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George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
Who's the next Detroit Tigers manager? Here are five candidates — With the Detroit Tigers announcing Friday manager Brad Ausmus won't return next season, here are five candidates to consider as the next manager of the Detroit Tigers. — Tigers general manager Al Avila said internal candidates …
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George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
Mikie Mahtook aggravates groin injury in Detroit Tigers' latest loss — A strange day for the Detroit Tigers ended with their fifth straight loss. — They also may have lost an outfielder for the remainder of the season, after Mikie Mahtook aggravated a left groin injury trying to field …
UPI:
Detroit Tigers manager Ausmus will not return in 2018 — The Detroit Tigers announced Friday the contract of manager Brad Ausmus will not be extended beyond the 2017 season. — Ausmus, 48, and his coaching staff will remain in their current positions through the end of the season, according to general manager Al Avila.
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Bless You Boys
George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
Castellanos, Kinsler homer, but Detroit Tigers lose again to Twins
Noah Trister / MLB on Yahoo! Sports:
Twins stay on track in postseason race, beat Tigers 7-3
Twins stay on track in postseason race, beat Tigers 7-3
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Bless You Boys, Detroit Free Press and Twinkie Town
George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
5 positives, 5 negatives from Brad Ausmus' tenure with Detroit Tigers
5 positives, 5 negatives from Brad Ausmus' tenure with Detroit Tigers
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Sporting News
Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Rangers Reaction: Odor's season of struggles magnified Friday — To be perfectly fair to the decrepit dump known as Oakland Coliseum, the baseball playing surface isn't bad for most of the season. — But for the final six weeks, or from the point of the first home exhibition NFL game …
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Fox Sports:
Rangers fall 3 1/2 back for wild card with 4-1 loss to A's (Sep 22, 2017) — OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Rookie Matt Olson hit his sixth home run in seven games, a second-inning drive off Nick Martinez that helped the Oakland Athletics beat Texas 4-1 on Friday night and damage the Rangers' playoff hopes.
Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Rangers drop in wild-card standings after loss to A's — Kendall Graveman allowed one run in seven innings, and Matt Olson connected for a two-run homer in the second inning against Nick Martinez as the Oakland A's beat the Texas Rangers 4-1 and pushed them a game further back in the wild-card race.
Associated Press:
Dodgers beat Giants 4-2 to clinch 5th straight NL West title — The Los Angeles Dodgers clinched their fifth straight NL West title, beating the San Francisco Giants 4-2 on Friday night as Cody Bellinger set an NL rookie record with his 39th home run. — Los Angeles will open the NL Division Series at home on Oct. 6.
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McCovey Chronicles
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Fox Sports:
LEADING OFF: Superheroes in NY, Ivy Leaguers in Milwaukee — A look at what's happening all around the majors Saturday: — SUPERHERO DAY — Mets ace Noah Syndergaard is expected to make a one-inning start against Washington in his first major league game in nearly five months, and Matt Harvey will take the mound after that.
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New York Daily News:
Security detains man after he gains entry into Yankees clubhouse following loss to Blue Jays — TORONTO — A man was detained by stadium security after gaining entry to the New York Yankees clubhouse after Friday's game at Rogers Centre. — While pitcher Masahiro Tanaka was speaking …
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MoiseKapenda Bower / UPI:
Yuili Gurriel's blast lifts Houston Astros past Los Angeles Angels — HOUSTON — Yuli Gurriel slugged a three-run home run in the seventh inning, lifting Justin Verlander into the win column for the fourth time in four starts and pushing the Houston Astros to a 3- victory over the reeling Los Angeles Angels …
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Associated Press:
Cubs take control in NL Central with 5-4 win over Brewers — MILWAUKEE (AP) — Pinch-hitter Tommy La Stella drew a bases-loaded walk off All-Star closer Corey Knebel with one out in the 10th inning, helping the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 on Friday night to tighten their grip on the NL Central.
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ABC News:
Cruz hits 2-run shot in 9th, Mariners beat Indians 3-1 — Nelson Cruz breathed a little extra life to the Seattle Mariners' dwindling playoff hopes — and slowed baseball's hottest team in the process. — Cruz hit a game-ending two-run home run in the ninth inning off closer Cody Allen …
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Let's Go Tribe
Zach Buchanan / Cincinnati.com:
Once itching to be a Red, Tucker Barnhart is now positioned to stay one — Following the advice of various scouts, Tucker Barnhart's family had agreed on a number. If no team calling after him in the 2009 draft met that dollar amount, Barnhart would go to college instead.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Reds Sign Tucker Barnhart To Four-Year Extension
Reds Sign Tucker Barnhart To Four-Year Extension
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports, Red Reporter and MLB Daily Dish
miamiherald:
Prospective Marlins owner Jeter orders firings of Mr. Marlin, McKeon, 2 Hall of Famers — Derek Jeter doesn't even own the Marlins yet, but he already has informed the team that he plans to fire two special assistants who are in Baseball's Hall of Fame (Andre Dawson and Tony Perez) …
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MLB Trade Rumors and CBS Miami
Fox Sports:
Cubs, Dodgers minor leaguers suspended for drug violations — NEW YORK (AP) Chicago Cubs pitcher Anyel Beato and Los Angeles Dodgers minor league pitcher Oliver Polanco have been suspended for 72 games under baseball's minor league drug program following positive tests for metabolites of Stanozolol.
Arizona Republic:
Catching up with the Marlins — For a few days in late August, the Marlins looked like darkhorse contenders for one of the National League wild card spots. But that dream ended after a 1-10 stretch from Aug. 28-Sept. 7 left them buried in the standings. RF Giancarlo Stanton has cooled …
Discussion:
MLB on Yahoo! Sports and AZ Snake Pit
Associated Press:
Cardinals rally past Pirates in 9th for 4-3 win — PITTSBURGH (AP) — Randal Grichuk scored after an error by Pirates shortstop Jordy Mercer, capping a frantic ninth-rally that lifted the surging St. Louis Cardinals over Pittsburgh 4-3 on Friday night. — The playoff-chasing Cardinals won …
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Viva El Birdos