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Associated Press:
Trout stays hot, Angels hold on for 5-4 win over Arizona  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — There is never a June gloom for Los Angeles Angels superstar Mike Trout.  —  Trout drove in two runs, Kole Calhoun and Ian Kinsler added solo homers and the Angels held on for a 5-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night.
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
There's no ducking the numbers: MLB has a bad baseball problem that's only getting worse  —  It's a shame Eddie Gaedel isn't with us anymore.  This is his time to shine.  —  You remember, Gaedel?  He was the 3-foot-7 slugger hired by St. Louis Browns owner Bill Veeck as a publicity stunt …
Discussion: Halos Heaven
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks at Los Angeles Angels … ANAHEIM, Calif. - The Desert Nail Spa in Scottsdale picked up a new client this year.  A regular visitor since February, he fist bumps employees when he walks through the door, and once he sits down, his usual nail technician knows exactly what he wants done.
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks at Los Angeles Angels
Discussion: AZ Snake Pit
Bill Shaikin / Chicago Tribune:   Mike Trout is a tough out, as the Diamondbacks learn the hard way
Matt Carlson / Associated Press:
Cubs beat Dodgers 2-1 in 10 innings for doubleheader split  —  CHICAGO (AP) Albert Almora Jr. got even.  So did the Chicago Cubs.  —  Almora hit a game-ending RBI single in the 10th inning, and the Cubs beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 on Tuesday night to salvage a split of their day-night doubleheader.
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Toronto Sun:
Cubs, Dodgers go for series win after doubleheader split  —  CHICAGO — If Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon had his druthers, his team wouldn't have played a pair of games Tuesday.  —  But as the Cubs head into Wednesday's series finale against the defending National League champion Los Angeles Dodgers …
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:   Mike Montgomery's performance raises possibility of six-man rotation for Cubs
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:   Cubs to open 2019 season on road against Rangers
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:   Albert Almora Jr. starts as Cubs look to take rubber match against Dodgers
David SchoenfieldESPN Senior / ESPN:
Real or Not?  Giants disgrace the game with latest beanballs  —  The San Francisco Giants disgraced themselves on Tuesday night, throwing at an opposing batter for no reason and putting one of the faces of baseball in jeopardy as a result.  This wasn't old-school, eye-for-an-eye baseball …
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Toronto Sun:   Giants, Marlins set for finale of heated series
ESPN:
Marlins' Dan Straily, Don Mattingly ejected after Buster Posey hit by pitch
Discussion: McCovey Chronicles
Janie McCauley / Toronto Sun:   Posey, Hernandez hit home runs as Giants beat Marlins 6-3
Coley HarveyESPN / ESPN:
Yankees launching a historic home run barrage  —  NEW YORK — Records, as the old saying goes, were made to be broken.  —  And right now, the New York Yankees stand a very good chance to shatter one of baseball's more respected team offensive marks.  —  “Everybody here can hit,” third baseman Miguel Andujar said.
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Associated Press:   Mariners start road trip with loss to Yankees
Pete Caldera / Daily Record:   NY Yankees get solid performance from German, look to another rookie starter Wednesday
David SchoenfieldESPN Senior / ESPN:
Free agency checkup: Which stars are adding and losing money?  —  Let's check in on some members of the so-called greatest free-agent class ever — although it's admittedly a little less great given the results and/or injuries of Bryce Harper, Clayton Kershaw and Josh Donaldson …
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Chelsea Janes / Chicago Tribune:
Nationals GM says Bryce Harper has handled struggles with ‘class and dignity’  —  The Washington Post  —  If Bryce Harper did not have such a long and varied résumé of major-league successes, what has happened over the last few weeks would not be worth the energy so many who write and talk about this game devote to it.
Colleen Kane / Chicago Tribune:
White Sox manager Rick Renteria ejected in lopsided game against Indians  —  Photos from the White Sox-Indians game at Progressive Field in Cleveland on Wednesday, June 20, 2018.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Jose Ramirez hit a three-run homer to help the Indians to an 11- lead against the White Sox …
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Associated Press:
Mike Clevinger strikes out 10 as Cleveland Indians beat Chicago White Sox 6-3
David Haugh / The Charlotte Observer:   No need to rush Michael Kopech to the majors; the White Sox rebuild is worth the wait
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Former Cubs pitching coach Billy Connors dead at 76  —  Billy Connors (right) with former Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte during spring training in 2010.  (Associated Press) Chicago Tribune  —  Former Cubs pitching coach Billy Connors died Monday at the age of 76.
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Dan Martin / New York Post:
Yankees' pitching whisperer Billy Connors dead at 76
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Eddie MatzESPN Senior / ESPN:
The true madness of Max Scherzer  —  Max Scherzer swears he's normal.  The evidence points to the contrary.  —  The day before a recent start in Baltimore, the Washington Nationals' ace plopped himself in front of a laptop at the video table inside the visitors clubhouse.
Kristie Rieken / Associated Press:
Houston's win streak ends at 12 games with 2-1 loss to Rays  —  HOUSTON (AP) - C.J. Cron homered early and Wilson Ramos hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the eighth inning to lift the Tampa Bay Rays to a 2-1 win on Tuesday night to snap a 12-game winning streak by the Houston Astros.
Kirk Meyer / New York Daily News:
Cubs closer Brandon Morrow lands on disabled list due to back spasms while taking pants off  —  Cubs closer Brandon Morrow has landed on the DL — one leg at a time.  —  The Cubs placed Morrow, who is tied for fifth in the N.L. with 16 saves, on the 10-day disabled list Wednesday morning with a lower back injury.
Eric Olson / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
AP sources: Tigers-Royals to play in Omaha before 2019 CWS  —  Kansas City Royals will play a regular-season game in Omaha the week the 2019 College World Series opens, The Associated Press has learned.  —  Major League Baseball and the NCAA have been working to arrange a game as a kickoff event to the CWS …
Discussion: Royals Review
Larry Millson / UPI:
Atlanta Braves try to stay hot against Toronto Blue Jays  —  TORONTO — Atlanta Braves first-year general manager Alex Anthopoulos was not sure how well his new team would do this season.  —  “You know what, we didn't know what to expect,” the former Toronto Blue Jays general manager Anthopoulos …
Tommy Birch / Des Moines Register:
5 Iowa Cubs who should be considered for the Triple-A All-Star Game  —  Triple-A baseball came to Des Moines in 1968 with the Iowa Oaks, and the Iowa Cubs have carried the torch since 1982.  Here's a collection of some of the biggest names and best players during that time.
 
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Detroit Free Press:
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