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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Having spurned the Yankees as a teenager, Astros' Gerrit Cole has another chance to break New York hearts — NEW YORK — He's the one that got away for the New York Yankees. — The Yankees first laid eyes on him more than a decade ago, fell deeply in love, proposed, and were ready to exchange vows.
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Houston Chronicle, Associated Press, MLB Baseball News … and Baseball Prospectus
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Hunter Atkins / Houston Chronicle:
Right field at Yankee Stadium isn't friendliest place — They knew his wife's name. They knew his mother's name. Surely, Josh Reddick figures, they'll know the names of his 2-week-old twin sons by the time he trots to right field Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium. — “They use Google really well,” Reddick said.
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Staten Island Advance, MLB Baseball News …, USA Today, New Jersey Online and NESN.com
ESPN:
Sources: Forecast rain for Wednesday could alter NLCS, ALCS schedules — The schedule for both the American League and National League Championship Series could be altered because of the forecast of heavy rain in New York on Wednesday, sources told ESPN. — With the possibility …
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Yahoo! Sports, Bluebird Banter, Halos Heaven, Let's Go Tribe and Associated Press
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
For Aaron Boone and Yankees, it's go bold or go home in ALCS
For Aaron Boone and Yankees, it's go bold or go home in ALCS
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Pinstripe Alley, MLB Baseball News …, The Crawfish Boxes, baseballmusings.com and Sports Illustrated
Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Astros-Yankees ALCS represents how far Rangers still must go to catch title contenders
Astros-Yankees ALCS represents how far Rangers still must go to catch title contenders
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Lone Star Ball
Randy Miller / New Jersey Online:
Why Giancarlo Stanton is out of Yankees' lineup for Game 2 of ALCS | What it means
Why Giancarlo Stanton is out of Yankees' lineup for Game 2 of ALCS | What it means
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South Side Sox, Pinstripe Alley and MLB Baseball News …
Andrew Marchand / New York Post:
ESPN considers blowing up Sunday night booth around Alex Rodriguez — ESPN will consider breaking up its “Sunday Night Baseball” broadcast team, The Post has learned. — Alex Rodriguez is safe, according to sources. With one more year on his ESPN deal, A-Rod will be back, no matter who else is in the booth.
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MLB Trade Rumors, Sports Illustrated, Cubs Insider, Bleacher Nation, MLB Baseball News … and NESN.com
Steven Hsieh / Phoenix New Times:
Dog Pee or Scorpions? Cubs Prez Theo Epstein's Wild Landlord-Tenant Dispute … Chicago Cubs president Theo Epstein's dog “left a terrible odor and urine-stained carpeting” in an Arizona home he stayed in for the 2015 spring training season, his landlords from that year claim.
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Chicago Tribune, Bleacher Nation, Sports Illustrated, New York Post, MLB Baseball News …, NESN.com and WGN-TV
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Angels Nearing Deal With Joe Maddon — 9:22AM: “A deal is not imminent” between Maddon and the Angels, Maria Torres of the L.A. Times writes (Twitter link), as details are “still being worked out.” Likewise, Jeff Fletcher of the Southern California News Group hears from a source that the team is “working on it.”
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MLB Baseball News …, Lone Star Ball and Bleacher Nation
Mike DiGiovanna / Los Angeles Times:
DEA interviews Matt Harvey and at least five Angels in Tyler Skaggs probe — Federal agents have interviewed at least six current and former Angels players as part of their investigation into the drug-related death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs, according to a person with knowledge of the interviews …
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ESPN, Yahoo! Sports, Sports Illustrated, New York Post and NESN.com
Jesse Dougherty / Washington Post:
Nationals owner Mark Lerner on Anthony Rendon: 'We certainly want to keep him. That's 110 percent.' — Mark Lerner, the managing principal owner of the Washington Nationals, couldn't stop smiling by the field Tuesday evening. His team was one win from advancing to the World Series …
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MLB Baseball News …, Nationals Pastime, Phillies Nation and MLB Trade Rumors
Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
How Winn rewarded Rangers after struggling early in first taste of professional ball — The South Atlantic League is no joke, even though it's four steps away from the major leagues. — It's a mix of college-seasoned hitters and pitchers running into some of the top prep pitchers and hitters selected in the previous few drafts.
Ryan Ford / Detroit Free Press:
Here's what the Detroit Tigers can learn from other historic losers — Yes, it was a long season for the Detroit Tigers, as they piled up 114 losses. Still, they're not alone in the 114-loss club; five other MLB teams have lost at least that many since the start of the American League in 1901.
Dave Clark / Cincinnati.com:
Pete Rose: $100 million lost for betting on Cincinnati Reds, baseball is punishment enough — Among the candid remarks made by Hit King and former Cincinnati Reds great Pete Rose during an interview on the No Filter Sports podcast was his declaration that his lifetime ban from baseball …
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NESN.com
Evan Drellich / The Athletic:
Talks are underway to implement opioid testing in Major League Baseball this offseason — Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association have begun talks to implement opioid testing across the sport following the death of Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs.
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Purple Row, NBCSports.com and Bleacher Nation