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David Lennon / Newsday:
Newsday's Tim Healey explains incident with Mets manager Mickey Callaway — The Mets have apologized to Newsday's Tim Healey for Sunday's postgame clubhouse incident at Wrigley Field, where Jason Vargas physically threatened Healey and manager Mickey Callaway told the team's PR staff to remove …
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New York Times, NBCSports.com, Sports Illustrated, Beyond the Box Score, Amazin' Avenue and New York Post
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Bill Baer / NBCSports.com:
Mickey Callaway, Jason Vargas curse out, threaten journalist — The Mets narrowly missed out on a series sweep of the Cubs, dropping Sunday's game 5-3. Javier Báez hit a go-ahead three-run home run off of Seth Lugo, proving to be the game-winning hit. Closer Edwin Díaz never made it into the game.
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New York Daily News, Amazin' Avenue and Let's Go Tribe
Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Pete Alonso ties Darryl Strawberry for Mets rookie HR record in dominating win over Cubs — CHICAGO - Pete Alonso is one home run away from becoming the best rookie hitter since the inception of the Mets franchise. But that's not his focus. In fact, Alonso would be oblivious …
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Amazin' Avenue, New York Post, MLB Baseball News … and McCovey Chronicles
Tim Healey / Newsday:
Mets consider using shortstop Amed Rosario in centerfield to address hole in defense
Mets consider using shortstop Amed Rosario in centerfield to address hole in defense
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NBCSports.com and MLB Trade Rumors
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals notebook: Hicks could be headed to injury list — Cardinals lefty Andrew Miller's swift work Friday of Angels pinch-hitter Shohei Ohtani and two other batters was less a reset after a bruising outing than a return for the veteran reliever to what's been a steadier run of outs.
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MLB Baseball News … and MLB Trade Rumors
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Jordan Hicks, Alex Reyes Undergoing Medical Evaluations — Cardinals closer Jordan Hicks and oft-injured prospect Alex Reyes are both undergoing tests today to determine the severity of a pair of potential injuries, per Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
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MLB Baseball News …
Dave Ginsburg / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Nationals release struggling reliever Trevor Rosenthal — Washington Nationals finally ran out of patience waiting for — Trevor Rosenthal to throw strikes following his return from Tommy John surgery. — Rosenthal was released by the Nationals on Sunday, less than 24 hours …
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Federal Baseball and MLB Trade Rumors
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David Ginsburg / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Pinch-hit HR by Camargo in 10th carries Braves past Nats 4-3
Pinch-hit HR by Camargo in 10th carries Braves past Nats 4-3
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Beyond the Box Score, Bleed Cubbie Blue and Talking Chop
Mark Polishuk / MLB Trade Rumors:
White Sox Haven't Discussed Extension With Lucas Giolito — A long-term deal between right-hander Lucas Giolito and the White Sox “hasn't been talked about at all,” Giolito tells Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times. … It isn't surprising that the club has yet to broach a deal …
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Chicago Sun Times and MLB Baseball News …
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Rangers 3B Cabrera will serve reduced 3-game suspension — Asdrubal Cabrera will miss a three-game series at Detroit after the reduction of his four-game suspension from Major League Baseball for hitting an umpire with equipment. — The Rangers said Monday that Cabrera would serve …
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Lone Star Ball
Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Gabe Kapler Gets Vote Of Confidence — It hasn't been a banner year for the Phillies, who've fallen short of expectations after an action-packed winter, but they're not going to assign blame to manager Gabe Kapler. He's not in danger of losing his job this season, general manager Matt …
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The Good Phight
Field Level / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Astros ace Cole faces former Pirates teammates — The desperation was palpable. The — Astros had dropped seven straight entering Sunday's series finale with the — New York Yankees and faced the possibility of a winless road trip and the specter of carrying negative vibes back to Houston.
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Bleed Cubbie Blue
Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds' Alex Wood to begin rehab assignment; Scooter Gennett may return next weekend — MILWAUKEE - After throwing a pair of live batting practice sessions and two bullpen sessions, Reds left-hander Alex Wood is expected to make his first rehab start Thursday at Triple-A Louisville.
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Red Reporter and MLB Trade Rumors
Corey Seidman / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Marlins 6, Phillies 4: We can safely call this Phillies' lowest point of 2019 season — Phillies 4: We can safely call this Phillies' lowest point of 2019 season originally appeared on — BOX SCORE — It doesn't get much worse than this. The reeling Phillies were swept at home by the Marlins for the first time in 10 years.
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Phillies Nation, The Good Phight and MLB Trade Rumors
Joe Reedy / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Rookie trifecta: Smith delivers 3rd straight walk-off for LA — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hours after being called up from the minors, — Will Smith connected for a pinch-hit, three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning that lifted the — Colorado Rockies 6-3 Sunday.
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Purple Row and True Blue LA