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Associated Press:
Machado generates attention in Chicago — Manny Machado and Albert Almora Jr. played together in the backyard when they were kids, and the cousins dreamed about winning a World Series together. — As far as what effect Almora's presence on the Chicago Cubs might have on Machado's situation …
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McCovey Chronicles and Bleacher Nation
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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
Pete Grathoff / Kansas City Star:
Ex-Royals lefty Tim Collins pitches in majors for first time since 2014 World Series
Ex-Royals lefty Tim Collins pitches in majors for first time since 2014 World Series
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Washington Post and Federal Baseball
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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MLB Baseball News …
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Martinez starts road to returning
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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Arizona Sports and Federal Baseball
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks at Milwaukee Brewers
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers developing a theme for this season. It's frustrating. — Albert Pujols picked up his 3,000th hit on May 4. Which active player will be the next one to reach the milestone? Video by Ryan Ford/DFP Wochit — CONNECT — MINNEAPOLIS - Ron Gardenhire's phone rang …
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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 …
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Joe Knowles / Chicago Tribune:
Baseball's weirdest uniforms get shredded in ‘Winning Ugly’ — Reynaldo Lopez and the White Sox wore their '80s throwback uniforms in Sunday's win over the Rangers. (Nuccio DiNuzzo / Chicago Tribune) — Chicago Tribune — Where were the baseball fashion police in the 1970s and '80s when we really needed them?
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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
Discussion:
Camden Chat, South Side Sox and MLB Trade Rumors
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
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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MLB Baseball News … and Indianapolis Star
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.”
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Bleacher Nation
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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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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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.
Discussion:
Over the Monster and Minor League Ball
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
There's more to Hicks' 105.1 than meets the eye — In the span of five pitches Sunday at Busch Stadium, Jordan Hicks not only ended one of the longest on-base streaks in Phillies history by striking out (sure, sure, wild pitch) Odubel Herrera, he also threw the five fastest pitches in baseball this season.
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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Baseball Prospectus
Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:
Reds Beat Blog: Starting pitching halting momentum, updates on the Reds' top prospects — Welcome to the first edition of the Reds Beat Blog: a new home for updates on the Reds' top minor league prospects, some tidbits about the big topics across MLB and another place for more opinions on the Reds.
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Washington Post
Alex Butler / UPI:
Sean Casey hits Billy Ripken in face during studio batting session — Former players turned MLB Network analysts Sean Casey and Billy Ripken had a bit of a mishap during an in-studio batting session, with Ripken taking a hit to the face. — The batter-pitcher matchup went down on Monday during a segment on the network.
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
Jesse RogersESPN / ESPN:
Cubs slugger Kris Bryant isn't satisfied with simply making more contact — CHICAGO — His quest for perfection in the batter's box will never reach its conclusion, but that doesn't mean Cubs star Kris Bryant won't stop trying. The latest edition of his journey, which might well end …
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Bleacher Nation