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Curtis Pashelka / Mercury News:
First strike: Sharks earn series-opening win over Golden Knights — (CLICK HERE, if you unable to view this photo gallery on your mobile device.) — SAN JOSE — Forget about the troubles they had near the end of the regular season. The Sharks got the start and the end result …
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Bay Area / Mercury News:
Video: Joe Pavelski opens Sharks playoffs by scoring with his chin — The Sharks' first goal of the postseason came in unusual fashion Wednesday night. — Captain Joe Pavelski slid into his customary spot in front of the Marc-Andre Fleury, hunting for a tip-in goal on the Sharks power play.
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Daily Record:
Yankees' Miguel Andujar reports progress with right shoulder injury — Yankees' Miguel Andujar (small tear, right labrum) plays catch for the first time since being diagnosed, at Houston on Wednesday — HOUSTON - Miguel Andujar merely played catch on Wednesday, making 25 soft tosses at a distance of 60 feet.
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Kristie Rieken / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Altuve homers twice as Astros sweep Yankees for first time — Carlos Correa homered with three RBIs and the — Houston Astros completed their first ever sweep of the — New York Yankees with an 8-6 win Wednesday night. — The Astros needed late-game comebacks to win the first two games …
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Alaa Abdeldaiem / Sports Illustrated:
Cardinals Sign Matt Carpenter to Two-Year Contract Extension Through 2021 Season — The extension will take Carpenter through the 2021 season. — The St. Louis Cardinals have signed All-Star leadoff hitter Matt Carpenter to a two-year contract extension, the team announced on Wednesday.
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals sign All-Star infielder Carpenter to two-year extension
Cardinals sign All-Star infielder Carpenter to two-year extension
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Phil Thompson / Chicago Tribune:
The White Sox are struggling. Rick Renteria says the younger players are trying to ‘eliminate some of the emotion’ to get back on track. — Photos from the White Sox-Rays game at Guaranteed Rate Field on Wednesday, April 10, 2019. — Chicago Tribune — The White Sox entered Wednesday's …
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USA Today:
Umpire alleges MLB, Joe Torre discriminating against minorities — Umpire Angel Hernandez made a bevy of allegations against Major League Baseball and executive Joe Torre in a previously sealed list of items he's sought permission to speak about related to his federal racial discrimination lawsuit filed …
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MLB Baseball News … and AZ Snake Pit
Mark Medina / Mercury News:
Warriors get their wish, will face Clippers in first round — Klay Thompson subscribes. You can too for just 11 cents a day for 11 months + receive a free Warriors Championship book. Sign me up! — MEMPHIS, TENN. - Klay Thompson spoke his wish into existence.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Orioles To Select Josh Lucas, Place Richard Bleier On Injured List — The Orioles have lockers set up for right-hander Josh Lucas and lefty Tanner Scott this morning, per MASNsports.com's Roch Kubatko (all Twitter links), indicating that both have been brought up to the Major League roster.
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David Wilson / Miami Herald:
Marlins hope day off for Brian Anderson could snap third baseman's career-worst slump — The follow up to his impressive rookie season hasn't gone the way Brian Anderson hoped. After leading all National League rookies in hits and doubles in 2018, Anderson is off to a brutal start to 2019.
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Red Reporter
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Why question-filled present for Red Sox mirrors what future could look like — For those in Boston panicking about the Red Sox's sequel to a World Series championship starting with a 3-9 record and the worst run differential in the American League, fear not. That thing in the distance — it's not the sky falling.
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MLB Baseball News, Scores, Standings …:
Haniger HR lifts M's, Merrifield sets KC hit-streak mark — KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Even baseball's hottest hitter can't keep pace with the — Seattle Mariners right now. — Mitch Haniger hit a tiebreaking homer with two outs in the ninth inning, lifting the Mariners over the Royals 6-5 Wednesday night after
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Royals Review and Lookout Landing
Mike Ozanian / Forbes:
Baseball Team Values 2019: Yankees Lead League At $4.6 Billion — aseball is more lucrative than it has ever been because of the continued escalation in the value of the sport's media rights and higher profits. — In November, Fox signed a new seven-year media rights deal with MLB beginning …
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Tigers Designate Mikie Mahtook For Assignment — The Tigers announced this morning that they've designated outfielder Mikie Mahtook for assignment. His spot on the 25-man roster will go to fellow outfielder JaCoby Jones, who has been reinstated after opening the season on the injured list due to a shoulder sprain.
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