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9:40 AM ET, March 28, 2021

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ESPN:
MLBPA chief open to talk with MLB about moving All-Star Game out of Georgia following new voting laws  —  Major League Baseball Players Association executive director Tony Clark said Friday that he “would look forward” to discussing moving the All-Star Game from Atlanta in the wake …
Anthony McCarron / New York Daily News:
Still curious?  Catching up with those who brought Sidd Finch to life  —  The day the famous Sports Illustrated story about the Mets and a phenom pitcher hit newsstands, telephones all over New York and Florida started ringing.  In Jay Horwitz's office, a furious sports editor …
Associated Press:
Minnesota Twins coach Mike Bell, brother of Reds manager, dies of cancer at 46  —  FORT MYERS, Fla. — Minnesota Twins bench coach Mike Bell, the younger brother of Cincinnati Reds manager David Bell, died Friday of kidney cancer.  He was 46.  —  At the request of Bell's family to take the field …
Discussion: New York Post
Associated Press:
New York Yankees 1B Luke Voit going on IL with partial tear in meniscus  —  TAMPA, Fla. — Major league home run champion Luke Voit needs knee surgery to repair a partial meniscus tear, an injury that opened a New York Yankees roster spot for Jay Bruce on Saturday as a first baseman.
Charlie Goldsmith / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds GM Nick Krall: ‘Looking like’ Eugenio Suárez will be starting shortstop  —  GOODYEAR, Arizona - Over the last few days of spring training, as the rest of the National League Central finalizes their Opening Day rosters and their starting lineups, the Cincinnati Reds are still waiting on a few answers.
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors
Thomas Harding / MLB.com:
Oberg undergoes surgery to remove clots  —  Rockies right-handed relief pitcher Scott Oberg underwent surgery on Thursday night to treat a recurrence of blood clots in his right elbow that have kept him out of Major League action since August 2019.  It is his fourth bout with the condition.
Discussion: Purple Row and MLB Trade Rumors
Tim Healey / Newsday:
Mets to experiment with opener in Saturday's exhibition game  —  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — For the Mets, their exhibition game Saturday against the Astros will be an experiment.  —  They are strongly considering using lefthander Joey Lucchesi as their No. 5 starter in place of Carlos Carrasco …
Discussion: New York Post
Associated Press:
St. Louis Cardinals mourn loss of ‘Smokey’ Joe Cunningham  —  ST. LOUIS — Joe Cunningham, who got off to a smashing start with the St. Louis Cardinals and later became a minor league manager, major league coach, key figure in their front office and team ambassador, has died.  He was 89.
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
Adam Himmelsbach Globe / The Boston Globe:
The Celtics made a run at All-Star center Nikola Vucevic, but will now focus on Andre Drummond  —  The Celtics bolstered their roster at the trade deadline on Thursday by adding Magic sharpshooter Evan Fournier, but their sights had been set considerably higher while dealing with Orlando.
Nathan Ruiz / Baltimore Sun:
With spot on Orioles roster assured, Matt Harvey doesn't want to recapture his old form.  He wants to be better.  —  Matt Harvey has tried to integrate himself in an Orioles clubhouse full of younger players whose resumes lack the accomplishments his does by bringing in a jovial attitude each morning.
Associated Press:
Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen has hairline fracture in right forearm  —  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Zac Gallen has a hairline fracture in his right forearm, casting more doubt on his ability to open the season on the active roster.
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
Andrew Marchand / New York Post:
Dick Stockton retiring after 55 years in sportscasting  —  When Dick Stockton was growing up in Kew Garden Hills in the 1940s and '50s, his father would bring home eight newspapers a night.  From The Post to the Times to the World-Telegram, they were all there.
David Waldstein / New York Times:
Longing for a Shot at the Majors, but Sitting Out the Sabbath  —  Elie Kligman can do anything on a baseball field, but his strict observance of the Jewish sabbath complicates his future.  —  Elie Kligman is a switch-hitter with power.  He has pitched no-hitters, immaculate innings …
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
 
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