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Rangers ban man for racist behavior at game — A Texas Rangers fan who directed racist comments and derogatory gestures at a Hispanic family during a game Saturday has been indefinitely banned from the team's games at Globe Life Park. — The Rangers said in a statement Friday that …
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Lone Star Ball
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Rangers offer tickets to family citing harassment — The Texas Rangers have offered tickets to a family that says it was subject to harassment at a game Saturday. — Jessica Romero posted to Facebook that a man made racist comments about Hispanics and intentionally made derogatory gestures behind …
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Brew Crew Ball and MLB Baseball News …
Janie McCauley / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Bumgarner takes no-hit bid into sixth, Giants beat Phillies — Madison Bumgarner carried a no-hit bid into the sixth inning and won his fourth straight decision, pitching the — Philadelphia Phillies 5-0 on Thursday night to snap a four-game losing streak. — Pinch-hitter
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McCovey Chronicles, Federal Baseball and The Good Phight
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Will the Phillies fire manager Gabe Kapler if they don't make the playoffs?
Will the Phillies fire manager Gabe Kapler if they don't make the playoffs?
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NBCSports.com, McCovey Chronicles, MLB Baseball News … and Phillies Nation
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Corey Kluber Begins Rehab Assignment — Two-time Cy Young winner Corey Kluber set out on a minor league rehab assignment Thursday, tossing three innings for the Indians' Triple-A affiliate in Columbus. — Kluber made 41 pitches across three innings, allowing a pair of runs on two hits …
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MLB Baseball News …
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Tom Withers / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Indians sweep Rangers in doubleheader, gear up for Twins
Indians sweep Rangers in doubleheader, gear up for Twins
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Let's Go Tribe and Twinkie Town
ESPN:
Yankees, White Sox to play at Field of Dreams — The New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox will play a game at the famed Field of Dreams in Dyersville, Iowa, on Aug. 13, 2020, the teams announced Thursday. — A temporary, 8,000-seat ballpark will be built at the site where the 1989 movie …
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MLB Baseball News …, Athletics Nation, NPR, Bless You Boys, South Side Sox, Washington Post and NBCSports.com
Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Tigers Release Josh Harrison, Sandy Baez — The Tigers have granted unconditional releases to infielder Josh Harrison and right-hander Sandy Baez, per a team announcement. The club also made the previously reported promotion of righty Edwin Jackson official.
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MLB Baseball News … and Bless You Boys
Roch Kubatko / School of Roch:
Davis removed after dugout altercation with Hyde (O's lose 14-2) — The first public blowup of the Orioles 2019 season played out in the dugout tonight after the top of the fifth inning. — A MASN camera caught hitting coach Don Long and injured outfielder Mark Trumbo restraining Chris Davis from going after manager Brandon Hyde.
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Baltimore Sun, The Crawfish Boxes, MASNsports.com, Camden Chat, MLB Baseball News … and Pinstripe Alley
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David Pinto / baseballmusings.com:
The City Never Streaks
The City Never Streaks
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Camden Chat, NBCSports.com and Pinstripe Alley
Associated Press:
Twins lose DH Cruz to strained wrist in opener vs. Indians — MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Designated hitter Nelson Cruz has a strained left wrist that forced him out of Minnesota's game in the fourth inning, after a swing and a miss at a pitch from Cleveland's Mike Clevinger in the opener of a key series between the AL Central front-runners.
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MLB Baseball News … and baseballmusings.com
John Rowe / NorthJersey.com:
NY Mets complete 4-game sweep of Marlins, prepare for what's next — NEW YORK — The preliminaries are over for the Mets. Now come the main events. — The Mets completed their 13-1 feast of the worst teams on their schedule (they don't play the Orioles) on Wednesday with their sixth straight victory …
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Amazin' Avenue
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Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Joe Panik's looming departure from the Giants is perfect timing for the Mets
Joe Panik's looming departure from the Giants is perfect timing for the Mets
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MLB Baseball News …, Federal Baseball, MLB Trade Rumors and McCovey Chronicles
Anthony Rieber / Newsday:
Zack Wheeler pitches eight shutout innings as Mets beat Marlins to win fifth in a row
Zack Wheeler pitches eight shutout innings as Mets beat Marlins to win fifth in a row
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Amazin' Avenue
Dave Hogg / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Mercer's game-ending homer gives Tigers 10-8 win — Jordy Mercer's two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth gave the — Kansas City Royals on Thursday night. — Travis Demeritte led off the ninth with his third walk of the game and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Jake Rogers.
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Bless You Boys
Mark Polishuk / MLB Trade Rumors:
Red Sox Place David Price On 10-Day Injured List — The Red Sox announced that left-hander David Price has been placed on the 10-day injured list due to a left wrist injury. The placement is retroactive to August 5. Price received a cortisone shot after an MRI revealed a TFCC cyst within his wrist.
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MLB Baseball News …
Michael Shapiro / Sports Illustrated:
Were We Wrong About the Mets? — The Mets were alive, then they were dead. Now they're thriving. What's going on? — Welcome to the latest installment of 3 Up, 3 Down, our weekly stock watch of who's streaking and who's slumping throughout Major League Baseball.
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The Crawfish Boxes, Pinstripe Alley, Let's Go Tribe and The Good Phight