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David Schoenfield / ESPN:
Boston Red Sox slugger J.D. Martinez on a mission to leave 2020's struggles behind — J.D. Martinez suffered through a miserable 2020 season. He hit .213. He ranked 129th out of 142 qualified hitters in weighted on-base average (wOBA). He finished with more strikeouts than hits.
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Associated Press
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Dan Shaughnessy Globe / The Boston Globe:
Red Sox go worst to first? Great! Let's see where they stand down the road — How could we ever have doubted them? — Worst-to-first. In four short days. — We were ready to run the Red Sox out of New England after they were swept by the Orioles. Drubbed, 11-3, Sunday at Fenway.
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Dan Shaughnessy Watch
ESPN:
New York Mets pitcher Marcus Stroman unhappy game started despite rain — NEW YORK — New Mets owner, same old dysfunction. — Pitcher Marcus Stroman criticized New York for starting Sunday's game against the Miami Marlins in a steady rain. Stroman's outing lasted just nine pitches …
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MLB Baseball News … and New York Post
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David Schoenfield / ESPN:
New York Mets get walk-off win vs. Miami Marlins on Michael Conforto's controversial hit by pitch — Even the New York Mets called Thursday's walk-off 3-2 victory over the Miami Marlins a lucky break. — With the bases loaded and one out in the bottom of the ninth after Jeff McNeil had tied …
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Covering the Corner
ESPN:
Tim Locastro breaks record for most stolen bases to start career without getting caught — PHOENIX — Arizona manager Torey Lovullo has often said that Tim Locastro is the fastest man in the majors. You don't have to take his word for it: The video game MLB The Show agrees.
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baseballmusings.com
Peter Gammons / The Athletic:
Yermín Mercedes, Daniel Bard, Rich Hill and baseball's long, winding road — But he was back in business when they set him free againThe road goes on forever and the party never ends. — Robert Earl Keen, Jr. — Yermín Mercedes had a bit of a misunderstanding when it came …
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New York Post and MLB Baseball News …
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Joe Musgrove, the kid who grew up a Padres fan, gives San Diego its first no-hitter — San Diego Padres starter Joe Musgrove could barely muster the willpower Friday night, so desperately needing to use the bathroom. — He drank 11 or 12 water bottles, and, man, never did a dugout urinal look so inviting.
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MLB Baseball News …
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Jace Evans / USA Today:
Joe Musgrove throws first no-hitter in San Diego Padres history — Joe Musgrove has thrown the first no-hitter in San Diego Padres history. — Musgrove, one of the many pitchers the Padres traded for this past offseason, was brilliant Friday night against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.
Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Los Angeles Dodgers' Dave Roberts concerned that Trevor Bauer getting singled out by MLB — Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts expressed concern that one of his star pitchers, Trevor Bauer, has been singled out in Major League Baseball's renewed effort to curtail the illegal use of foreign substances on baseballs.
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AZ Snake Pit and The Athletic
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Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
Multiple suspicious baseballs from Dodgers' Trevor Bauer sent to MLB for inspection — In March, Major League Baseball sent two different memos to clubs saying it would step up the monitoring and enforcement of rules prohibiting pitchers from applying foreign substances to baseballs.
Dennis Young / New York Daily News:
Mets announcers furious team won — Only one group of Mets is in championship form, and it's the best three-man booth in baseball. Gary Cohen, Keith Hernandez and Ron Darling were positively vibrating with rage that their team won a game on Thursday. Just watch:
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Sports Illustrated and Amazin' Avenue
James Wagner / New York Times:
The Yankees Found a Starter (and a Barista) in Jameson Taillon — Taillon has dealt with injuries throughout his career, but his first start for the Yankees went well. His coffee expertise is a bonus. — Since the Yankees traded for Jameson Taillon in January, the reviews …
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Pinstripe Alley
