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Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
SEE IT: Yankees misspell Didi Gregorius' name in ad behind home plate  —  Talk about an egregious error.  —  Didi Gregorius' name was spelled wrong in an ad located behind home plate for his bat day on May 12.  —  It was spelled “Didi Gregious.”  —  Gregorius came in hitting .324 with seven homers and 24 RBIs.
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Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:   Aaron Boone plans to pair struggling Sonny Gray with Austin Romine in his next start
Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
Didi Gregorius is emerging into elite player, but Yankees shortstop focusing on getting better
Discussion: Pinstripe Alley
John Harper / New York Daily News:   Diamondbacks lefty Patrick Corbin, a Syracuse native and Yankee fan, could emerge as Bombers' top offseason target
Buster OlneyESPN Senior / ESPN:
Olney: Giants should consider a Bumgarner blockbuster  —  The San Francisco Giants played according to the script of their front office on Monday night.  Chris Stratton, who is quickly establishing himself as a reliable force in the rotation, threw well against the Nationals, and there was some power …
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:   Dusty Baker ‘faces the music’ as Nationals come to town, but can't forget the sour notes
Teddy Greenstein / Chicago Tribune:
Rick Renteria ejected in White Sox's 1-0 loss to Mariners  —  Photos from the White Sox-Mariners game at Guaranteed Rate Field on Tuesday, April 24, 2018.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Late-afternoon starts are a rarity in baseball, and White Sox manager Rick Renteria declined to offer a take before Tuesday's at Guaranteed Rate Field.
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Teddy Greenstein / Chicago Tribune:
White Sox call up Daniel Palka to replace the injured Avisail Garcia
Associated Press:   White Sox place OF Avisail Garcia on 10-day DL with hamstring strain
Tom Musick / UPI:   Abreu aims for big game as White Sox host Mariners
Sean Farrell / Daily Record:
Yankees: Miguel Andujar, Gleyber Torres' roles unclear for Greg Bird, Brandon Drury return  —  Aaron Boone will have some tough decisions to make.  And that's the way the Yankees' first-year manager would like it.  —  Two of the Yankees' top prospects have earned prominent roles …
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UPI:
Yankees' Andujar has come far, may keep going vs. Twins
Discussion: Pinstripe Alley
Coley HarveyESPN / ESPN:   Miguel Andujar, Gleyber Torres, Giancarlo Stanton star in Yanks' rout
ESPN:   Why Gleyber Torres is a must-add in fantasy leagues
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Mets looking for best spots to use Matt Harvey out of bullpen  —  ST. LOUIS — Mickey Callaway was hoping to get Matt Harvey into the series opener against the Cardinals Wednesday night.  It was the first night the former starter, who was moved to the bullpen over the weekend, was available as a reliever.
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Joe Gallina / New York Daily News:
Fantasy Baseball: Low-minors ‘Watch List’ … With all of the resources at the fingertips of today's Fantasy Baseball player you have to really put your time in in order to gain an advantage over your league mates.  There is no such thing as a sleeper anymore, and if you play in a league …
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:   John Smoltz, former Braves pitcher, believes Matt Harvey may not be done just yet despite demotion to the bullpen
Jorge L. Ortiz / Arizona Republic:
MLB tanking: Nine teams that can wait 'til next year after a wretched first month  —  Much as baseball likes to tout its parity, a substantial number of teams entered the season with what seemed like virtually no shot at reaching the playoffs.  —  Now we have confirmation.
Discussion: USA Today
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ESPN:   Salvador Perez (knee), Alex Gordon (hip) back from DL trips
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards setting prospect Flaherty up for Saturday start vs. Pirates  —  ST. LOUIS  • Although the team wouldn't go so far as to announce who will start Saturday at PNC Park, they have altered Class AAA Memphis' rotation for the coming days and set up the schedule so that Jack Flaherty will be available to return to the majors.
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:   Pham returns and bats second; Carpenter leads off, Fowler hits 6th
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Pham to return after brief absence
Discussion: Viva El Birdos
Associated Press:
Skaggs shuts down Astros; Angels win 2-0 after call reversed  —  HOUSTON (AP) — Yuli Gurriel was thrown out at third base by catcher Martin Maldonado to end the game after an original safe call was reversed on replay, giving the Los Angeles Angels a 2-0 win over Houston on Monday night that ended the Astros' six-game winning streak.
