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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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Chuck Schilken / Los Angeles Times:
Watch Nationals' Bryce Harper break his bat while smashing a home run against the Mets — Bryce Harper should have a pretty cool souvenir from his latest home run — the barrel of the bat he hit it with. — The Washington Nationals slugger smashed a 95 mph fastball from New York Mets …
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Associated Press
Alex Butler / UPI:
Nationals' Bryce Harper hits homer while snapping his bat
Nationals' Bryce Harper hits homer while snapping his bat
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Dallas Morning News, ESPN and CBSSports.com
Mike Vaccaro / New York Post:
Mets can't let one awful inning be season's defining moment
Mets can't let one awful inning be season's defining moment
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baseballmusings.com
Daniel Popper / New York Daily News:
Jacob deGrom looks like his Cy Young-caliber self despite disappointing loss
Jacob deGrom looks like his Cy Young-caliber self despite disappointing loss
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Federal Baseball
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
Toronto Sun:
Struggling starters take mound when Padres host Dodgers — SAN DIEGO — Two pitchers who struggled in their most recent starts will be paired Tuesday night at Petco Park. — Left-hander Alex Wood starts for the Los Angeles Dodgers as they seek a second straight win against the San Diego Padres.
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, CBSSports.com and Royals Review
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Shohei Ohtani's biggest challenge yet: Battling the AL-best Red Sox
Shohei Ohtani's biggest challenge yet: Battling the AL-best Red Sox
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Halos Heaven
Rick Zamperin / globalnews.ca:
Karma takes a bite out of the Blue Jays
Karma takes a bite out of the Blue Jays
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Bluebird Banter, The Comeback, Let's Go Tribe and Royals Review
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.
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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Bob Brookover / Philly.com:
Odubel Herrera's blunders prove costly for Phillies | Extra Innings — Half of the Phillies' six losses this season have come at SunTrust Park, and the latest one was just as disturbing as the previous two during the season-opening series against the Atlanta Braves.
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Matt Breen / Philly.com:
Phillies lose to Braves to snap winning streak
Phillies lose to Braves to snap winning streak
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The Good Phight and Talking Chop
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution / WSB Radio:
5 stats to know about Braves' homestand
5 stats to know about Braves' homestand
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Talking Chop
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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AZ Snake Pit
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. San Francisco Giants
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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Fish Stripes, MLB on Yahoo! Sports and Pinstripe Alley
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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.
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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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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.
ESPN:
MLBRank roundtable: Answering the biggest questions for Nos. 100-51 — We're starting out 2018 MLBRank with Nos. 100-51. Which young stars will rocket up the rankings? Who deserved a spot in the top 100? We asked our experts to give their thoughts on some of the biggest questions that came out of the bottom 50.
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 …
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Red Reporter
Will Gravesthe / Associated Press:
Story blast boosts Rockies past Pirates … PITTSBURGH — Trevor Story drilled a three-run home run, German Marquez pitched six effective innings and the Colorado Rockies kept their road surge going with a 6-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night.
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Bucs Dugout
ESPN:
MLBRank 100-51: Impressive young stars move up the rankings — Who are the best players going to be in Major League Baseball for the 2018 season? To determine this, ESPN formed a panel of MLB writers, analysts, contributors and Insiders to rank the top 100.
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Arizona Sports
Nick Tricome / Philly.com:
Monday's minor league report: Walding, Cozens homer in Lehigh Valley win, Suarez dominant for Reading — The IronPigs, Fightin Phils, and BlueClaws were all in action Monday night. Here's how the Phillies' minor league affiliates held up... International League (AAA)
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The Good Phight and Phillies Nation
Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
It's Yonny Chirinos day for Rays — Despite starting his major-league career with a Rays record 14-1/3 scoreless innings over three outings, RHP Yonny Chirnos has not officially earned his way into the rotation. — Yet. — Instead, Chirinos is still considered part of the “Bullpen Day” assortment of long relievers.
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.