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Jesse Yomtov / The Tennessean:
MLB Opening Day live updates: Yoenis Cespedes homers in first game since 2018  —  Major League Baseball's 2020 season officially began Thursday night but with 14 games on the schedule Friday, we'll call this Opening Day proper.  —  And with a 60-game season and expanded playoffs, it's going to be a year unlike any other.
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Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Yoenis Cespedes hits game-winning home run to back Jacob deGrom's eight strikeouts in Opening Day win  —  After months of anticipation, baseball picked up at Citi Field exactly the way it left off: Yoenis Cespedes, in his first game since 2018, launched a mammoth, go-ahead home run and Jacob deGrom …
Dave Rivera / Daily Record:
Yoenis Cespedes blasts first home run of NY Mets season on Opening Day
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Hartford Courant:
Toronto Blue Jays reject plan to play 2020 season in Hartford, opting for Buffalo  —  The Toronto Blue Jays will not be playing their home games in Hartford this year.  —  The Blue Jays, displaced from their home field and Canada altogether due to the coronavirus, will play the shortened season in Buffalo …
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
WKYC-TV:
Cleveland Indians wear 'End Racism, It's Time' t-shirts prior to Opening Day game against the Kansas City Royals  —  The Indians are continuing to focus on social justice.  —  CLEVELAND — In the weeks prior to Opening Day, the topic of social justice has been a huge story around the Cleveland Indians.
Mark Gonzales / Herald & Review:
Kyle Hendricks' dedication to his craft, rather than obsessing about velocity, has taken the Cubs pitcher from trade throw-in to opening-day starter  —  Four months before the Chicago Cubs signed pitcher Jon Lester to a then-franchise-record $155 million contract in December 2014 …
Tim Healey / Newsday:
Mets' Marcus Stroman confident in quick recovery from calf tear  —  Marcus Stroman was optimistic Friday that he will make a speedy return from the torn muscle in his left calf, but he didn't want to provide even a loose outline for when he might pitch again.
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors
Matt Loede / Sports Illustrated:
The MLB Announces Expanded Playoffs for 2020; Will it Help the Indians Reach October Baseball?  —  While Friday is opening day for the Cleveland Indians, they may have gotten some of the best news of the offseason on Thursday when Major League Baseball announced an expanded playoffs starting this season.
Discussion: ESPN and Camden Chat
Helene Elliott / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Angels begin their crash course in adaptation and look for improved pitching  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … Joe Maddon's baseball life, with a 6:30 a.m. wakeup followed by a jolt of what he calls “bullet-proof coffee.”  —  Then the phone calls came, constant but welcome …
Discussion: Halos Heaven and Yahoo! Sports
Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:
Mike Moustakas homers, drives in 4 runs to lift Cincinnati Reds to Opening Day rout  —  Mike Moustakas launched a 91-mph fastball halfway up the right-field seats in the seventh inning for his first home run of the season.  —  The ball landed near advertising tarps for Tide and MSA Design.
Discussion: Bless You Boys
Kristie Rieken / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Baker wins debut, Astros top M's in 1st game post sign scam  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … HOUSTON (AP) — Dusty Baker posted a win in his debut as Houston's manager and the  —  Astros, playing for the first time since their sign-stealing scandal rocked baseball, opened the season by beating the
Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Latest On Padres' Jorge Mateo  —  Padres infielder/outfielder Jorge Mateo, who tested positive for the coronavirus July 8, has been cleared to return, Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune tweets.  Mateo worked out Friday, per Acee, though he'll begin the season on the COVID-19 injured list.
Discussion: Gaslamp Ball
Colleen Sullivan / Sports Illustrated:
Know Your Enemy, Season Opener: Minnesota Twins  —  Some people are fans of the Minnesota Twins.  We here at SSHP are not.  This is our series preview to the 2020 series so White Sox fans can know their enemy.  —  Your Enemy  —  The heroes of Little Big League: Minnesota Twins.
Discussion: South Side Sox
 
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Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Rays put opening day focus on social justice issues
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