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Buster Olney / ESPN:
Sources: MLB finalizing memo on rule against use of foreign substances by pitchers  —  Major League Baseball is putting the final touches on a memo that will detail the sport's rule against foreign substances, with the expectation among some sources that the document will be forwarded …
Thomas Harrigan / MLB.com:
Here are the All-Star Ballot standings so far  —  Phase 1 of fan voting concludes at 4 p.m. ET on June 24  —  The races to determine who will advance to Phase 2 of the fan voting for the 2021 MLB All-Star Game presented by Mastercard are starting to take shape.
Sports Illustrated:
He Made Sticky Stuff for MLB Pitchers for 15 Years.  Now He's Speaking Out.  —  Aces texted him and hurlers across baseball used his “stuff.”  After the Angels fired him, this clubhouse attendant wants to know why he's the lone fall guy.  —  “Bubba, you got a minute?”
Joon Lee / ESPN:
Arizona Diamondbacks unveil gold City Connect jersey, referencing Sonoran Desert, Hispanic culture  —  The Arizona Diamondbacks have unveiled a gold uniform referencing the Sonoran Desert and the state's Hispanic culture as the latest alternate jersey in the City Connect collection.
Chad Jennings / The Athletic:
Is the timing of Red Sox pitching problems a coincidence, or is it related to MLB's looming substance crackdown?  —  It was in late May that buzz about major-league pitchers using illegal sticky substances seemed to really take hold throughout the game.  Offense was down, spin rates …
Matthew Roberson / New York Daily News:
Mets' bullpen finally has a bad day in loss to Padres  —  Anyone who's watched the Mets this year has gotten an education on several new players.  —  In their 7-3 loss to the Padres (38-29), it was middle reliever Jacob Barnes' turn to potentially wear the new guy cape.
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Chandler Rome / Houston Chronicle:
Tyler Ivey sidelined by elbow injury he hid from Astros  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Tyler Ivey's storybook saga concluded in the shower.  He spent most of May 21 managing pain and pleasure.  He reached the pinnacle of his professional career beneath a crowd of family and friends inside a ballpark he frequented as a child.
ESPN:
D-backs GM Mike Hazen takes leave of absence as wife battles cancer  —  Arizona Diamondbacks general manager Mike Hazen is taking an immediate leave of absence from the team as his wife, Nicole, battles brain cancer, the team announced Friday.  —  Assistant GM Amiel Sawdaye will take on oversight …
 
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