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Jerry CrasnickESPN Senior / ESPN:
Bryce brings down the house with epic Home Run Derby comeback — WASHINGTON — Too many days this season, Bryce Harper has looked more like a young athlete saddled with a terrible burden than a superstar on the precipice of an adventure. He's hitting .214.
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HotNewHipHop.com and Federal Baseball
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Baltimore Sun:
Beyond Home Run Derby: Baseball should add skills competition to All-Star festivities — Chicago Tribune — Monday night's Bryce Harper-Kyle Schwarber showdown was one of the better Home Run Derbies in recent memory, but even 450-foot homers get a little tedious when you have to watch dozens of them.
Tim Bannon / Chicago Tribune:
Did Bryce Harper cheat in the Home Run Derby? Some Cubs fans think so. — Chicago Tribune — Bryce Harper beat Kyle Schwarber in Monday's thrilling — well, as thrilling as a gimmick event like that can be — Home Run Derby. — But some Cubs fans are whining, as the Washington Post's …
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Bleacher Report
Steve Gardner / USA Today:
Hometown hero Bryce Harper wins MLB Home Run Derby — WASHINGTON — Fans packed Nationals Park for the All-Star Home Run Derby hoping for some heroics from hometown hero Bryce Harper. — He didn't disappoint. — Sporting a star-spangled bandana and a special cherry blossom bat …
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Bryce Harper's epic Home Run Derby duel with Kyle Schwarber will be hard to top — Chicago Tribune — A picture's worth 1,000 words, and the photo of Bryce Harper being lifted up by manager Dave Martinez after winning the Home Run Derby Monday night said it all.
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
How Detroit Tigers' Joe Jimenez went from fringe big leaguer to All-Star
Gabe Lacques / Arizona Republic:
Booing Bryce Harper? Sean Doolittle mistakes Nationals fans' cheers during Home Run Derby
Booing Bryce Harper? Sean Doolittle mistakes Nationals fans' cheers during Home Run Derby
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USA Today
Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers' Muncy finds that swinging for the fences in the home run derby is exhausting
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Bryce Harper gets rid of the ‘elephant,’ everyone knows this could be last season with Nationals
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Orioles expected to trade Manny Machado to the Dodgers — The Baltimore Orioles, barring a last minute snag, will trade All-Star shortstop Manny Machado to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday, according to a baseball official with direct knowledge of the deal.
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, DodgerBlue.com and Chicago Sun-Times
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Dodgers “Appear To Be The Leading Contender” For Manny Machado
Dodgers “Appear To Be The Leading Contender” For Manny Machado
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MLB Baseball News …, NESN.com and Phillies Nation
Joel Sherman / New York Post:
Yankees appear to have lost Manny Machado sweepstakes
Yankees appear to have lost Manny Machado sweepstakes
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MLB Trade Rumors, Camden Chat and NESN.com
Jim Salisbury / NBCSports.com:
As Phillies wait for answer on Manny Machado, keep an eye on J.A. Happ
As Phillies wait for answer on Manny Machado, keep an eye on J.A. Happ
Ari Gilberg / New York Daily News:
Alex Rodriguez ‘loves’ Manny Machado, says whoever trades for Jacob deGrom will win World Series
Alex Rodriguez ‘loves’ Manny Machado, says whoever trades for Jacob deGrom will win World Series
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MLB Baseball News …
Andy McCullough / Los Angeles Times:
Orioles star Manny Machado ready for new destination as trade deadline approaches
Orioles star Manny Machado ready for new destination as trade deadline approaches
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Baltimore Business Journal, Baltimore Sun, True Blue LA and Camden Chat
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Latest On Manny Machado
Latest On Manny Machado
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Bleacher Report, School of Roch, Camden Chat, DodgerBlue.com and Brew Crew Ball
Scott Boeck / USA Today:
All-Star Game could be the last time Manny Machado wears an Orioles uniform
All-Star Game could be the last time Manny Machado wears an Orioles uniform
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MLB Baseball News …
Jerry CrasnickESPN Senior / ESPN:
Is this All-Star pitching parade so good it's bad for baseball? — WASHINGTON — Blake Snell knows what it's like to perform before small crowds in a national-publicity vacuum — just like David Price, James Shields and all the other successful pitchers who preceded him in Tampa Bay.
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Jacob deGrom won't start All-Star Game as NL honor goes to Nationals' Max Scherzer
Jacob deGrom won't start All-Star Game as NL honor goes to Nationals' Max Scherzer
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True Blue LA
Stats / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
AL Stars-NL Stars Preview
AL Stars-NL Stars Preview
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Amazin' Avenue and The Good Phight
Fox Sports:
Small Ball: Altuve, Betts bring compact pop to All-Star Game — WASHINGTON (AP) In decades past they would have been given nicknames like “Pee Wee” and coached to shorten their swings, keep the ball close to the ground, find holes and use their speed to leg out base hits. — Now, “small ball” has a new meaning.
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Benjamin Hochman / The Charlotte Observer:
Will changes rejuvenate a Cardinals team that says it wants to win? — It's not as if the Cardinals have a purposeful playlist of metaphorical songs, played in the clubhouse to subliminally spread messages; it's just a cool song, so they played it after the fun win.
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 …
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Matt Ehalt / Daily Record:
Plenty of low marks for a NY Mets team that has flopped after a hot start — Robert Aitken Jr., Staff Writer, @RobertAitkenJr — Even the most lenient grader would have a hard time giving these Mets passing grades. — The Mets are 39-55 and one of the worst teams in MLB through …
Erik Brady / USA Today:
Why C-Flap helmet add-ons are causing safety flap on youth league diamonds — Mike Trout wears a C-flap. Bryce Harper does, too. They're among 10 players in Tuesday's MLB All-Star Game who wear attachments to their batting helmets that are designed to protect a batter's cheek and jaw.
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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Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
Astros are baseball's most dominant force — and they're having more fun than you
Astros are baseball's most dominant force — and they're having more fun than you
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Amazin' Avenue, The Crawfish Boxes and Federal Baseball
Ed Barkowitz / Philly.com:
Quiz: One-time Phillies all-stars ... and where have you gone, Domonic Brown? — Mike Schmidt holds the Phillies record with 12 all-star selections. Robin Roberts and Steve Carlton are tied for the most among pitchers with seven. — But what about those flashes in the pan that pose …
Dave D'Onofrio / Boston Globe:
Red Sox power rankings: Who's on top at the All-Star break? — After a couple of quick exits from the American League Division Series, there were plenty of lingering doubts when the Red Sox started the season with a record of 17-2. Wait-and-see seemed to be the prevailing wisdom …
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Over the Monster
David Murphy / The Charlotte Observer:
Phillies' success isn't tanking, and it never was - it's a youth movement — It wasn't long ago that the Phillies found themselves facing some serious allegations from folks who insisted that their rebuilding effort amounted to “tanking.” From the ESPN airwaves to the pages of the local papers …
Will Larkin / Chicago Tribune:
From Lou Boudreau to Kirby Puckett: Chicago area's all-time MLB baseball team — Chicago's history with the All-Star game goes back to the first one, played in 1933 at Comiskey Park. Since then, the city and the team have provided some memorable Midsummer Classic moments. — Chicago Tribune