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MLB suspends, fines Matt Kemp, Robinson Chirinos — Major League Baseball has suspended Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp and Texas Rangers catcher Robinson Chirinos each one game for their on-field altercation Wednesday night. — Each players also was fined. — EDITOR'S PICKS
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McCovey Chronicles, MLB Baseball News …, True Blue LA and Lone Star Ball
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Coley HarveyESPN / ESPN:
Yanks' Brian Cashman: Gleyber Torres untouchable in any trade — NEW YORK — Yankees general manager Brian Cashman has reached out to about 20 teams since the end of last week's Major League Baseball draft to see just what it will take for his club to land a new starting pitcher ahead of next month's trade deadline.
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Loaisiga wins MLB debut, Didi homers, Yankees blank Rays 5-0 — NEW YORK (AP) — Jonathan Loaisiga pitched three-hit ball over five impressive innings to win his major league debut, and the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-0 on Friday night. — Didi Gregorius homered off ex …
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ESPN:
Andy Green gets in parting shot on umpire Joe West after ejection — San Diego Padres manager Andy Green was ejected from Friday night's 9-3 win in Atlanta after arguing umpire Joe West's changed call on an apparent strikeout by Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies.
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Detroit Free Press:
Next Slide — Detroit Tigers first baseman John Hicks accomplished a career first on Thursday: a major-league triple. — Leading off the bottom of the seventh inning of Detroit's game against the Minnesota Twins, Hicks drove a 2-1 pitch into Comerica Park's cavernous gap in right-center field.
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George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
5 things we learned about the Detroit Tigers: Who is newest US citizen?
Tom Musick / UPI:
Tigers move on minus Cabrera, face White Sox next
Tigers move on minus Cabrera, face White Sox next
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MLB Baseball News …, South Side Sox and Bless You Boys
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs top pitching prospect Adbert Alzolay out for season with lat strain — Cubs manager Joe Maddon on the important of resting his players, especially with temperatures rising. (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune) — Chicago Tribune — If the Cubs add pitching depth this season …
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Cubs' Kris Bryant returns to 2nd spot, Jason Heyward sits
Cubs' Kris Bryant returns to 2nd spot, Jason Heyward sits
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Toronto Sun:
Span has key pinch hit as Mariners rally past Red Sox, 7-6 — SEATTLE (AP) Denard Span's pinch-hit double in the eighth inning scored two runs, leading the Seattle Mariners to a 7-6 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night. — Span, hitting for Guillermo Heredia with one out …
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Gene Warnick / UPI:
Mariners hope hot Cruz will challenge Red Sox
Mariners hope hot Cruz will challenge Red Sox
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MLB Baseball News …, Lookout Landing and Over the Monster
Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. New York Mets … Diamondbacks left-hander Robbie Ray made his first rehab start on Thursday with Class-A Visalia and allowed five runs (two earned) on five hits while striking out three and walking one. — Both earned runs were solo homers surrendered by Ray …
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Jack Magruder / UPI:
Defensive Diamondbacks look to shut down Mets
Defensive Diamondbacks look to shut down Mets
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MLB Baseball News …, AZ Snake Pit and Amazin' Avenue
Associated Press:
MLB: Richard Bleier could be out for season — Baltimore Orioles reliever Richard Bleier is likely lost for the year with a shoulder injury, yet another setback for the team with the worst record in the major leagues. — Bleier (3-, 1.93 ERA) was the most effective pitcher in a bullpen …
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Gabriel Burns / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Sanchez has been godsend for Braves, but future is unclear — When the Braves scooped Anibal Sanchez off the unemployment line in mid-March, they were blunt about their intentions. — “We brought him in to get a look, see where he's at,” manager Brian Snitker said. “He's a depth piece.
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Buster OlneyESPN Senior / ESPN:
Olney: Billy Hamilton could be a real weapon on the right team — Just off the hallway that leads from the home clubhouse to the dugout in Cincinnati's Great American Ball Park, there is a batting cage to the right, enveloped by netting, and right next to that is a mini-track.
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Dave Clark / Cincinnati.com:
Reds Hall of Fame Induction Gala features star-studded lineup — The Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame is expecting a star-studded lineup for its induction gala on July 22 - including six of the Big Red Machine's “Great Eight” and several of its pitchers as well as National Baseball Hall of Famers Ken Griffey …
Phil Thompson / Chicago Tribune:
‘Back to the drawing board’ after White Sox prospect Michael Kopech's rocky outing — Photos of the White Sox pitcher and the No. 10-ranked prospect by Baseball America. — Chicago Tribune — Triple-A Charlotte pitcher Michael Kopech hit a big bump in the road in his start …
Bob Brookover / Philly.com:
Phillies learning how to navigate through turbulent times | Bob Brookover — The Phillies arrived in Milwaukee on Thursday night as a team in contention. They were four games behind the first-place Atlanta Braves and 2 ½ games behind the Washington Nationals for the second wild-card spot.
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MLB Baseball News …
Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Ed Roebuck, pitcher on the Brooklyn Dodgers 1955 championship team, dies at 86 — Ed Roebuck, who pitched for the only Brooklyn Dodgers team to win a World Series championship and the first Dodgers team in Los Angeles, died Thursday. He was 86. — He was found unresponsive in his Lakewood home, according to his son Ron.
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Associated Press:
Angels place 4 more on disabled list, bringing total to club-record 15 — OAKLAND, Calif. — The Los Angeles Angels lost four more players to the disabled list Friday, putting the club's total at a franchise-record 15 players on the DL at one time. — Infielder Zack Cozart went on the DL …
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Associated Press:
Homer Bailey (knee) not healthy enough to pitch, halts rehab — PITTSBURGH — Struggling Cincinnati Reds right-hander Homer Bailey has halted his injury rehabilitation assignment at Triple-A Louisville. — Bailey made one start for Louisville and allowed five runs in three innings Monday.
Beth Harris / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Hernandez, Kemp homer in Dodgers' 3-2 win over Giants — Ross Stripling pitched four-hit ball over 6 1/3 innings, Enrique Hernandez and — Dodgers a major league-leading 32 homers this month, and Los Angeles beat the rival — San Francisco Giants 3-2 on Friday night in their series opener.
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True Blue LA
Mike Berardino / Twin Cities:
Twins club Corey Kluber in 6-3 win over first-place Indians — CLEVELAND — On paper, it appeared to be a clear mismatch: Cleveland Indians ace Corey Kluber, with 10 wins already and the second-best earned run average in the American League, against hard-luck Twins right-hander Kyle Gibson …
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Let's Go Tribe and Twinkie Town
Tom Haudricourt / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Brewers have few options as they wait for Orlando Arcia to get going at plate — The Milwaukee Brewers are in a tough spot with Orlando Arcia. — A former top prospect in the organization, a sensational defender and a player who showed encouraging progress offensively last season …