected to start Tuesday  —  Steven Matz is likely headed back onto the disabled list, Mets manager Terry Collins said.  The Long Island lefty has been dealing with “an issue,” that would require him to be shut down.
Discussion: Elite Sports NY
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Marc Carig / Newsday:
Steven Matz may need elbow surgery, source says  —  Steven Matz has been pitching through pain most of the season, sources told Newsday on Monday.  —  Now, a source said, the Mets lefthander may need surgery to correct a recently discovered nerve issue in his pitching elbow.
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors and Metro
Zach Buchanan / Cincinnati.com:
BAR: So much for an August trade...  The Blog Above Replacement a daily look at the Cincinnati Reds, their minor leagues and whatever else is on the mind of Enquirer Reds beat writers, C. Trent Rosecrans and Zach Buchanan.  You can follow them on Twitter (@ctrent and @ZachENQ), Facebook …
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
NL Central Notes: Cozart, Piscotty, Brewers, Montero  —  While Zack Cozart still stands out as a logical on-paper trade candidate, Zach Buchanan of the Cincinnati Enquirer writes that it doesn't seem that much of a market has developed for the 31-year-old.  That puts the Reds in a difficult position …
Discussion: Chicago Sun Times
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:   Piscotty says demotion was good for him  —  WILLIAMSPORT, Pa.
Rustin Dodd / Kansas City Star:
Greg Holland, who Royals tried to re-sign, returns to KC this week as Rockies' closer  —  The last time reliever Greg Holland was at Kauffman Stadium, he wore a dark suit.  It was April 5, 2016, the first week of the baseball season.  Holland emerged from the first-base dugout and collected …
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Jesse Yomtov / USA Today:
MLB pennant race: Four mid-week series that impact the standings  —  With about 40 games left in the regular season, baseball's postseason picture has gotten even murkier, as the wild card races grow tighter and the Cubs fail to pull away in the NL Central.  —  It's a crucial week for contenders …
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USA Today:   MLB power rankings: Red Sox, Indians rising
Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
Greg Bird moves closer to Yankee return as Aaron Judge continues to struggle in No. 3 spot  —  DETROIT — Greg Bird should get his chance to prove himself soon enough.  —  Maybe they're only minor-league rehab hits with Triple-A Scranton, but the fact that the 24-year-old first baseman …
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George A. King III / New York Post:
Yankees need Tommy Kahnle to turn things around — and fast
Discussion: Pinstripe Alley
Arizona Republic:
Koch recalled, Shipley sent down  —  The Diamondbacks recalled right-hander Matt Koch from Triple-A Reno Sunday.  To make room the rooster, Braden Shipley was optioned to Reno after throwing 5.2 innings in relief agains the Twins.  —  This is not Koch's first rodeo.
Discussion: AZ Snake Pit
Alex Butler / UPI:
Chicago Cubs' Javier Baez makes smooth slide in walk-off victory … Javier Baez made the smoothest slide of the year in the Chicago Cubs' 6-5 win against the Toronto Blue Jays at Wrigley Field.  —  The Cubs trailed the Blue Jays 5-3 heading into the bottom of the 10th inning.
Kristie Rieken / Associated Press:
Semien, Cotton send Athletics past sloppy Astros 3-2  —  Houston's struggles this month continue as team is 7-12  —  HOUSTON - Marcus Semien wound up with a Little League home run when Houston kept throwing the ball away to help the Oakland Athletics avoid a sweep with a win over the Houston Astros on Sunday.
Discussion: The Crawfish Boxes
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Dennis Lin / sandiegouniontribune.com:
Padres mailbag: What's to be gained from Hunter Renfroe's demotion?  —  Renfroe, 25, was batting .230 with a .285 on-base percentage.  He has 20 home runs, but he collected just two extra-base hits in August while going 11-for-50 (.220) with four walks and 19 strikeouts.
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors
Josh Land / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles on deck: What to watch Monday vs. Athletics, plus series matchups  —  The Orioles lose to the Angels, 5-4.  (Denise Sanders, Baltimore Sun video)  —  Members of the 1992 Orioles team that played on opening day, returned to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
Discussion: Camden Chat and Athletics Nation
ESPN:
Bartolo Colon becomes third active pitcher to beat all 30 teams  —  Minnesota Twins starter Bartolo Colon became the third active MLB pitcher to beat all 30 teams with a 12-5 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday.  —  “It means a lot to my career,” Colon said through a translator …
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Bill Baer / NBCSports.com:
Bartolo Colon has now beaten all 30 major league teams
Fox Sports:
Surging Brewers continue Western trek in San Francisco (Aug 21, 2017)  —  SAN FRANCISCO — The Milwaukee Brewers seek to move up in the division standings while the San Francisco Giants endure the first day after being formally eliminated in their division race when the clubs open a three-game series Monday night.
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Who will the Cubs promote when rosters are expanded Sept. 1?  —  Rob Zastryzny, Taylor Davis and Jacob Hannemann at Cubs spring training.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  With a mercurial bullpen and the return of star catcher Willson Contreras uncertain, the Cubs will load up in those areas when 25-man roster can be expanded on Sept. 1.
Kyle Brasseur / ESPN:
Rumor Central: J.P. Crawford taking reps at third base  —  Prized Philadelphia Phillies shortstop prospect J.P. Crawford could be nearing his major-league debut, but at a different position than expected.  —  The Phillies are temporarily moving Crawford to third base at Triple-A Lehigh Valley, as Matt Gelb of Philly.com notes.
Discussion: The Good Phight and Philly.com
Rob Longley / National Post:
Acclaimed Toronto Blue Jays prospect Rowdy Tellez has ‘learned a lot’ from disappointing season  —  Tellez's year started with him being touted as the Jays' first baseman of the future.  It is ending with considerably less fanfare  —  BUFFALO — It was another strikeout in a mostly maddening season …
Associated Press:
Gonzalez pitches 6 scoreless, White Sox hold off Rangers 3-2  —  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Miguel Gonzalez and Juan Minaya pitched out of trouble just well enough on Sunday.  —  Gonzalez escaped early trouble to finish six scoreless innings and Minaya recorded the final out after giving up a two-run homer …
Discussion: Lone Star Ball
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Steve Lyttle / The Charlotte Observer:   Knights-to-Chicago still a busy thoroughfare
 
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Kyle Brasseur / ESPN:
Rumor Central: Dodgers heavily scouting Shohei Otani?
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Jorge Castillo / Washington Post:
Nationals bullpen, until very recently a glaring weakness, is now a fearsome strength
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Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
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Cincinnati.com:
This time, the ‘stuff’ doesn't translate for Castillo
Doug Mittler / ESPN:
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Alshon Jeffery ran wrong route but says, “I'll be all right”
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ESPN:
Power Rankings: The race tightens atop the American League
Travis Johnson / Associated Press:
Bell powers Pirates past Cardinals 6-3 in Little League Classic
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