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T.J. Quinn / ESPN:
Angels employee details team's knowledge of Tyler Skaggs' drug use to DEA — A public relations employee for the Los Angeles Angels told federal investigators that he provided oxycodone to Tyler Skaggs and abused it with him for years, and that two team officials were told about Skaggs' drug use long …
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T.J. Quinn / ESPN:
Angels employee says cooperating with feds is ‘right thing to do’ — Los Angeles Angels communications director Eric Kay, who last month told U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents that he provided opioids to Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs, said in a statement to Outside the Lines on Sunday that it's …
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Mercury News, MLB Baseball News …, Orange County Register and Halos Heaven
Jared Diamond / Wall Street Journal:
Late Angels Pitcher Received Drugs From Team Employee — Tyler Skaggs died in July with oxycodone, fentanyl and alcohol in his system. An Angels employee said he provided oxycodone to Skaggs and abused it with him. — Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs's July death—with oxycodone …
New York Times:
Astros Beat Yankees as Bullpen Battle Ends With One Swing — Houston evened the A.L.C.S. when Carlos Correa's home run in the 11th ended a long battle between two bullpens. — HOUSTON — Carlos Correa stopped halfway to home plate as his Houston Astros teammates bounced around in delight.
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Mark Polishuk / MLB Trade Rumors:
Giancarlo Stanton Day-To-Day With Quad Strain — Giancarlo Stanton isn't in the Yankees' lineup for Game 2 of the ALCS due to a quad strain, manager Aaron Boone told James Wagner of the New York Times (Twitter links) and other reporters. Cameron Maybin will take Stanton's spot in left field for tonight's game.
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Gerard Gilberto / Tampa Bay Rays on Yahoo! Sports:
ALCS Game 1: Yankees nab commanding road victory against Astros — As the small sample grows larger, two things are becoming clearer for the New York Yankees: Masahiro Tanaka is a big-time postseason performer and Gleyber Torres is a bonafide superstar. — Tanaka stifled the Houston Astros …
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Pinstripe Alley, Beyond the Box Score and The Crawfish Boxes
Randy Miller / New Jersey Online:
Why Giancarlo Stanton is out of Yankees' lineup for Game 2 of ALCS | What it means — HOUSTON — Giancarlo Stanton's best of nine career postseason games was Saturday night's ALCS opener. His contribution to a 7-0 Yankees win over the Houston Astros was a solo homer and single in four at-bats …
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Sports Illustrated, MLB Baseball News … and Pinstripe Alley
Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Nationals reliever Daniel Hudson said family is his top priority after missing Game 1 of the NLCS for the birth of his daughter — ST. LOUIS — Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez suggested a name for Daniel Hudson's new daughter — “Anibala Sean Hudson,” a nod to how Anibal Sanchez …
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Joel Sherman / New York Post:
The Mets dangers in letting Joe Girardi battle begin — HOUSTON — The Mets would have been better served had the Phillies retained Gabe Kapler. — Not because he is a bad manager (which he might be), but because it would have meant the Phillies would not be looking for a manager.
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Phillies will interview Dusty Baker for manager's job — The Phillies have been granted permission by the Giants to interview Dusty Baker for their vacant managerial position. — Baker, 70, who managed the Cubs for four seasons (2003-06) during a 22-year managerial career, will interview later this week, a source confirmed.
ESPN:
Washington Nationals OF Adam Eaton says ‘Seinfeld’ key to big hit — MLB, Washington Nationals, St. Louis Cardinals — “Seinfeld” character George Costanza might have once worked for the New York Yankees, but on Saturday he was helping out Washington Nationals outfielder Adam Eaton.
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New Orleans Times-Picayune:
“I don't know where my husband is,” she said. — Anthony Magrette of King Company was on the site during the collapse. He has not been accounted for, Espinoza said. — “Nobody from his company has seen him. They can't find where he is.” — Another woman, Betty Kellar …
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