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Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Mini basketballs and a playful batting practice: ‘just another day in paradise’ for Mets — Hours before the second of a three-game set in Flushing, a pair of clubhouses within the confines of Citi Field were like yin and yang. — Mets teammates inside the home locker room picked …
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Mets rookie Pete Alonso off to unprecedented start — NEW YORK - Pete Alonso's first month as a Met has been unprecedented in more ways than one. — The rookie first baseman set program records through his first 22 games with eight home runs, 21 RBI and 16 extra-base hits.
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Dan Martin / New York Post:
Brandon Nimmo exits Mets game with left oblique ‘twinge’ — Add Brandon Nimmo to the list of the Mets' injury concerns. — Nimmo left Tuesday's game against the Phillies at Citi Field before the top of the fourth with a left oblique “twinge,” according to the team. — He was replaced in center by Juan Lagares.
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Amazin' Avenue
Pete Caldera / Daily Record:
Yankees' Frazier: I don't want to join that 1L party — Yankees manager Aaron Boone talks about Domingo German heading into Tuesday's start at Anaheim and Clint Frazier, dealing with a left ankle issue — ANAHEIM, Calif. - Aaron Boone's Tuesday night lineup had that mid-March in Fort Myers look …
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Coley Harvey / ESPN:
With 13 players on the IL — 13! — Yankees backups rising to occasion — ANAHEIM, Calif. — A month ago, Clint Frazier couldn't keep his batting average above the Mendoza line. — Now? It's a far different story. — As the New York Yankees wrapped up spring training in March …
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Clint Frazier says he's come too far to let a ankle sprain keep him out of Yankees lineup
Clint Frazier says he's come too far to let a ankle sprain keep him out of Yankees lineup
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Coley Harvey / ESPN:
Angels forced to play Bourjos at second vs. Yanks
Angels forced to play Bourjos at second vs. Yanks
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Pinstripe Alley, New Jersey Online and MLB Baseball News …
Joe Lyons / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals, Brewers tied 2-2 in the sixth at Busch — The Milwaukee Brewers pulled even at 2-2 when Travis Shaw hit a solo homer against reliever John Gant with two outs in the sixth. — The Cardinals had taking the lead at 2-1 with two outs in the fifth.
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Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
'My story's getting interesting': White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson's quest to be the best — BALTIMORE — Go ahead and make Tim Anderson a bullet point on your sports debate show. — Anoint him as either baseball's savior or a symbol of its degradation. Glean what you must from this news cycle …
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs might have to rework their pitching staff yet again — Chicago Tribune — The Cubs will be forced to tinker with their greatest asset — the pitching staff. — And the expected changes involve more than just the impending return of left-handed ace Jon Lester.
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Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
One trade idea that would fix Cubs' bullpen problem
Associated Press:
Iowa Cubs pitcher Trevor Clifton finds peace after building low-cost, 104-square-foot tiny house — Iowa Cubs pitcher Trevor Clifton poses for a photo in the tiny house he built to live in during the baseball season in Des Moines, Iowa, on April 15, 2019. (Zach Boyden-Holmes The Des Moines Register via AP)
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers move Josh Harrison out of leadoff spot - for now — BOSTON — The Detroit Tigers have a new leadoff hitter - for now. — With second baseman Josh Harrison struggling at the top of the lineup, manager Ron Gardenhire has decided to move him down in the order as Harrison works on finding some footing at the plate.
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
With MLB suspension coming to an end, reality sets in for Cubs shortstop Addison Russell — MESA, Ariz. — Addison Russell, the old man on the diamond, walks off the field, plops into a golf cart, wipes the perspiration off his forehead and smiles weakly. — Russell's teammates with the Chicago Cubs left town a month ago.
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MLB Baseball News … and Bleed Cubbie Blue
Jordan McPherson / Miami Herald:
Pablo Lopez has his best start of the season and the Marlins beat the Indians on the road — Pablo Lopez's bid for a no-hitter against the Cleveland Indians ended in the bottom of the sixth inning on Tuesday when Jose Ramirez floated a one-out single to shallow right field.
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MLB Baseball News … and Let's Go Tribe
Gethin Coolbaugh / Associated Press:
Red Sox' Nathan Eovaldi out 6 weeks after elbow surgery — BOSTON — Red Sox starter Nathan Eovaldi had surgery Tuesday to remove a loose body in his right elbow. — The arthroscopic procedure was performed by Yankees head team physician Dr. Christopher Ahmad at New York-Presbyterian Hospital.
New York Daily News:
See how the Yankees World Series odds have dropped as more and more regulars hit the IL … The Yankees (12-10) have managed to win four straight and 7 of their last 10 despite leading the league in trips to the injured list. — The banged-up Bombers have 13 players on the IL …
Mark Faller / Arizona Republic:
Rainy days drive MLB pitchers, managers crazy, but Diamondbacks trust system — PITTSBURGH - The game within the game this week is weather-report roulette. It's not a question of if it will rain, but when, for how long and if it might disrupt a game. — The opening game of the Diamondbacks …
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Kerry Crowley / Marin Independent Journal:
Blue Jays giving Giants' Kevin Pillar the spotlight all to himself — TORONTO — Tuesday could have been the most important day of the season for the Toronto Blue Jays. — Instead of generating excitement and creating a buzz around the franchise by promoting their top prospect …
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Mercury News and Bluebird Banter