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Mike Puma / New York Post:
Van Wagenen is managing Mets games from home in ‘unusual’ struggle — PHILADELPHIA — As general manager Brodie Van Wagenen continues to insist his manager has full autonomy on game decisions for the Mets, a specific example has surfaced that indicates otherwise.
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The Ringer, Sports Illustrated, NBCSports.com, MLB Baseball News …, Amazin' Avenue, New York Daily News and Yahoo! Sports
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David Lennon / Newsday:
Newsday's Tim Healey explains incident with Mets manager Mickey Callaway
Newsday's Tim Healey explains incident with Mets manager Mickey Callaway
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New York Times, Sports Illustrated, Associated Press, Amazin' Avenue, NBCSports.com, Beyond the Box Score and New York Post
Bill Baer / NBCSports.com:
Mickey Callaway, Jason Vargas curse out, threaten journalist
Mickey Callaway, Jason Vargas curse out, threaten journalist
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Baseball Prospectus, The Big Lead, Sports Illustrated and Let's Go Tribe
Los Angeles Times:
Young fan taken to hospital after being hit in the head with foul ball at Dodger Stadium — It's a scary scene that has become all too familiar in baseball stadiums across the country. A fan is struck by a hard-hit foul ball. A game is delayed while the fan receives medical attention.
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Ballpark Digest, FOX2now.com, NBC Southern California and MLB Baseball News …
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Associated Press:
After Fan Is Hit by a Cody Bellinger Foul, Dodgers Say They Are Studying Extra Netting — LOS ANGELES — A day after a girl was hit by a foul ball at Dodger Stadium, the Los Angeles Dodgers said they were studying how to improve the protective netting. — The girl was hit on the head …
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McCovey Chronicles, AZ Snake Pit and MLB Baseball News …
Bill Plunkett / Orange County Register:
Dodgers' Stan Kasten says team will extend netting to protect fans
Dodgers' Stan Kasten says team will extend netting to protect fans
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MLB Baseball News …
Joe Reedy / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Rookie trifecta: Smith delivers 3rd straight walk-off for LA
Rookie trifecta: Smith delivers 3rd straight walk-off for LA
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Purple Row and True Blue LA
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 …, Athletics Nation, Viva El Birdos and MLB Trade Rumors
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Jordan Hicks, Alex Reyes Undergoing Medical Evaluations
Jordan Hicks, Alex Reyes Undergoing Medical Evaluations
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MLB Baseball News …
Matt Fisher / WFAA-TV:
Rangers survive schedule, come out other side still in contention — It was a stretch of 21 games in 20 days that was supposed to break the surprising Rangers. Instead, Texas went 12-9 and are still in the thick of things. — DALLAS — Three weeks. Three long weeks the Rangers played every day.
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MLB Baseball News …, MLB Trade Rumors, Dallas-Fort Worth Sports News, Bless You Boys and Lone Star Ball
Vinnie Duber / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Revenge tour: After Eloy Jimenez homered against Cubs, Yoan Moncada homered against Red Sox — White Sox Hitters Revenge Tour. — Last week, Eloy Jimenez provided the — single best image of rebuilding progress to date for the White Sox, smashing a game-winning homer in the ninth inning …
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NBCSports.com, Over the Monster, NESN.com and South Side Sox
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Mark Polishuk / MLB Trade Rumors:
White Sox Haven't Discussed Extension With Lucas Giolito
White Sox Haven't Discussed Extension With Lucas Giolito
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Over the Monster, MLB Baseball News … and Chicago Sun Times
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Nationals Select Jonny Venters — 3:25pm: To make room for Venters and Rodney, the Nationals moved injured right-hander Jeremy Hellickson to the 60-day IL and optioned fellow righty Kyle McGowin to Triple-A Fresno. — 11:30am: The Nationals will select the contract of left-hander Jonny Venters prior …
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Federal Baseball and MLB Baseball News …
Ben Reiter / Sports Illustrated:
'What's a Scarlet Letter?' The Improbable Reinvention of A-Rod — Yes, Alex Rodriguez is engaged to Jennifer Lopez. Yes, they spend their days frolicking across the celebrity landscape, from the Oscars to the Met Gala. But here's the really crazy part: He's popular.
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MLB Baseball News … and New York Post
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Red Sox Reinstate Steven Wright — The Red Sox announced Tuesday that they've reinstated right-hander Steven Wright from the restricted list. Wright had been serving an 80-game suspension following a failed PED test, but he'll now join the Boston bullpen in place of righty Josh Smith, who has been optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket.
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MLB Baseball News …
Craig Calcaterra / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Rays owner tries to sell two-city concept, fails — Tampa Bay Rays planned to explore becoming two-city team, playing early-season home games in the Tampa Bay area and finishing the season in Montreal. The plan would require not one but two new open-air stadiums. As I wrote then,
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Twinkie Town and DRaysBay
Tom Withers / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Kipnis hits walk-off homer in 10th as Indians edge Royals — Jason Kipnis homered leading off the 10th inning as the — Cleveland Indians continued their impressive June with a 3-2 win over the — Kansas City Royals on Monday night in a game delayed 2 hours, 23 minutes by rain.
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Royals Review and Let's Go Tribe
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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Inquirer.com, The Good Phight and MLB Baseball News …
Jake Seiner / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Yanks HR in 27th straight to match record, beat Jays 10-8 — Aaron Hicks and Giancarlo Stanton stretched the — Yankees' home run streak to a record-tying 27 games, and New York beat the — Toronto Blue Jays 10-8 Monday night. — Hicks and Stanton each hit three-run drives …
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Pinstripe Alley