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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Cardinals-Brewers Game Postponed Due To Positive Covid-19 Tests — 11:55am: The Cardinals issued a statement that the two tests which came back positive were performed Wednesday prior to their game with the Twins at Target Field in Minneapolis. The Cardinals have not been to Miller Park yet.
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MLB calls off Cardinals-Brewers game due to positive coronavirus tests — MLB, St. Louis Cardinals, Milwaukee Brewers — Two St. Louis Cardinals have tested positive for the coronavirus, resulting in Major League Baseball postponing Friday afternoon's game at the Milwaukee Brewers, it was announced.
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Ben Pickman / Sports Illustrated:
Report: MLB, MLBPA Agree to Allow 7-Inning Doubleheaders — Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association have agreed on a deal that would allow for doubleheaders consisting of two seven-inning games. — Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association …
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Astros owner Jim Crane opens up on sign-stealing scandal: ‘It weighs on all of us every day’ — HOUSTON — Jim Crane, with the Houston Astros 2017 World Series championship trophy displayed in front of him, looked outside his office window Wednesday, saw the sheets of rain pounding …
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Cubs Sign Cody Allen To Minor League Deal — The Cubs announced Friday that they've signed right-hander Cody Allen to a minor league contract and assigned him to their alternate training site in South Bend. The team's player pool is now up to 58. — It wasn't that long ago that Allen …
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John Fay / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds to place Wade Miley on injured list, Tyler Mahle will stay in rotation — Left-hander Wade Miley will be placed on the 10-day injured list Friday with a strained left groin. — That means in right-hander Tyler Mahle, in the rotation in Anthony DeSclafani's spot …
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John Tomase / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Red Sox were positioned to dominate Yankees for a decade, so what the hell happened? — By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's — Red Sox won it all in 2013, a rival executive took stock of the team's future with downright jealousy. — “With the talent on that roster and in that farm system …
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Zach Shafron / Sports Illustrated:
Will the Indians Bullpen Ruin the Efforts Of the Team's Stellar Starting Staff? — The Cleveland Indians started the first six games of the season with a 4-2 record, two series wins and now the team looks towards their first away competition in Minnesota against the Twins.
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Tom Withers / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
White Sox score late, top Indians 4-0 after Plesac fans 11
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Seranthony Dominguez Undergoes Tommy John Surgery — Phillies righty Seranthony Dominguez has undergone Tommy John surgery, the club announced. He had long battled with elbow issues. — With the news, the reliever will all but assuredly miss most of the 2021 season.
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Noah Trister / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Rosenthal earns 1st save since 2017, Royals beat Tigers 5-3 — By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … Trevor Rosenthal pitched a scoreless ninth for his first save since 2017 and the — Detroit Tigers 5-3 on Thursday night, overcoming — Miguel Cabrera's first multihomer game since 2016.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mike Foltynewicz Clears Waivers, Sent Outright To Braves' Alternate Training Site — The Braves announced Thursday that right-hander Mike Foltynewicz was sent outright to the team's alternate training site after going unclaimed on waivers. He'll continue to work out there in hopes of returning to form.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Rangers Place Jose Leclerc On 45-Day Injured List — 5:40pm: The Rangers announced that Leclerc will be shut down for at least four weeks and will undergo platelet-rich plasma treatment later this week. He's been placed on the 45-day injured list, which opens a spot on the 45-man roster.
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