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David Haugh / Chicago Tribune:
Column: Manny Machado, the ideal Cub, handles hoopla over arrival like superstar he is — Orioles slugger Manny Machado fields questions about being the focus of trade rumors on Monday, May 21, 2018. (David Haugh/Chicago Tribune) — Chicago Tribune — About 20 Chicago media members filed …
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Baltimore Sun and Camden Chat
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Phil Thompson / Chicago Tribune:
‘Nothing’ is best prescription for Nicky Delmonico's broken hand
‘Nothing’ is best prescription for Nicky Delmonico's broken hand
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MLB Baseball News … and South Side Sox
Jay Cohen / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Machado hits 15th homer as Orioles edge White Sox 3-2
Machado hits 15th homer as Orioles edge White Sox 3-2
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Camden Chat, South Side Sox and MLB Trade Rumors
Joe Lyons / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
A day off pays dividends for Cardinals' Ozuna — When manager Mike Matheny approached him about taking a day off, Cardinals left fielder Marcell Ozuna not only didn't fight it, he embraced it. — Struggling to work through an -for-22 slump that saw him strand 13 runners in the first three games …
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Bucky Dent / UPI:
Cardinals' O'Neill carries HR streak into game vs. Royals — Tyler O'Neill is muscling his way into the St. Louis Cardinals' lineup, one homer after another. — The outfielder figures to be back in there Tuesday night for the middle game of a three-game set against the Kansas City Royals at Busch Stadium …
Joe Lyons / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
O'Neill starting in third consecutive game; Garcia at SS
O'Neill starting in third consecutive game; Garcia at SS
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Viva El Birdos and Royals Review
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Mikolas puts up nine zeros against Royals
ESPN:
Cards' Alex Reyes to start, could return next week — Cardinals pitching prospect Alex Reyes will return to the majors as a starter and could rejoin St. Louis' rotation as early as next week. — Reyes, 23, has been dominant in three minor league starts this month and is eligible to return from the 60-day disabled list next Monday.
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Alec Brzezinski / Sporting News:
Alex Reyes to join Cardinals rotation upon recovery from Tommy John surgery
Alex Reyes to join Cardinals rotation upon recovery from Tommy John surgery
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CBSSports.com and MLB Trade Rumors
Joe Totoraitis / Associated Press:
Brewers hit 3 HRs off Greinke, beat Diamondbacks 4-2 — MILWAUKEE (AP) — Travis Shaw, Domingo Santana and Lorenzo Cain each hit home runs off Zack Greinke, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-2 on Monday night. — Arizona has lost five in a row and 11 of 12, scoring just 24 runs in that span.
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David SchoenfieldESPN Senior / ESPN:
Paul Goldschmidt's season-long slump should be cause for concern
Paul Goldschmidt's season-long slump should be cause for concern
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Federal Baseball
ESPN:
Rangers GM Jon Daniels not blaming coaching staff for struggles — As the Texas Rangers continue to fall off the pace in the American League West, president and general manager Jon Daniels isn't looking for scapegoats on his coaching staff. — “When we took the approach we took this offseason …
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Steve Habel / UPI:
Struggling Rangers look to pick up pieces vs. Yankees — Texas general manager Jon Daniels affirmed his belief in the Rangers' coaching staff on Monday, giving the coaches a vote of confidence even as the team flounders at the bottom of the American League West standings.
Associated Press:
Soto, 19, homers in first start for Nationals — Juan Soto, the youngest player in the majors at 19, hit a three-run homer in his first career start as the Washington Nationals defeated the San Diego Padres 10-2 on Monday. — Mark Reynolds had two solo home runs for the Nationals, who snapped a three-game losing streak.
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Alex Butler / UPI:
Nationals' Juan Soto homers on first pitch of first career at-bat as starter
Nationals' Juan Soto homers on first pitch of first career at-bat as starter
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Federal Baseball
Yahoo Sports / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
19-year-old Nats phenom Juan Soto homers on first pitch of his first start
19-year-old Nats phenom Juan Soto homers on first pitch of his first start
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Federal Baseball and MLB Daily Dish
Associated Press:
Mets open series with 2-0 win over Marlins — Fish fall in New York — NEW YORK - Jason Vargas returned to the rotation with five excellent innings, AJ Ramos pitched out of a bases-loaded jam in the sixth and the New York Mets beat the Miami Marlins 2-0 on Monday night.
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Fish Stripes
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Jorge L. Ortiz / USA Today:
Phillies' Gabe Kapler: Jorge Alfaro and Pudge Rodriguez are ‘neck-and-neck, at worst’ — PHILADELPHIA — Even at this early stage of the season, a series for first place in the National League East elicits extra excitement from already-pumped up Phillies manager Gabe Kapler — and more than a touch of hyperbole.
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Indianapolis Star
Tom Haudricourt / JSOnline:
Notes: Brewers activate Chase Anderson, send Freddy Peralta back to Class AAA Colorado Springs — Freddy Peralta's first stay in the majors ended Monday but it won't be his last. — The Milwaukee Brewers optioned the 21-year-old right-hander to Class AAA Colorado Springs to activate Chase Anderson …
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Nick Tricome / Philly.com:
Phillies minor league report: IronPigs homer four times to beat Rochester — The IronPigs, Fightin Phils, and BlueClaws were all in action, while the Threshers were rained out. — Phillies minor league report: Dylan Cozens leads IronPigs to sweep, JoJo Romero picks up first win for Reading
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The Good Phight and Philly.com
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Dave Campbell / Toronto Sun:
Twins overtake Tigers 4-2 behind strong start from Berrios — MINNEAPOLIS (AP) While Jose Berrios struggled through a four-start stretch that began in mid-April, the Minnesota Twins were reeling for most of that time. — His last two turns have been masterpieces, and maybe the injury-affected Twins have found a groove again.
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ESPN:
The Shohei Ohtani experiment isn't just working — it's been perfect — I just got a calendar reminder that I set a little more than a year ago, to make fun of my friend Daniel. “There's no way a major league team will let Shohei Ohtani hit,” he swore to me last spring. “Zero chance. Way too risky.”
Greg Auman / UPI:
Tampa Bay Rays will try to slow down Boston Red Sox's power — The Tampa Bay Rays get back to having a traditional starting pitcher on the mound, but they'll do so Tuesday night against the best hitting lineup in the majors as the Boston Red Sox come to town.
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Over the Monster
Dave Clark / USA Today:
Zack Cozart: Rays starting Sergio Romo in back-to-back games ‘bad for baseball’ — Los Angeles Angels third baseman Zack Cozart was critical of the Tampa Bay Rays' Sergio Romo making back-to-back starts, calling it “weird” and “bad for baseball.” — On Sunday, Romo became the fifth pitcher …
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Corpus Christi Caller-Times, NBCSports.com and FanGraphs Baseball
ESPN:
Prospects for all 30 teams you should be stoked to see in 2018 — By Eric LongenhagenSpecial to ESPN.com — A quarter of the baseball season has passed us by, and, due to combinations of injuries at the big league level and hot starts on the farm, it's becoming clearer which prospects …