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11:50 PM ET, September 20, 2018

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Associated Press:
Voit gives Yankees pair of home run records on 1 swing  —  SHARE URL EMAIL FBMSNGR WHATSAPP SMS  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Luke Voit and the New York Yankees have set two home run records with one swing of the bat.  —  The brawny first baseman hit a two-run shot to straightaway center field …
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
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Daily Record:   Voit keeps rivalry fires burning, McCutchen shows patience, power, and what about Gardner?
ESPN:   Knee injury sidelines Red Sox's Eduardo Nunez at least 5 days
Daily Record:   New York Yankees lineup vs. Red Sox with a sweep on the line
Daily Record:
Last Slide  —  NEW YORK - Justus Sheffield's big-league debut occurred …
Discussion: Pinstripe Alley
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Chicago Cubs survive 30-day odyssey, on verge of NL Central title  —  PHOENIX — It's two minutes until midnight - Chicago time - when Anthony Rizzo and Jason Heyward come out of the visiting clubhouse Wednesday night, and slowly trudge down the Chase Field corridor.  —  They are the last two Cubs to leave.
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Jesse Rogers / ESPN:   Can Joe Maddon manage with Cubs' depleted bullpen?
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:   Column: From Theo Epstein to Addison Russell, plenty at stake for these 8 Cubs down the stretch
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:   Cubs' key relievers should be rested and ready to go for final 10 games
Steve Rosenbloom / Chicago Tribune:   Column: Jose Quintana? Jon Lester? C'mon, kids, let's play ‘Cubs Playoff Rotation Roulette’
Rob Longley / Toronto Sun:
Uncertainty reigns as final Blue Jays homestand ends with blowout loss  —  There isn't a game day that goes by without Blue Jays manager John Gibbons making a crack about his future (or lack thereof) with the team, invariably delivered with a wink and a grin.
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Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:   Rays journal: Austin Meadows gets called up, but there's nowhere to put him
Ian Harrison / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Justin Smoak lifts Blue Jays past Rays with walk-off shot
Discussion: DRaysBay
Arizona Republic:
Game Day: Zack Greinke, Diamondbacks host Rockies as NL West battle continues  —  The Diamondbacks play host as the Rockies attempt climb into the National League West race with just days left in the regular season.  Come back to this page for pitching matchups, scores and updates.  —  PREGAME READING:
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Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Yasiel Puig hits sixth HR in past 18 at-bats: 'We're going to win the West'
Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:   Rookie Walker Buehler, now the Dodgers' co-ace, isn't stopping
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers' Michael Fulmer has knee surgery: ‘Really good news’  —  As far as good news goes, Michael Fulmer will take it.  —  Though the Detroit Tigers' ace right-hander is out for the season after undergoing a third surgery on his right knee on Thursday morning, the news from orthopedic surgeon …
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MLB Trade Rumors:
Michael Fulmer Undergoes Knee Surgery
Discussion: Bless You Boys
Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds outfielder Scott Schebler focused on a strong finish to season after injury  —  Bobby Nightengale, Cincinnati Enquirer  —  MIAMI - After returning from the disabled list in the middle of August, Scott Schebler said one of his goals was to finish the season strong.
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Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:
As a starter, could Michael Lorenzen be the National League version of Shohei Ohtani?
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
Daily Record:
Mets, Nationals lineups for Thursday night  —  The Mets are in Washington for the final time this season, and the lineup for the first game of the series is out.  —  Jason Vargas will take the mound, while Dominic Smith will hit in the No. 5 spot.  Runs could be tough to come by for the Mets, as Max Scherzer is scheduled to start.
Discussion: Amazin' Avenue
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Danny Abriano / SNY:
Mets can end Max Scherzer's Cy Young bid Thursday night
Discussion: Federal Baseball
Phil Rosenthal / Chicago Tribune:
‘The Hawk Harrelson Show,’ a long-running drama, draws to a close  —  Photos of the White Sox broadcaster and former general manager (1986) Ken “Hawk” Harrelson.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  “The Hawk Harrelson Show” concludes its Chicago run after 33 seasons with three White Sox-Cubs telecasts this weekend.
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Column: Cubs battle White Sox on the South Side as Ken ‘Hawk’ Harrelson calls it a career
Bob Nightengale / Des Moines Register:
Hall of Famer John Smoltz says MLB needs an overhaul and proposes drastic changes  —  Hall of Fame pitcher John Smoltz watches baseball every day, talks about it virtually every day, sits in a broadcast booth and TV studio every week, and can't stand what he's seeing.
Discussion: NESN.com, Phillies Nation and USA Today
Associated Press:
Jaime Jarrin, Spanish-speaking voice of Dodgers, gets extension  —  LOS ANGELES — Jaime Jarrin, the Hall of Fame broadcaster who is the Spanish-speaking voice of the Los Angeles Dodgers, has agreed to a multi-year contract extension.  —  The team said Thursday that Jarrin will return in 2019 and 2020 …
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Andy McCullough / Los Angeles Times:
Dodgers broadcaster Jaime Jarrin signs extension through 2020
Discussion: True Blue LA
ESPN:
Red Sox manager Alex Cora laments post-Maria stadium demolition in Puerto Rico: ‘I grew up there’  —  CAGUAS, Puerto Rico — When José Manuel Cora covered the Caguas Criollos ballclub as a newspaper correspondent, his youngest son had free rein of Yldefonso Solá Morales Stadium.
Associated Press:
Mets IF Wilmer Flores to miss rest of season with knee soreness  —  WASHINGTON — New York Mets infielder Wilmer Flores will miss the rest of the season because of soreness in both knees.  —  Manager Mickey Callaway said Flores has early-onset arthritis in both knees and will receive injections to alleviate the pain.
ESPN:
Angels' Francisco Arcia makes history by catching, pitching, homering in same game  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — Los Angeles Angels catcher Francisco Arcia began the day behind the plate, did a brief stint on the mound and ended up in the major league record books.
Henry Schulman / San Francisco Chronicle:
Giants' Madison Bumgarner wants to stay, but knows decision isn't all his  —  SAN DIEGO — As the Giants end another disappointing season and dive into what promises to be a turbulent winter, they finally need to address one of their most critical questions in perhaps decades, which has no easy answer:
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Zachary D. Rymer / Bleacher Report:
How the San Francisco Giants Became a $205M MLB Flop
Scott Lauber / Philly.com:
Phillies' manager Gabe Kapler continues to give Carlos Santana playing time at third base  —  ATLANTA — As the Phillies opened their most important series of the season Thursday night, Carlos Santana started at third base for the sixth time in 14 games, which enabled Rhys Hoskins to play first base.
Discussion: Talking Chop and The Good Phight
Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers vs. Kansas City Royals series photos  —  Detroit Tigers left fielder Christin Stewart rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home run during the first inning against the Kansas City Royals at Comerica Park on Sept. 20, 2018.  It was Stewart's first career MLB homer.
Dayn Perry / CBSSports.com:
This could be Bryce Harper's last homestand with the Nationals; here's what he had to say about it  —  The Nationals' star outfielder is a pending free agent  —  Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper is going to be a free agent this coming offseason.  Thanks to his youth relative to almost any other free agent …
Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Sources: Rangers consider parting ways with Banister.  Here's why this might happen  —  The rebuilding plan the Texas Rangers are undertaking has reached the manager's office.  —  Multiple sources confirmed that the Rangers are contemplating replacing Jeff Banister after the season even though he is under contract for 2019.
 
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As Giants prepare to send off one outfielder, another ponders his future in baseball
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