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Steve Gardner / USA Today:
Indians pitcher Trevor Bauer is the anti-hero baseball needs — WASHINGTON - From his unique training regimen to his scientific approach to pitching to his polarizing personality, Trevor Bauer may be the most misunderstood player in baseball. — Bauer's personality, charitably described as …
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Associated Press:
Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper to bat 6th in All-Star Game — WASHINGTON — Bryce Harper will get to enjoy at least one more grand celebration as a hometown fan favorite at Nationals Park when he trots out to right field at the beginning of the All-Star Game.
USA Today:
MLB Home Run Derby: Time, TV, participants, weather — Major League Baseball's Home Run Derby will commence Monday evening from Washington's Nationals Park, the fourth installment since the event went to a timed format. — While the event has long veered from an American League-National League format …
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Bryce Harper gets rid of the ‘elephant,’ everyone knows this could be last season with Nationals — WASHINGTON - They flocked toward him in waves Monday afternoon, with hundreds of reporters and camera crews stopping by to chat, get a glimpse, grab a sound bite, for perhaps the final time this season in a large media gathering.
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
All-Star Game: Max Scherzer, Justin Verlander take different paths to historic dominance — WASHINGTON - They have everything you'd possibly want in life. — They've got more than $400 million in guaranteed contracts, the kind of money that will take care of generations of their families long after they're gone.
Bill Baer / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Kyle Schwarber walks off to beat Rhys Hoskins 21-20 in second round of Home Run Derby — In another thrilling round of the 2018 Home Run Derby, — Rhys Hoskins and advance to the finals in the 2018 Home Run Derby. Hoskins hit 20 — surpassing his first-round total of 17 …
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Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
Max Scherzer, Chris Sale get starting nods in All-Star Game rematch
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Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
Astros are baseball's most dominant force — and they're having more fun than you
USA Today:
MLB at the All-Star break: Seven eye-opening numbers from the first half
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Latest On Manny Machado — The Orioles are getting “very close” to reaching an agreement on a Manny Machado trade, reports Roch Kubatko of MASNsports.com (via Twitter). However, despite a report of a “handshake agreement” between the Orioles and Phillies by Barstool Sports …
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Scott Boeck / USA Today:
All-Star Game could be the last time Manny Machado wears an Orioles uniform — WASHINGTON — Manny Machado is representing the Baltimore Orioles in the All-Star Game on Tuesday at Nationals Park. — But, by the time the regular season resumes later this week, he may be donning a new uniform.
ESPN:
MLB trade deadline: Latest buzz, news and analysis — The MLB trade deadline is fast approaching. Stay up to date with the latest deals, rumors and analysis heading into the 4 p.m. ET, July 31 deadline. — Jerry Cransick's trade buzz — The Red Sox and Braves are both interested …
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Associated Press:
Success on the road lifts A's into contention — The Oakland Athletics have played their way into contention by beating up on teams that are far from it. — Oakland enters the All-Star break having won 21 of its last 27, and the A's are only three games behind the second wild card.
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs rookie reliever James Norwood maximizing his midseason audition
Jesse RogersESPN / ESPN:
Cubs surge to top of NL at All-Star break thanks to clubhouse culture
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Photos: Arizona Diamondbacks in the MLB All-Star Game … The Diamondbacks have hovered at or near the top of the National League West all year, never falling more than 1 1/2 games back. But if the season had ended at the All-Star break on Sunday, they would have finished just behind …
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Carlos Monarrez / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit trying to move past breakup with Justin Verlander — Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press Columnist — Sometimes it hurts more when they say they still think about you. — Detroiters knew this was going to be a hard weekend. Seeing your ex for the first time after the breakup is never easy.
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Dave Clark / Cincinnati.com:
Joey Votto talks to MLB Network's ‘Intentional Talk’ about when he had cornrows — Cincinnati Reds All-Star first baseman Joey Votto was on the set of MLB Network's Intentional Talk during All-Star Monday festivities preceding the Home Run Derby at Nationals Park, and he talked to co-hosts Chris Rose …
Chicago Tribune:
Cubs' Albert Almora Jr. says wife Krystal ‘is doing much better’ — Cubs outfielder Albert Almora Jr., who was placed on family medical emergency list Sunday, tweeted Monday that his wife, Krystal, “is doing much better and baby #2 is kicking all over the place!”
ESPN:
Yadier Molina: Player-manager role with Cardinals ‘would be a dream’ — Longtime Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina said he'd “welcome the opportunity” if he had a chance to be player-manager during his last contract year with St. Louis in 2020. — “For any player, that would be a dream …
