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Ben Walker / Toronto Sun:
Shear Power! Bryce Harper breaks bat in two on long home run — NEW YORK (AP) This was shear power by Bryce Harper. — In a startling display, the Washington Nationals slugger shattered his bat into two pieces, yet still hit a long home run Monday night in an 8-6 win over the New York Mets.
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Wrigley looms as huge roadblock on Cards' path to contention — CHICAGO • With the rain pouring Sunday morning in Cincinnati, a delay imminent, and a postponement possible, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny sat in his office and juggled interviews. In between radio shows he explained …
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Column: A cautionary note about spring statistics, and other thoughts — Chicago Tribune — Random thoughts while grinding through another Cubs postponement: — Same old story — Spring numbers can inspire or depress, depending on who is relying on them to project the rest of the season.
Jeff Arnold / UPI:
Whether or not Cardinals, Cubs play depends on weather
Steve Gardner / USA Today:
Kansas City Royals team bus hit by chunk of flying ice, relief pitcher takes wheel — The Kansas City Royals just can't seem to escape this spring's crazy winter-like weather. — After having Sunday's marquee matchup against Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Angels postponed at home …
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New York Post, Bleacher Report and CBSSports.com
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Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
Falling ice may force Blue Jays to postpone Monday's game, despite roof on Rogers Centre
Falling ice may force Blue Jays to postpone Monday's game, despite roof on Rogers Centre
Jerry CrasnickESPN Senior / ESPN:
Early start to season leaves MLB with options to deal with rash of postponements
Todd Milles / Associated Press:
Paxton, Mariners win 2-1, snap six-game skid vs Houston — SEATTLE — James Paxton delivered six strong innings, Nelson Cruz took Dallas Keuchel deep and the Seattle Mariners beat the Houston Astros 2-1 on Monday night to end a six-game skid against the defending World Series champions.
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Lookout Landing
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Ryan Divish / Sacramento Bee:
This time, Mariners do everything right to score a 2-1 victory over Astros — SEATTLE — In seasons past, they would lose this type of game for any number of reasons. — Either they would have not found a way to scratch out the winning run against an opposing pitcher who was dealing.
Associated Press:
Grandal's slam, Kemp's 3-run HR send Dodgers past Pads 10-3 — SAN DIEGO (AP) — Yasmani Grandal hit a grand slam, Matt Kemp had a three-run homer and Hyun-Jin Ryu struck out nine in six strong innings for the Los Angeles Dodgers, who beat the San Diego Padres 10-3 Monday night.
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Gaslamp Ball
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Bill Plunkett / Whittier Daily News:
Dave Roberts sees inconsistency but not ‘a hangover’ in Dodgers' slow start — SAN DIEGO — There are telltale signs of a hangover - a pounding headache, unsettled stomach, dizziness. — Dodgers manager Dave Roberts does not believe his team's 5-9 record going into Monday's game qualifies as one.
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True Blue LA and Daily News
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks at Los Angeles Dodgers … The Diamondbacks encountered two significant injuries before the season was even a week old. Neither has slowed them down. They don't see why the latest injury, this one to right-hander Taijuan Walker, should be any different.
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Jack Magruder / UPI:
Diamondbacks prepare to attack Giants
Associated Press:
Rays outfielder Kevin Kiermaier will miss 2 to 3 months with thumb injury — Tampa Bay center fielder Kevin Kiermaier has a torn ligament in his right thumb that requires surgery and could be sidelined for two to three months. — The Rays placed the defensive whiz on the 10-day disabled list Monday …
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Rotoworld.com:
Daily Dose: Blackmon Bashing — Follow @Rotoworld_BB and @RyanPBoyer on Twitter. — Charlie Blackmon missed four games last week with right quad tightness. He's trying to make up for lost time. — The two-time All-Star has now homered in each of his three contests since returning to action after going deep Monday in Pittsburgh.
Dan Martin / New York Post:
Yankees pounce on Derek Jeter's Marlins from all sides — No wonder Derek Jeter didn't want to come back to The Bronx for this one. — The Yankee great missed his former team's 12-1 victory over the Marlins on Monday night at the Stadium, as the Yankees took advantage of a Miami team deep into a teardown under its new CEO, Jeter.
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports, Fish Stripes and Pinstripe Alley
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Dave Clark / Cincinnati.com:
Breaking down Cincinnati Reds' 2-13 start, and comparing to 1931 — The Cincinnati Reds' first 15 games of the season have produced just two wins - the team's worst start since the 1931 Reds started 2-17. — The hometown Enquirer was pretty rough on the team 87 years ago.
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MLB Trade Rumors, Minor League Ball and Brew Crew Ball
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Baseball notebook: Indians,Twins to open series in Puerto Rico — Cleveland star Francisco Lindor held a baseball in his hand, ready to pitch, and asked the young boy standing at home plate if he knew how to swing a bat. — The kid said no. The kid might have been fibbing.
John Hickey / Chicago Tribune:
White Sox excited to wear throwback uniforms for free game against Athletics on Tuesday — Chicago Tribune — The A's are trying something that is unusual, to say the least, for Tuesday's game against the White Sox. All tickets are free. — Parking also is free, but the concessions aren't.
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South Side Sox, Associated Press and Athletics Nation
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Gabe Lacques / Arizona Republic:
MLB power rankings: Red-hot Red Sox claim No. 1 spot — Grim weather conditions finally forced a postponement at Fenway Park on Monday, though that may do little to quell the Boston Red Sox's historic start. — The Red Sox are on a 13-1 roll, their best 14-game stretch since 2006 …
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USA Today
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Daniel Popper / New York Daily News:
Asdrubal Cabrera owns up to ‘bad’ baserunning following 9th-inning blunder — All season, Mets manager Mickey Callaway has coached his hitters to be “selectively aggressive” on the base paths. It's a strategy that, for the most part, has been immensely successful for the Mets …
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Associated Press:
MLB: Brandon Drury opens up about vision — New York Yankees third baseman Brandon Drury said Monday he has batted in games with blurred vision caused by migraines. — Drury has not played since April 6 and has been undergoing tests for the cause of the migraines.
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Steve Popper / USA Today:
Yankees third baseman Brandon Drury says he played with blurred vision
Yankees third baseman Brandon Drury says he played with blurred vision
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MLB on Yahoo! Sports
KHOU-TV:
Astros' Verlander named AL Player of the Week — It's the seventh-career weekly award for the Astros ace and his first since 2012. — Houston Astros pitcher Justin Verlander was named American League Player of the Week for April 9 to April 15, Major League Baseball announced Monday.
Associated Press:
Guerrero leads Pensacola to 8-3 win over Mississippi — PEARL, Miss. (AP) — Gabriel Guerrero had four hits and two RBI, as the Pensacola Blue Wahoos exploded for a season-high eight extra-base hits in an 8-3 win over the Mississippi Braves on Monday. — Pensacola took the lead …
Associated Press:
Skoug's homer leads Kannapolis to 4-2 win over Augusta — NORTH AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Evan Skoug hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning, leading the Kannapolis Intimidators to a 4-2 win over the Augusta GreenJackets on Monday. — Tyler Johnson got Logan Baldwin to ground out with a runner …