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11:25 PM ET, April 12, 2021

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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 …
Orange County Register:
Villa Park's Sydney Somerndike voted Southern California Girls Athlete of the Week  —  Southern California Girls Athlete of the Week  —  Athlete: Sydney Somerndike School: Villa Park Sport: Softball  —  Noteworthy: The Arizona commit fired her first perfect game in an 8- victory against JSerra …
The Athletic:
Paranoia, mismanagement and office politics: Inside the Eagles' downfall under Jeffrey Lurie, Howie Roseman  —  Four weeks into the 2019 season, Doug Pederson sat down for his scheduled inquisition.  —  The Tuesday tribunals with team owner Jeffrey Lurie and general manager Howie Roseman …
Discussion: ProFootballTalk and New York Post
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Umpire Joe West is awarded $500,000 in defamation lawsuit against former player Paul Lo Duca  —  You can scream at him, curse at him, and call him names, but if you attempt to discredit veteran umpire Joe West's credibility, well, be ready to pay a lot bigger price than simply being thrown out of a game.
Associated Press:
Struggling Washington Nationals get back Kyle Schwarber, Josh Bell, Josh Harrison  —  WASHINGTON — Kyle Schwarber, Josh Bell and Josh Harrison were reinstated from the injured list Monday by the Washington Nationals, making the team's roster nearly whole again after a coronavirus outbreak …
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
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.
Discussion: Associated Press
Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Los Angeles Angels' Dexter Fowler out for season with torn ACL  —  Los Angeles Angels starting right fielder Dexter Fowler has a torn left ACL that will require season-ending surgery, the team announced Sunday.  —  Fowler, 35, injured himself while sprinting into second base on an attempted forceout …
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.
Discussion: 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 …
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.
Discussion: 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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