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Doug Alden / Associated Press:
Betts hits 17th HR, Red Sox beat Braves after cutting Hanley — Boston Red Sox's Mookie Betts hits a two-run home run in the seventh inning of an interleague baseball game against the Atlanta Braves at Fenway Park, Friday, May 25, 2018, in Boston. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
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Red Sox designate Hanley Ramirez for assignment — BOSTON (AP) Hanley Ramirez was designated for assignment by the Boston Red Sox, who are responsible for the $15.25 remaining on his contract but avoided him triggering a $22 million salary for 2019. — Boston made the move Friday to clear …
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Talking Chop and Surviving Grady
Matt Ehalt / Daily Record:
A.J. Ramos, Mets bullpen spoil rally in loss to Brewers — MILWAUKEE -The Mets had an answer for the Brewers' bullpen Friday. — They had no answer for Travis Shaw. — AJ Ramos allowed a walk-off walk to Shaw and the Mets fell, 4-3, in 10 innings on Friday night at Miller Park.
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MLB Baseball News … and Brew Crew Ball
Matt Ehalt / Daily Record:
Mets not likely to push for Hanley Ramirez after Red Sox release
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Amazin' Avenue
Jeff Miller / Baltimore Sun:
Shohei Ohtani can't deliver with his bat in Angels' 2-1 loss to Yankees — The at-bat ended with a grounder to shortstop, a play about as ho-hum routine as baseball offers. — But nothing was ho hum or routine about Aroldis Chapman firing triple-digit fumes to the sport's reigning phenomenon, Shohei Ohtani.
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Coley HarveyESPN / ESPN:
Yankees' Gleyber Torres homers in 4th straight game, youngest ever in AL to record feat — NEW YORK — As Gleyber Torres continues to crush baseballs, the New York Yankees rookie keeps adding his name to a growing set of league and franchise lists. — This time, the 21-year-old's history …
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Associated Press
Daniel Popper / New York Daily News:
Aaron Judge's pair of assists key for Yankees to pull off win over Angels
Associated Press:
Ohtani likely to rejoin Angels' rotation next week
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MLB Baseball News …
Daniel Popper / New York Daily News:
Gleyber Torres homers in fourth straight game to lift Yankees to 2-1 victory over Angels
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Halos Heaven
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Column: Home Run Derby field could feature two-way star Shohei Ohtani
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Baltimore Sun
Associated Press:
Astros rally vs Miller, pour it on for 11-2 win over Indians — CLEVELAND (AP) — Jose Altuve tied it in the eighth inning with a two-run double off Andrew Miller and then scored the go-ahead run on Marwin Gonzalez's squeeze bunt, and the Houston Astros scored 11 times in the final two innings …
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Matthew Florjancic / WKYC-TV:
Corey Kluber, Cleveland Indians take on World Champion Houston Astros tonight on WKYC — Reigning American League Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber and the Cleveland Indians take on the defending World Champion Houston Astros tonight on WKYC. — CLEVELAND — A pair of American League Cy …
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MLB Baseball News …, The Crawfish Boxes and Let's Go Tribe
Matthew Florjancic / WKYC-TV:
RECAP: Bullpen woes doom Cleveland Indians in 11-2 loss to Houston Astros
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Matheny would rather have had Reyes earlier but understands — PITTSBURGH • Cardinals manager Mike Matheny admitted he would have liked to have righthander Alex Reys before he will get him next week. Reyes, recovering from Tommy John elbow surgery from February, 2017 …
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Memories of Darryl Kile's death return — Cardinals starting pitcher Darryl Kile stands at attention during the playing of the national anthem in the bullpen before his start against the Houston Astros on Sunday afternoon. POST-DISPATCH PHOTO BY CHRIS LEE
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Gant good early but he and Cards fade in 8-1 loss to Pirates — PITTSBURGH • John Gant made a determined bid to remain in the Cardinals' rotation, or at least on their staff, with a brilliant outing through five innings Friday night at PNC Park. — It is commonly assumed that Alex Reyes …
Matthew DeFranks / Orlando Sentinel:
Martin Prado injures hamstring as Marlins lose another Jose Ureña start — Marlins manager Don Mattingly discusses Martin Prado's injury on Friday night against Washington in a 9-5 Miami loss to the Nationals. — South Florida Sun Sentinel — When everything seemed to be turning around …
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Michael A. Taylor and / MLB Baseball News …:
Max Scherzer earns 8th win as Nationals beat Marlins 9-5
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Fish Stripes
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Column: Anatomy of a trade rumor involving a star player and an underachieving team — Fans hold a sign for Orioles shortstop Manny Machado while he warms up before playing the White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field on Monday, May 21, 2018, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune)
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Baltimore Sun
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Scott Lauber / Philly.com:
Struggling Phillies rookie Scott Kingery feels a hot streak coming — A few nights ago, as he stood on second base after lining a double, Scott Kingery received a special delivery in the form of a protective brace for his hand while he ran the bases. — An injury? More like a deterrent.
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MLB Baseball News … and The Good Phight
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Baseball roundup: Hendricks, Zobrist lead Cubs past Giants — Hendricks, Zobrist lift Cubs over Giants — Kyle Hendricks limited San Francisco to one run and two hits over seven innings, Ben Zobrist lined a tiebreaking two-run double in the seventh and the Chicago Cubs beat the Giants 6-2 on Friday.
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Associated Press
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Katherine Fitzgerald / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks' Shelby Miller ‘feels great,’ but not rushing return — Diamondbacks right-handed pitcher Shelby Miller spent months playing with Play-Doh and putty. Now, he's ready to get back to his actual craft. — A year and 13 days removed from season-ending Tommy John surgery …
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AZ Snake Pit
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mariners Acquire Alex Colome, Denard Span — 7:24pm: The Mariners will receive $4.75MM from the Rays, per Tim Booth of the Associated Press (via Twitter), an amount that rather significantly alters the math of the trade. — 5:16pm: In a stunning early-season swap, the Mariners …
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MLB Baseball News …, U.S.S. Mariner, Lookout Landing, FanGraphs Baseball, The Comeback, MLB Daily Dish and DRaysBay
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Scott Boeck / USA Today:
Mariners get Alex Colome, Denard Span in trade with Rays
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DRaysBay
Dave Clark / Cincinnati.com:
Yankees sign former Reds catcher Wilkin Castillo — The Yankees are one of baseball's best and hottest teams, and apparently they don't need beds to get comfortable when they're on the road. Veuer's Nick Cardona has that story. Buzz60 — CONNECT — Wilkin Castillo …
Associated Press:
Moscoso, Farmer carry Okla. City to 5-2 win over Nashville — NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Kyle Farmer homered and had three hits, and Guillermo Moscoso allowed just four hits over six innings as the Oklahoma City Dodgers defeated the Nashville Sounds 5-2 on Friday.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Associated Press:
Rays P Nate Eovaldi set to make first start in nearly two years — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Nate Eovaldi is scheduled to make his first major league start since having a second Tommy John surgery when the Rays face Oakland on Tuesday night.
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MLB Baseball News … and ESPN
John Fay / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds' outfield stops rotating out West because of Billy Hamilton's defense — DENVER - Reds manager Jim Riggleman admitted that a four-man outfield rotation doesn't translate to the Mountain and Pacific time zones. — But when the Reds are playing in the big parks out west …
