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Alden GonzalezESPN / ESPN:
Shohei Ohtani delivers again for Angels with long, winning blast — ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani's right knee was still sore when he arrived at Angel Stadium on Sunday. He took a baseball directly to it in the previous night's ninth inning, on a foul ball against Los Angeles Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen …
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Jill Painter Lopez / Associated Press:
Ohtani's pinch-hit homer lifts Angels over Dodgers 4-3 — ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Shohei Ohtani's versatility was on display again Sunday. — The two-way star launched a pinch-hit home run in the seventh inning that sent Andrew Heaney and the Los Angeles Angels to a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Jill Painter Lopez / Associated Press:
Dodgers' Puig leaves with oblique strain, could face DL — ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig is likely headed to the disabled list after leaving in the fifth inning against the Angels with what the team announced was a strained right oblique.
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Will Manny Machado, Brad Hand and others get traded before All-Star Game? — PHOENIX - Just six months ago All-Star reliever Brad Hand signed a contract extension that changed his life, providing financial security to his family, becoming an integral cog of the San Diego Padres' future.
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Eddie MatzESPN Senior / ESPN:
Manny Machado strives to stay focused amid ‘distracting’ trade rumors — BALTIMORE — For Manny Machado, the All-Star break will be anything but a break. — Besides serving as the starting shortstop for the American League in the All-Star Game, Machado likely will have to contend …
Scooby Axson / Sports Illustrated:
MLB Trade Rumors: Dodgers, Brewers Showing Interest in Manny Machado
Discussion:
Brew Crew Ball, Beyond the Box Score, Deadspin, NESN.com, Daily Record and Camden Chat
Tom Haudricourt / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
What does Brewers' pursuit of Orioles' Manny Machado tell us? Well, it tells us a lot.
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DodgerBlue.com and Camden Chat
Neil Greenberg / Washington Post:
The Nationals are in legitimate jeopardy of missing the playoffs
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Minor League Ball
Scott Boeck / USA Today:
MLB All-Star Game rosters: Red Sox, Astros, Indians dominate AL; upstart Braves get 4 NL stars — The first half of the Major League Baseball season was dominated by a trio of American League powerhouses, and that was reflected in rosters for the 89th All-Star Game that were revealed on Sunday.
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MLB Baseball News …, 10NEWS, Pinstripe Alley, Over the Monster and Camden Chat
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Todd Karpovich / UPI:
New York Yankees hope to gain ground in doubleheader vs. Baltimore Orioles — BALTIMORE — The New York Yankees can make up some ground on the first-place Boston Red Sox with a doubleheader against the struggling Baltimore Orioles on Monday at Camden Yards.
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Pinstripe Alley
Pete Caldera / Knoxville News-Sentinel:
Yankees sluggers Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton say no to Home Run Derby — TORONTO - Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton are content to let someone else win the Home Run Derby crown. — As recent champions, neither of the Yankees sluggers plans to participate in the Derby on Monday …
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MLB Baseball News … and USA Today
ESPN:
Chris Archer on Blake Snell's snub from All-Star roster: 'Something like that can't happen' — Rays pitcher Chris Archer took to social media to protest teammate Blake Snell's omission from the American League All-Star roster, saying that players who vote for All-Stars “didn't do our due diligence.”
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MLB Trade Rumors, MLB Baseball News … and DRaysBay
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Column: Fans aren't only ones making questionable All-Star selections
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New York Daily News
David SchoenfieldESPN Senior / ESPN:
Rays' Blake Snell squeezed out by rules, AL depth in starting pitchers
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News …, McCovey Chronicles and DRaysBay
Matt Snyder / CBSSports.com:
2018 MLB All-Star Game roster: Rays' Blake Snell tops the list of biggest snubs
Roy Parry / Orlando Sentinel:
Rays catcher Wilson Ramos voted All-Star Game starter for American League
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Tampa Bay Times
Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:
Reds Beat Blog: Will the Reds be sellers or stand pat at the trade deadline? — Welcome to another edition of the weekly 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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Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
Sports psychologist Ken Ravizza dies at 70; mental skills coach for MLB, college teams — Dr. Ken Ravizza, a Cal State Fullerton professor who was among the leading sports psychologists in the nation and a guru of sorts for dozens of major league baseball players, died Sunday night …
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Bleed Cubbie Blue
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Associated Press:
Myers homers again, Padres top Diamondbacks 4-3 in 16 — Batting for the eighth time in the game — and facing a catcher he later called the best position player he's ever seen pitch — Wil Myers got something he liked and hammered it. — Myers homered for the fourth time in two days …
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AZ Snake Pit and Gaslamp Ball
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Associated Press:
Royals sign 16-year-old Japanese pitcher for $322,500 — KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Kaito Yuki is headed to the Kansas City Royals organization instead of attending high school in Japan. — The 16-year-old pitcher agreed Sunday to a minor league contract with a $322,500 signing bonus.
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News … and Royals Review
ESPN:
Who's your team's most important player for the second half? — With the season having advanced just beyond the halfway mark, let's look at the most important player in the second half for all 30 major league clubs. It could be a player at any professional level within his organization.
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Column: Reunion of '93 White Sox brings memories of growing pains of the past — Photos of the “Big Hurt,” the former White Sox slugger and Hall of Famer. — Chicago Tribune — The White Sox plan to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their 1993 American League West championship Saturday …
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South Side Sox
Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
Yankees need Masahiro Tanaka to pick it up in second half to aid ailing rotation — BALTIMORE — Masahiro Tanaka will make his return to the mound Tuesday night after missing a month due to injured hamstrings. And with their starting rotation in a constant state of flux, it feels like the Yankees need him now more than ever.
Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman may have to deal with left knee tendinitis for rest of season, says Aaron Boone — BALTIMORE — Aroldis Chapman may have to deal with tendinitis in his left knee for the rest of the season, Aaron Boone said. — Chapman has been pitching with it since early …
