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Jim Reineking / Daily Record:
Drone flies over Fenway Park as Boston Red Sox get walk-off win over Toronto Blue Jays — An unauthorized flying object was an uninvited guest at Fenway Park as the Boston Red Sox earned a walk-off win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday night. — The unidentified drone hovered …
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Rob Bradford / WEEI:
See Red Sox, this is what happens when you pay attention to details — That moment one week before was perhaps the most pointed Alex Cora has been this season. — “I pay attention to details,” the manager said after his team's final game in Oakland. “I love paying attention to details …
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Boston Sports Journal and Over the Monster
Donald Duench / Toronto Sun:
On Deck: Rays at Blue Jays — TAMPA BAY RAYS at TORONTO BLUE JAYS — STARTING PITCHERS — RHP Ryne Stanek (0-0, 1.50 ERA) vs. RHP Trent Thornton (0-0, 1.69 ERA) — Stanek is one of the Rays' “openers.” He will pitch 1-2 strong innings, and likely rack up some Ks (10.5 K per 9 IP).
John Tomase / NBCSports.com:
Red Sox pitching isn't the only problem; it's their offense too — Blame pie's complexity owes to an assortment of ingredients. — In the case of the 3-9 Red Sox, it's easy to attribute the overwhelming rancidity to starting pitching. But other foul notes catch the nose, too. The hint of bitterness?
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Over the Monster
Miami Herald:
This Date In Baseball — COMPILED BY PAUL MONTELLA BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS — 1906 — Johnny Bates of Boston became the first modern player to hit a home run in his first major league at bat. Irv Young allowed one hit as Boston beat Brooklyn 2-0. — 1909 — The Philadelphia Athletics …
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MLB Baseball News … and Phillies Nation
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Why question-filled present for Red Sox mirrors what future could look like
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Over the Monster, Halos Heaven and Bluebird Banter
Phil Rosenthal / Chicago Tribune:
Column: Cold weather and cold arms are a not-so-hot combination for Cubs and White Sox fans — Baseball in Chicago sometimes means frigid temperatures with Cubs and White Sox players — and their fans — doing their best to stay warm. — Chicago Tribune — The only thing colder …
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South Side Sox
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Tim Bannon / Chicago Tribune:
How bad is White Sox pitching? What about the offense? Check the numbers — Chicago Tribune — The White Sox have had a rough start to the season. — They are 3-8 and 4½ games behind the Tigers in the American League Central after losing five of six on their first homestand.
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
How the amazing Mariners are playing like baseball's best team — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In the simple telling of this beyond-real Seattle Mariners story, Daniel Vogelbach plays the large adult son. He stands 6-foot, with the round face of a South Park character, the torso of a quarter-barrel keg …
Associated Press:
Mets, Braves highlight spectacular young talent — The Atlanta Braves continued locking up cornerstone players Thursday afternoon, when shortstop Ozzie Albies agreed to a seven-year deal worth a guaranteed $35 million. But hours after Albies put pen to paper, the New York Mets proved …
Ben Badler / Baseball America:
2019-20 MLB International Bonus Pools — Teams have learned how much international bonus pool space they will have for the upcoming 2019-20 signing period, which opens on July 2. — $6,481,200 Pool — Arizona D-backs — Baltimore Orioles — Cleveland Indians — Colorado Rockies
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MLB Trade Rumors
ESPN:
Now 0-for-53, O's Davis is ‘trusting the process’ — Baltimore Orioles first baseman Chris Davis' record hitless streak is now up to 53 at-bats after he went 0-for-3 in a loss to the Oakland Athletics on Thursday. — Davis, in the fourth season of a seven-year, $161 million contract …
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Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds top prospect Nick Senzel is a couple of weeks from playing in games — Nick Senzel, sidelined with a sprained ankle, shed his walking boot and started doing baseball activities, but he's still at least a couple of weeks from returning to games.
