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Associated Press:
Miami Marlins postpone trip home amid fear of virus outbreak — MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Marlins scratched right-hander Jose Urena from his scheduled start Sunday in Philadelphia and delayed their postgame trip home amid concerns about a possible coronavirus outbreak within the team.
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The Athletic:
Why did the Marlins play baseball on Sunday? — The schedule said Marlins versus Phillies. So on Sunday, the Marlins and Phillies played a baseball game - their third game of this strange, complicated season. But unlike most Sunday afternoon baseball games, the big question wasn't: What happened?
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ESPN:
MLB games postponed after Marlins' coronavirus outbreak — Two Monday night MLB games were postponed because of an outbreak of the coronavirus among the Miami Marlins. — The Marlins' home opener against the Baltimore Orioles is off, as well as the Philadelphia Phillies' home game against the New York Yankees.
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
MLB season now in jeopardy after COVID-19 outbreak hits Miami Marlins — It took four months for the Major League Baseball season to start, and now just 72 hours into it, the season could be abruptly ending. — Commissioner Rob Manfred must decide whether to delay the 2020 season …
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MLB Baseball News …
Jim Salisbury / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Your worst fears about Vince Velasquez and the Phillies' bullpen came true Sunday
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Anthony Franco / MLB Trade Rumors:
Multiple Marlins Players Reportedly Test Positive For COVID-19
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ESPN:
White Sox manager Rick Renteria not with team, pending tests — CLEVELAND — Chicago White Sox manager Rick Renteria will be kept away from the team pending the results of medical tests taken Monday. — Before the team began a three-game series against the Cleveland Indians …
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Zach Shafron / Sports Illustrated:
Indians Set to Take on New-Look White Sox in Three-Game Set at Progressive Field — The Cleveland Indians finished their first series of this season against the Kansas City Royals at Progressive Field. The Tribe was able to take two out of the three games and win the series as a whole.
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MLB Baseball News … and Let's Go Tribe
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
White Sox Place Reynaldo Lopez On IL; Select Ryan Goins & Designate Cheslor Cuthbert — The White Sox announced that they have placed righty Reynaldo Lopez on the injured list with a shoulder strain. His timeline is not yet known. Fellow righty Ian Hamilton will take the active roster opening.
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MLB Baseball News …
Associated Press:
Rangers' Corey Kluber shut down at least 4 weeks with shoulder injury — Two-time American League Cy Young winner Corey Kluber could be done for the season after only one inning for the Texas Rangers. — He has a tear in a small muscle in his right shoulder that won't require surgery …
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Matt Loede / Sports Illustrated:
Former Indians Pitcher Corey Kluber Suffers Shoulder Tear in First Start with Texas — Feelings for former Indians players always seem to run deep among fans, and one player who fans still seem to love to this day is two-time Cy Young award winner Corey Kluber.
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MLB Baseball News … and MLB Daily Dish
David Pinto / baseballmusings.com:
Games of the Day — The Rockies and Rangers finish their series …
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Chandler Rome / Houston Chronicle:
Astros' Justin Verlander out for season with elbow injury — The Astros will announce that reigning American League Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander is out for the season with an elbow injury, two people with knowledge of the situation told The Chronicle on Sunday.
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Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Rick Porcello's ugly debut compounded by Mets' sleeping bats — Rick Porcello turned in a Mets debut that reminded fans of what they used to do on Sunday nights, before baseball returned. The right-hander's ugly outing, combined with the lineup's sluggish performance, was enough for the cardboard cutouts to scamper for the exits.
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MLB Baseball News …
Matt Martell / Sports Illustrated:
Why MLB's New Extra Innings Rule Is Great — It's an experimental rule fitting for an experimental season. — As soon as Shohei Ohtani jogged out to second base Friday night, I was hooked on the new extra-innings format. Sure, it's not baseball in its purest form.
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