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Charles Odum / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Braves beat Phillies, await word on Freeman's status — Philadelphia Phillies' Vince Velasquez singles during the fifth inning of the team's baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Wednesday, April 18, 2018, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Todd Kirkland) — Philadelphia Phillies' Andrew Knapp scores …
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Braves 1B Freddie Freeman leaves game after taking pitch off left wrist — Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman left Wednesday night's 7-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies after being hit in the left wrist by a pitch. — Freeman was struck by a Hoby Milner 90 mph pitch …
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Rotoworld.com:
Freeman Fractured? — Freddie Freeman came out of the gates on fire during the 2017 season. Through his first 37 games he was putting up MVP-caliber numbers in the middle of the Braves' lineup, slashing .341/.461/.748 with 14 homers and 25 RBI. That's an OPS of 1.209.
Associated Press:
MLB: Bautista, Braves agree to a deal — Six-time All-Star Jose Bautista agreed Wednesday to a minor league contract with the Atlanta Braves. — Bautista, 37, would receive a $1-million, one-year deal if added to the 40-man major league roster. He will report to the Braves' extended …
Associated Press:
Slugger Jose Bautista, Braves agree to minor league deal — ATLANTA (AP) — Six-time All-Star Jose Bautista and the Atlanta Braves have agreed to a minor league contract — Under the deal announced Wednesday, Bautista would receive a $1 million, one-year deal if added to the 40-man major league roster.
Alex Butler / UPI:
Atlanta Braves sign Jose Bautista to Minor League contract
Atlanta Braves sign Jose Bautista to Minor League contract
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Tim Reynolds / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
LaMarre's single lifts Twins over Indians 2-1 in 16 innings — Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Jose Berrios throws in the fourth inning of the final game of a two-game Mayor League Series against the Cleveland Indians at the Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Wednesday, April 18, 2018.
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Dave Clark / Cincinnati.com:
Ex-Red Ryan LaMarre delivers walk-off single for Twins in Puerto Rico — Ryan LaMarre entered Wednesday with 48 Major League Baseball plate appearances - 26 of them with the Cincinnati Reds in 2015. — Five days ago, he was optioned to the Minnesota Twins' Triple-A team in Rochester.
Tim Reynolds / Associated Press:
Mayor: Puerto Rico blackout won't affect Indians-Twins game
Mayor: Puerto Rico blackout won't affect Indians-Twins game
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Jeff Arnold / UPI:
Cubs-Cards try to beat weather again — CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs' win-loss record accounts for a total of 15 games, many of which have been played in conditions manager Joe Maddon doesn't believe were conducive to baseball. — But an extended winter has forced five postponements …
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David Haugh / Chicago Tribune:
Column: When it comes to conclusions on the Cubs after 15 games, best to avoid extremes
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
After flexing his power at Memphis, slugger O'Neill joins Cardinals at Wrigley
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals-Cubs game postponed with more cold, snow expected at Wrigley
Cardinals-Cubs game postponed with more cold, snow expected at Wrigley
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Daily Record:
NY Mets: Mickey Callaway being selective when getting Jose Reyes at-bats, playing time — NEW YORK — Mickey Callaway believes Jose Reyes will heat up at the plate. Until he does, the Mets manager has to be selective when it comes to getting Reyes at-bats.
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John Fay / Cincinnati.com:
Thames, old story for Cincinnati Reds in a 2-0 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers — MILWAUKEE - It was the same, old story Wednesday as it was Tuesday. Or Thames, old story. — The Reds managed only three hits, they got a decent outing from the starter, and Eric Thames' two-run home run …
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Baseball roundup: Yelich, Davies lead Brewers past Reds
Associated Press:
Muncy homers, Maeda fans 10 in Dodgers' 13-4 win over Padres — SAN DIEGO — The Los Angeles Dodgers roughed up the San Diego Padres in sweeping a three-game series, and newcomer Max Muncy got in on the action in a big way. — Muncy homered for the first time since 2016 …
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Todd Milles / Associated Press:
Houston's big seventh inning dooms Mariners — SEATTLE (AP) - Gerrit Cole pitched seven strong innings and the Houston Astros scored six runs in the seventh to beat the Seattle Mariners 7-1 on Wednesday night. — Cole (2-0) struck out five, ending a string of double-digit strikeout games at three.
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Dixon Machado, Miguel Cabrera power Detroit Tigers to 6-5 win — The early-season story of a young Detroit Tigers team with nothing to lose — a team that keeps fighting the weather and fighting back late in games — continued on Wednesday with a 6-5 comeback victory against the Baltimore Orioles.
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Jon Meoli / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles lose fifth straight, 6-5 to Tigers, on Dixon Machado's walk-off homer
Orioles lose fifth straight, 6-5 to Tigers, on Dixon Machado's walk-off homer
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Associated Press:
Yankees sign 1B/OF Lind to minor league deal — NEW YORK — The New York Yankees have signed first baseman/outfielder Adam Lind to a minor league deal. — The Yankees announced the contract on Wednesday. Lind will report to the team's complex in Tampa, Florida, for extended spring training.
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Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
Yankees bring back Adam Lind on minor-league deal: report
Yankees bring back Adam Lind on minor-league deal: report
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Jose M. Romero / Associated Press:
Belt homers as Giants beat Diamondbacks 4-3 — PHOENIX (AP) — Brandon Belt hit a two-run homer with two out in the 10th inning, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 on Wednesday night to stop a four-game slide. — Andrew McCutchen opened the 14th with a leadoff single against Brad Boxberger.
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Will Graves / Pueblo Chiefton:
Pirates avoid sweep, pound Rockies 10-2 … Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Chad Bettis delivers in the first inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh, Tuesday, April 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) — GENE J. PUSKAR
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Jorge L. Ortiz / USA Today:
Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton's sluggish start drawing boo's — Here's a thought for all those kind-hearted Yankees fans who get their kicks booing and jeering Giancarlo Stanton: — You're not helping. — The club's new slugger can proclaim all he wants that the Bronx cheers he continues …
Tommy Birch / Des Moines Register:
Memphis pitcher Daniel Poncedeleon struck by line drive to make return to Principal Park — Daniel Poncedeleon has kept all the letters, the cards and even a poster a school of kids sent to him last year. — They all came pouring in to the Memphis Redbirds pitcher after he was struck …
George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers' Mahtook battling through demotion: ‘Gut punch for sure’ — TOLEDO, Ohio — Toledo Mud Hens manager Doug Mientkiewicz said he began to understand some of Mikie Mahtook's issues over an initial 45-minute conversation. — “I didn't ask one thing about his swing,” Mientkiewicz said Tuesday afternoon at Fifth Third Field.
Associated Press:
Diamondbacks' Walker out for season with UCL tear — PHOENIX (AP) — Diamondbacks right-hander Taijuan Walker is headed for season-ending surgery to repair a partial elbow ligament tear. — The 25-year-old Walker pitched just two innings in his last start Saturday at Los Angeles before departing due to discomfort in his right arm.