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Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
Yankees emerge as players in the Machado trade sweepstakes — For many Baltimore Orioles fans, it would be a nightmare — Manny Machado wearing a New York Yankees uniform as the starting shortstop for the American League All-Star team in nearby Washington, D.C.
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MLB Baseball News …, MLB Trade Rumors, Sports Illustrated, NESN.com and Pinstripe Alley
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Tom Haudricourt / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
What does Brewers' pursuit of Orioles' Manny Machado tell us? Well, it tells us a lot.
What does Brewers' pursuit of Orioles' Manny Machado tell us? Well, it tells us a lot.
Discussion:
CBSSports.com, Deadspin and NESN.com
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Will Manny Machado, Brad Hand and others get traded before All-Star Game?
Eddie MatzESPN Senior / ESPN:
Manny Machado strives to stay focused amid ‘distracting’ trade rumors
Manny Machado strives to stay focused amid ‘distracting’ trade rumors
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MLB Baseball News …
Neil Greenberg / Washington Post:
The Nationals are in legitimate jeopardy of missing the playoffs
The Nationals are in legitimate jeopardy of missing the playoffs
Discussion:
Minor League Ball
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.”
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News …, MLB Trade Rumors, DRaysBay and NESN.com
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Alex Butler / UPI:
MLB All-Star Game: National League, American League teams announced
MLB All-Star Game: National League, American League teams announced
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News … and Athletics Nation
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Column: Fans aren't only ones making questionable All-Star selections
Column: Fans aren't only ones making questionable All-Star selections
Discussion:
New York Daily News
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.
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News …
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.
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News … and MLB Trade Rumors
Scott Lauber / Philly.com:
Nick Williams thriving in everyday role for Phillies after biding his time on bench — NEW YORK — Nick Williams made headlines early in the season when he expressed his disappointment over not playing every day for the Phillies. — Looking back, though, he concedes that coming off the bench might have made him a better hitter.
Discussion:
baseballmusings.com
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Michael Avallone / SNY:
Mets' Flores walks it off in 4-3 win over Phillies — Flores' walk-off homer is New York's second on the homestand — Wilmer Flores hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 10th inning to lift the Mets past the Phillies, 4-3, in the first game of Monday's doubleheader at Citi Field.
Discussion:
Amazin' Avenue
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mets Place Todd Frazier On DL Amid Series Of Roster Moves
Mets Place Todd Frazier On DL Amid Series Of Roster Moves
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News …
Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
CC Sabathia shelled for five runs as Yankees fall to lowly Orioles, 5-4, in Game 1 of doubleheader — BALTIMORE — Aaron Boone left CC Sabathia in too long — but Neil Walker didn't do either of them any favors. — Walker's misplay at first led to Danny Valencia's go-ahead three-run homer off Sabathia …
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Todd Karpovich / UPI:
New York Yankees hope to gain ground in doubleheader vs. Baltimore Orioles
New York Yankees hope to gain ground in doubleheader vs. Baltimore Orioles
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News …, Pinstripe Alley and Camden Chat
Steve Gardner / USA Today:
Dodgers' Max Muncy to participate in All-Star Home Run Derby — Bryce Harper finally has some company in this year's Home Run Derby competition. — The Washington Nationals outfielder will be joined next Monday by one of this season's biggest surprises — Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Max Muncy — in the annual slugging showcase.
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Pete Caldera / Knoxville News-Sentinel:
Yankees sluggers Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton say no to Home Run Derby
Yankees sluggers Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton say no to Home Run Derby
Discussion:
USA Today, Pinstripe Alley and MLB Baseball News …
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:
baseballmusings.com, Royals Review and MLB Baseball News …
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 …
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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 …
Discussion:
Chicago Tribune, MLB Baseball News … and Bleed Cubbie Blue
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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.
Discussion:
Red Reporter
Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. San Diego Padres … Imagine you're Torey Lovullo, manager of the Diamondbacks, and you're about to walk up to one of your players after a big win and tell him he isn't going to be in the starting lineup the next day. Now imagine the player is left fielder David Peralta …
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.
Steve Buffery / Toronto Sun:
Blue Jays' double-A roster more than Vladi, Bo — Fishers, or fisher cats as they are sometimes known, are cute little critters that don't exactly strike fear in anybody. — However, it's pretty safe to say that opposing pitchers do get a little unnerved when they have to face the New Hampshire Fisher Cats lineup.