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Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Los Angeles Angels fans toss trash cans, jeer Houston Astros in win — ANAHEIM, Calif. — A gray, life-sized, inflatable garbage can was heaved over the right-field scoreboard and made its way onto Angel Stadium's warning track at the conclusion of Monday's sixth inning, the latest …
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Bleacher Nation
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Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani's two-way showing was a success and there needs to be more of it — ANAHEIM, Calif. — There was a moment in Sunday's Chicago White Sox-Los Angeles Angels game that would've passed as a nondescript subtlety if not for the obvious constraints that have come to define Major League Baseball.
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Daily Breeze and Associated Press
Associated Press:
Shohei Ohtani to bat, pitch in same historic game for Los Angeles Angels vs. Chicago White Sox — ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is both pitching and hitting for the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday night for the first time since the two-way star moved to the majors.
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MLB Baseball News …
David Schoenfield / ESPN:
Chicago White Sox DH Yermin Mercedes starts season 8-for-8 to set MLB mark — Welcome to the record books, Yermin Mercedes. — The Chicago White Sox rookie got three hits in his first three at-bats Saturday against the Los Angeles Angels to improve to 8-for-8 to start 2021 …
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Associated Press, New York Post and baseballmusings.com
Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Mets start new era by blowing sterling Jacob deGrom start — PHILADELPHIA — The hardest-throwing starting pitcher in baseball was finally unleashed — four days later than planned — and he came out shoving. But the one feat that has always eluded him once again disappeared from Jacob deGrom's night: a win.
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New York Times, Newsday, NorthJersey.com, Newsday, Mets News and The Philadelphia Inquirer
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Tim Healey / Newsday:
Mets philosophical about their tough luck to start season — WASHINGTON — Even if the initial disappointment about the Mets' Opening Day delay has waned, the unlucky reality remains. — Because four Nationals players tested positive for COVID-19, and five others were quarantined …
Nike News:
The Nike MLB City Connect Series Explores the Bond Among Baseball, Community and Culture — After Major League Baseball and Nike announced their partnership to provide on-field uniforms in 2020, the relationship would help guide one of the most historic visual connections in sports …
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NBCSports.com and MLB Baseball News …
ESPN:
San Diego Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. suffers partial shoulder dislocation on hard swing, will undergo MRI — Padres star shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. suffered another injury to his troublesome left shoulder on a hard swing Monday and left San Diego's loss to the San Francisco Giants.
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MLB.com and Lone Star Ball
Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
MLB faces a major hurdle in COVID-19 battle: Players hesitant to get the vaccine — When Trevor Bauer struggled through performance and health issues early in his Major League Baseball career, he enlisted a Stanford University doctor to capture images of his hip and shoulder …
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MLB Baseball News …, Pinstripe Alley and New York Post
David Schoenfield / ESPN:
Houston Astros' strong opening statement and other observations from MLB's first weekend — We had a lot happen over the first four days of the 2021 MLB season. The Reds and Cardinals had the first bench-clearing incident of the season. The Dodgers' Cody Bellinger lost a home run when he passed Justin Turner on the basepath.
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Joakim Soria injury another blow to Diamondbacks bullpen — The Diamondbacks bullpen appeared to suffer another blow on Sunday as right-hander Joakim Soria exited his outing early with an apparent calf injury. — Soria will leave the team and return to Phoenix for testing …
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MLB Trade Rumors
Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
MLB moving 2021 All-Star Game from Atlanta over Georgia voting law — Major League Baseball announced Friday that it is moving the 2021 All-Star Game out of Atlanta in response to a new Georgia law that has civil rights groups concerned about its potential to restrict voting access for people of color.
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Rox Pile, FanGraphs Baseball, New York Times, Associated Press, The Athletic and Lookout Landing
