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4:05 PM ET, September 16, 2020

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Chris Halicke / Sports Illustrated:
Texas Rangers Announce 2021 Spring Training Schedule  —  Mark your calendars, Rangers fans!  Before you know it, the end of the baseball season, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and the New Year will pass us by in an instant and it will be time to get ready for baseball again.
Discussion: AZ Snake Pit and Lone Star Ball
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Dave Sheinin / Washington Post:
MLB postseason will feature bubbles in Southern California and Texas — and might include fans  —  Major League Baseball and its players' union reached agreement Tuesday on the format for the expanded, 16-team postseason, which will see the final three rounds played in controlled …
Chris Halicke / Sports Illustrated:
MLB Officially Announces Postseason Bubble, Globe Life Field to Host 2020 World Series
Discussion: Let's Go Tribe
Max Goodman / Sports Illustrated:
Yankees' Aaron Judge Reinstated From Injured List  —  New YORK — Aaron Judge is back.  —  The Yankees' superstar right fielder was reinstated from the 10-day injured list on Wednesday afternoon, returning to New York's active roster for the first time in three weeks.
Discussion: Pinstripe Alley
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Max Goodman / Sports Illustrated:
Yankees' Luke Voit Crushes Two Home Runs, Takes Major League Lead With 18  —  NEW YORK — There's less than two weeks left in the regular season and Luke Voit is leading all of Major League Baseball in home runs.  —  The Yankees' first baseman mashed his 17th and 18th homers of the season on Tuesday night …
Discussion: Pinstripe Alley
Mark Polishuk / MLB Trade Rumors:
Yankees Reinstate Giancarlo Stanton, Gio Urshela, Jonathan Loaisiga From Injured List
Discussion: Pinstripe Alley
Tim Healey / Newsday:
Mets don't look very prophetic in loss to Phillies  —  PHILADELPHIA — When the Mets talked big about not beating themselves, finishing their season strong and making an unlikely run at the dramatically expanded field of playoffs, their series of unfortunate events Tuesday was not the sort of starting point they had in mind.
Discussion: New York Daily News
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Rob Maaddi / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Arrieta exits with injury, Phillies beat Mets 4-1  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … Jake Arrieta pitched effectively into the sixth inning before leaving with an injury,  —  Didi Gregorius hit a two-run homer and the  —  New York Mets 4-1 Tuesday night.
Larry Lage / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Miguel Cabrera homers to help Tigers beat Royals 6-0  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … Miguel Cabrera hit a homer and a double to help the  —  Kansas City Royals 6-0 on Tuesday night.  —  Matthew Boyd (2-6) bounced back from a rough outing with a strong performance …
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Charlie Goldsmith / Cincinnati.com:
Best bets: Why Reds have first chance for series sweep since Aug. 12  —  The last time the Cincinnati Reds were on the verge of sweeping a series, infielder Christian Colón grounded into a double play to end a 5-4 loss to the Kansas City Royals on Aug. 12.
Discussion: Red Reporter
Tracy Ringolsby / Sports Illustrated:
Gray Out for Rest of 2020, Gonzalez Could Get Another Start in Gray's Place  —  Whatever the Rockies are able to accomplish this fall, it will be without the services of right-hander Jon Gray.  —  Manager Bud Black confirmed on Wednesday that Gray has been shutdown for the season.
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
Frank Zicarelli / Toronto Sun:
Bronx Bombers flex muscles in demolition of Jays  —  TRENDING  —  Heavily hyped, eagerly anticipated, playing in the Big Apple and coming off a much-needed day off, the stage was set for the Blue Jays to prove themselves to the rest of baseball.  —  Instead, they got pounded …
Discussion: Bluebird Banter
Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Rays bullpen looks more complete with Oliver Drake back  —  ST. PETERSBURG — The Rays added a key weapon against right- and left-handed hitters to their bullpen in activating Oliver Drake off the injured list Tuesday.  —  Drake had been out since early August, longer than he expected due …
Discussion: DRaysBay
Tracy Ringolsby / Sports Illustrated:
Can the Rockies Put Together A Finish That Matches The Start of 2020?  —  Thirteen days ... 14 games ... And ground to make up.  —  The Rockies have seen a strong start to the season (11-3) turn into an elongated disappointment (10-22).  They have gone from opening the season …
Discussion: Purple Row
 
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Matt Loede / Sports Illustrated:
Indians Starting Nine in Chicago Against the Cubs, Hernandez Placed on Paternity List
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Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Nationals Place Tanner Rainey On 10-Day Injured List
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Sydney Franklin / New York Times:
Derek Jeter Puts His Tampa Home on the Market for $29 Million
Discussion: New York Post
Mark Polishuk / MLB Trade Rumors:
Dodgers Activate Justin Turner From Injured List
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