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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cards notebook: Ponce de Leon goes tonight, Wacha expected back for next Tuesday's start — Cardinals pitcher Michael Wacha was placed on the 10-day injured list Monday because of a left knee patellar tendinitis condition surfacing from a between-starts workout.
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Associated Press:
MRI on deGrom's elbow comes back clean — NEW YORK — New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom remains on track to start Friday night after an MRI on his right elbow showed no damage. — New York general manager Brodie Van Wagenen said the NL Cy Young Award winner had a test Monday morning that came back clean.
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Danny Abriano / SNY:
Todd Frazier will play 3B for Mets ‘quite a bit,’ so how will that impact Jeff McNeil?
Todd Frazier will play 3B for Mets ‘quite a bit,’ so how will that impact Jeff McNeil?
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Amazin' Avenue
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Mum's the word on Aaron Judge's return from ‘significant injury’ — Last year, Brian Cashman admitted the Yankees made a mistake announcing an expected timeline for Aaron Judge's recovery from a broken right wrist. The Yankee GM learned his lesson. — Monday, speaking on WFAN …
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Bill Madden / New York Daily News:
Are mechanics and performance supplements to blame for increase in muscle injuries? — When Aaron Judge became the unlucky 13th Yankee to land on the injury list after sustaining what Aaron Boone termed a “pretty significant” left oblique strain last Saturday it didn't matter whether you loved or hated the Yankees.
Brendan Kuty / New Jersey Online:
Yankees' Clint Frazier: Why my confidence is at ‘all-time high’
Yankees' Clint Frazier: Why my confidence is at ‘all-time high’
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MLB Baseball News …
Andy Martino / SNY:
Brewers interested in Gio Gonzalez, will be competition for Mets: sources — Gonzalez was released by Yankees on Monday — The market for Gio Gonzalez will be more robust than it was in the winter, with the Milwaukee Brewers now interested in bringing the lefty back, according to major league sources.
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Rotoworld.com, Sporting News, MLB Trade Rumors, Lone Star Ball, MLB Daily Dish and Pinstripe Alley
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
The Yankee rotation isn't broken, but J.A. Happ needs to get it together
The Yankee rotation isn't broken, but J.A. Happ needs to get it together
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Pinstripe Alley
George A. King III / New York Post:
Yankees had little choice but to let Gio Gonzalez walk
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Yankees Grant Gio Gonzalez His Release
Yankees Grant Gio Gonzalez His Release
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Brew Crew Ball, DRaysBay and New York Post
Janie McCauley / scores.nbcsportsbayarea.com:
MLB Headlines — OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) The Athletics found their winning formula again: Grab an early lead, the starters keep them in the game, and then allow the deep bullpen to handle the rest. — Stephen Piscotty homered and drove in three runs to back Chris Bassitt's winning season debut …
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NBC Bay Area
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ESPN:
Source: Red Sox's Eovaldi to have elbow surgery — Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi will have elbow surgery on Thursday and will be out of action for 4-6 weeks, a source confirmed to ESPN. — The Athletic first reported that Eovaldi would have surgery. — EDITOR'S PICKS
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Over the Monster, Associated Press and MLB Baseball News …
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Nicholas Castellanos has a new agent. How that impacts his future in Detroit
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers-Boston Red Sox series opener postponed; doubleheader Tuesday
Detroit Tigers-Boston Red Sox series opener postponed; doubleheader Tuesday
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Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Manny Machado, Fernando Tatis Jr. and the rise of a Padres powerhouse — SAN DIEGO — A quarter-mile north of center field, in a 19th-century building adorned by a faded green awning and two wooden wagon wheels, sits a charmingly antiquated bar named Tivoli.
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Jeff Sanders / Baltimore Sun:
Tatis, Machado becoming fast friends on left side of Padres infield
Tatis, Machado becoming fast friends on left side of Padres infield
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Gaslamp Ball
David Schoenfield / ESPN:
Real or not? The costly luxury of Bryce Harper's antics — NEW YORK — Let's put it this way: Nobody looks better when he's getting ejected from a game than Bryce Harper: … Harper was ejected for the 12th time in his career in the Phillies' 5-1 loss to the Mets on Monday …
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Philly.com and Phillies Nation
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David Schoenfield / ESPN:
Here's how Bryce Harper is doing with the Phillies so far
Here's how Bryce Harper is doing with the Phillies so far
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The Good Phight
Hanford Sentinel:
Gausman scheduled to start for Braves at Reds — Atlanta Braves (11-10, third in the NL East) vs. Cincinnati Reds (8-13, fifth in the NL Central) — PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Kevin Gausman (1-1, 2.75 ERA, .76 WHIP, 22 strikeouts) Reds: Sonny Gray (1-3, 2.79 ERA, .88 WHIP, 22 strikeouts)
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Red Reporter and Columbus Telegram
Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
One trade idea that would fix Cubs' bullpen problem — CHICAGO — Weekend news of Chicago Cubs closer Brandon Morrow's setback in his recovery from offseason minor elbow surgery can't come as a surprise to anyone who has followed the right-hander's career. — In fact, there aren't any injuries …
Nathan Ruiz / Chicago Tribune:
Orioles manager Brandon Hyde relishes ‘homecoming’ with White Sox at Camden Yards — The Baltimore Sun — Although the Orioles are a week away from a visit to Chicago, the sight of the White Sox gives manager Brandon Hyde a sense of home. — A White Sox farmhand from 1997 to 2000, Hyde retains familiarity with the organization.
Coley Harvey / ESPN:
Angels forced to play Bourjos at second vs. Yanks — ANAHEIM, Calif. — For the first time in his professional career, Los Angeles Angels outfielder Peter Bourjos played the infield. — It didn't take long for him to look like he had already been there before.
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MLB Baseball News …, Pinstripe Alley and Associated Press
Tim Tucker / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Lofty comparisons for Fried: Kershaw, Hamels, Snell — Max Fried is creating quite the buzz around Major League Baseball these days. — The Braves' 25-year-old left-hander is 3-0 with a second-best-in-MLB 1.38 ERA after four starts this season and is drawing some lofty, albeit hasty, comparisons.
Phil Miller / Star Tribune:
Twins' hot offense carries over in 9-5 rout of Astros — After drubbing the Orioles, Twins keep hits coming vs. Houston — HOUSTON - The Twins now own the fewest losses and the second-best record in the major leagues, and that wasn't even the craziest fact to emerge from their 9-5 victory over the Astros on Monday.
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