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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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Jorge L. Ortiz / USA Today:
Manny Machado could blow open NL West for the Dodgers — WASHINGTON - Rockies outfielder Charlie Blackmon was signing baseballs a few hours before Tuesday's All-Star Game when the topic of Manny Machado's expected trade to the Dodgers - which could happen as soon as Wednesday - was brought up.
Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto keeping an eye on MLB free agent situation — SportsPulse: Our very own Trysta Krick went on a mission to catch a home run during the Home Run Derby batting practice. Chaos, hilarity and heartbreak ensued. USA TODAY — CONNECT
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Dodgers “Increasingly Likely” To Land Manny Machado
Dodgers “Increasingly Likely” To Land Manny Machado
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Phillies Nation and DodgerBlue.com
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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NBCSports.com, MLB Trade Rumors, Camden Chat and NESN.com
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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Federal Baseball, Amazin' Avenue and The Good Phight
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
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, Camden Chat and True Blue LA
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.
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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
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, MLB Baseball News …, Federal Baseball and Associated Press
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Bryce Harper's epic Home Run Derby duel with Kyle Schwarber will be hard to top
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
Matt Clapp / The Comeback:
Bryce Harper puts on a show to win thrilling Home Run Derby in front of home crowd
Bryce Harper puts on a show to win thrilling Home Run Derby in front of home crowd
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Cincinnati.com, Hanford Sentinel, Awful Announcing and CBS News
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 and Dan Shaughnessy Watch
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Chris Cotillo / Union-News:
Boston Red Sox slugger J.D. Martinez ‘absolutely’ open to long-term extension with team
Boston Red Sox slugger J.D. Martinez ‘absolutely’ open to long-term extension with team
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CBS Boston and NESN.com
David SchoenfieldESPN Senior / ESPN:
Commissioner, MLBPA executive director disagree on free agency, DH — WASHINGTON, D.C. - The contentiousness of the offseason is still burning hot. — Following a winter in which many big-name free agents received contracts for fewer years and dollars than expected, Tony Clark …
Stephen Ruiz / Orlando Sentinel:
Atlanta Braves prospect delivers home cooking on field in Kissimmee — Meet Cristian Pache, a 19-year-old star center fielder from the Dominican Republic, now playing for the Florida Fire Frogs. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) — In baseball's version of a test kitchen, the minor leagues, Cristian Pache is coming along nicely.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
MLB explores streaming option to resolve Dodgers' TV blackout — As the Dodgers' television blackout extends through a fifth consecutive season, Commissioner Rob Manfred said Tuesday that the league has explored ways to make broadcasts available to all fans via the internet.
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 …
Rob Longley / Toronto Sun:
It has been a complicated year for Canadian all-star Joey Votto — WASHINGTON, D.C. — A year ago, Joey Votto was tearing up the National League on the way to an incredible season, one that earned him the Lou Marsh Award as Canada's outstanding athlete. — While it hasn't all gone downhill since …
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