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Scott Gleeson / USA Today:   Finding rare Shohei Ohtani Angels baseball card could be worth $60,000
MoiseKapenda Bower / UPI:   Ohtani gets fourth start as Angels take on Astros
Beth Harris / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Buehler!  Top prospect shines in Dodgers' 2-1 win over Miami  —  Miami Marlins center fielder Lewis Brinson runs into the wall as fans catch a ball hit for a solo home run by Los Angeles Dodgers' Enrique Hernandez during the fourth inning of a baseball game Monday, April 23, 2018, in Los Angeles.
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Doug Padilla / UPI:
Marlins look for better outing vs. Dodgers
Discussion: True Blue LA
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. San Diego Padres … PHILADELPHIA - Diamondbacks left-hander Patrick Corbin said he didn't mean for his recent comments to be taken as anything more than what they were - an honest answer to a topic he's not focusing on.  —  Corbin, who is a free agent at the end of the year …
Discussion: USA Today and Pinstripe Alley
Associated Press:
Padres' Eric Hosmer on leave; Eric Lauer called up for Tuesday start  —  DENVER — The San Diego Padres have placed first baseman Eric Hosmer on the family medical leave list.  —  In addition, the team selected the contract of left-hander Eric Lauer from Triple-A El Paso.
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Jack Etkin / UPI:
Rockies face Padres, seek elusive home win
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
Steve Habel / UPI:
A's hope to keep momentum going vs. Rangers  —  The Achilles' heel for the Texas Rangers through the first month of the 2018 season has been relief pitching.  —  That situation reared its ugly head again Monday when two relievers allowed six runs in the ninth inning to all but hand …
Discussion: Athletics Nation
Matt Ehalt / Daily Record:
Mets' Jason Vargas comes out of rehab start fine, will start Saturday against Padres  —  Mets manager Mickey Callaway discusses Jason Vargas and Noah Syndergaard Matt Ehalt/NorthJersey.com  —  ST. LOUIS — Jason Vargas will make his season debut Saturday against the Padres.
Discussion: NorthJersey.com
Brett Bodner / New York Daily News:
Jenny Cavnar prepared for Rockies play-by-play duties by practicing with ‘MLB The Show’  —  Fire up “The Show.”  —  Jenny Cavnar became the first woman to do TV play-by-play for a Major League Baseball game since 1993 when she called the Rockies-Padres game Monday night at Coors Field in Denver.
Associated Press:
Gibson's triple leads Lakeland to 2-1 win over Dunedin  —  LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Cam Gibson hit a run-scoring triple in the eighth inning, leading the Lakeland Flying Tigers to a 2-1 win over the Dunedin Blue Jays on Tuesday.  —  Isaac Paredes scored on the play after he reached base on a walk.
Tom Groeschen / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds notes: With team going so badly, Joey Votto's slow start looks even worse  —  This is not the first time that Joey Votto has endured a slow April, which is typically the worst hitting month of his Reds career.  —  Votto entered Tuesday with no home runs and just one extra-base hit (a double) all year.
Matt Breen / Philly.com:
Gabe Kapler goes to Reading for Phillies prospect Seranthony Dominguez and a ‘great steak’  —  Gabe Kapler ventured to Reading Monday night and polished off a 20-ounce ribeye.  —  “Medium rare,” the Phillies manager said.  “Great steak.”  —  But dinner was not Kapler's lone takeaway from his trip to Berks County.
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
Tim Heaney / ESPN:
Daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Wednesday  —  The fourth Wednesday of the 2018 regular season carries plenty of aces but also batting-practice machines, with little in between that can be used as a fun streamer.  At least we're back to a full 15-game schedule, including the continuation of a Coors Field series.
George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers couldn't continue using ‘misfiring’ Drew VerHagen  —  PITTSBURGH — Manager Ron Gardenhire said right-hander Drew VerHagen was “misfiring” too much to remain part of the Detroit Tigers' bullpen.  —  “Hopefully he'll clear and will get back in our system,” …
 
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John Fay / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds cut Kevin Quackenbush, activate Shackelford; could a Senzel move be coming?
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Dave Sheinin / Chicago Tribune:
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
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