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Stan Grossfeld / BostonGlobe.com:
John Farrell goes lobstering — The former Red Sox skipper is happily pursuing his other passion, which he calls “a lifelong dream.” — SOMEWHERE IN IPSWICH BAY — His uniform is now orange-and-yellow-trimmed waders, blue rubber gloves, and Xtratuff fishing boots.
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NESN.com and NBCSports.com
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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 …
Chris Mason / Eagle-Tribune:
J.D. Martinez sounds off on All-Star, MVP Award voting — BOSTON — In the first round of All-Star balloting, J.D. Martinez had 500,000 more votes than any other designated hitter in the American League. — He still doesn't think the system is right. — “I believe that the players …
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MLB Baseball News …, NBCSports.com and NESN.com
John Romano / Tampa Bay Times:
Before going any farther, Tampa Bay has to decide whether it is a Major League market — The Rays are neither wrong, nor unreasonable, about the attendance problems. The question is whether this community is willing to invest more searching for a fix. — ST. PETERSBURG — For 20 years …
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MLB Baseball News … and Gaslamp Ball
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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
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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Dan Gelston / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Franco hits go-ahead homer, Kapler tossed in Phillies win — Maikel Franco hit a go-ahead two-run homer for the second straight game, and the — New York Mets 7-5 on Tuesday night. — Scott Kingery and — Rhys Hoskins also connected as Philadelphia earned its second straight win since losing seven in a row.
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The Good Phight
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Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Gabe Kapler Gets Vote Of Confidence
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Inquirer.com, The Good Phight and MLB Baseball News …
Josh Dubow / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Bumgarner strikes out 11 in Giants' 4-2 win over Rockies — Madison Bumgarner struck out 11 batters in six innings and also drove in a run with an RBI single that helped lead the — San Francisco Giants to a 4-2 victory over the — Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night.
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McCovey Chronicles
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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Dallas-Fort Worth Sports News, Bless You Boys, MLB Trade Rumors, Lone Star Ball and MLB Baseball News …
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 …
Rich Rovito / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Vogelbach's homer lifts Mariners to first interleague win — Daniel Vogelbach hit a two-run homer to lift the — Seattle Mariners to an 8-3 win over the — Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night for their first interleague win in five tries this season. — Marco Gonzales (9-6) …
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Lookout Landing
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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New York Post and MLB Baseball News …
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 and New York Daily News
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Bill Baer / NBCSports.com:
Mickey Callaway, Jason Vargas curse out, threaten journalist
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The Big Lead, Baseball Prospectus, Newsday and Let's Go Tribe
Matt Carlson / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Albies, Acuña hit homers to lead Braves past Cubs 3-2 — Ozzie Albies and Ronald Acuna Jr. homered, Max Fried pitched six innings of two-hit ball and the — Chicago Cubs 3-2 Tuesday night. — Acuna crushed the first pitch of the game from Cubs rookie
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Talking Chop
David Ginsburg / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Machado enjoys happy return in Padres' 8-3 win over Orioles — Manny Machado marked his return to Camden Yards with a performance reminiscent of his time with the Orioles, hitting a long homer and driving in two runs to help the — San Diego Padres beat Baltimore 8-3 Tuesday night.
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Gaslamp Ball and Camden Chat
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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Athletics Nation, MLB Baseball News …, Viva El Birdos and MLB Trade Rumors
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Jordan Hicks, Alex Reyes Undergoing Medical Evaluations
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Viva El Birdos and MLB Baseball News …
