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New guidance on foreign substances announced — Major League Baseball provided guidance to all 30 Clubs today that, effective with games beginning on June 21st, enhanced enforcement of Official Baseball Rules 3.01 and 6.02(c) and (d), which prohibit applying foreign substances to baseballs, will go into effect.
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MLB players caught with any foreign substance to face 10-day suspension, sources say — Major League Baseball is expected to announce Tuesday that it will suspend players caught with any foreign substance for 10 days with pay to help curtail the widespread use of grip enhancers by pitchers around the league …
Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
Tampa Bay Rays' Tyler Glasnow blames MLB crackdown on foreign substances for his UCL injury — CHICAGO — Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Tyler Glasnow sounded off on Major League Baseball's crackdown of foreign substances Tuesday after he was diagnosed with a partially torn ulnar collateral ligament and a flexor tendon strain.
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Why MLB's sticky-stuff crackdown plan is causing a major rift across baseball — INSIDE THE DUGOUT of a National League team this week, a passive-aggressive internecine squabble broke out. When two veteran hitters returned to the dugout after striking out, each said, loud enough for everyone around them to hear, “Sticky stuff.”
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Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
Unlike past MLB scandals, players face instant scrutiny in crackdown on foreign substances — Shane Bieber, the reigning American League Cy Young Award winner, was struggling. The light-hitting Seattle Mariners raked him for 10 hits and five earned runs in his start Sunday and became …
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Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom exits with shoulder soreness, ‘confident that this is nothing’ — New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom will get an MRI on his right shoulder on Thursday after leaving Wednesday's start against the visiting Chicago Cubs because of soreness.
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Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Jacob deGrom exits start after three perfect innings with right shoulder soreness before Mets beat Cubs — The good vibes at Citi Field tangibly turned to dread. — Jacob deGrom exited his start with right shoulder soreness, the Mets announced, after three perfect innings in the Amazin's 6-3 win over the Cubs on Wednesday night.
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Laura Albanese / Newsday:
Taijuan Walker strikes out 12, Mets stay hot in victory over Cubs
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Shams Charania / The Athletic:
Suns' Chris Paul enters NBA's COVID-19 health and safety protocols: Sources — Phoenix Suns guard Chris Paul has entered the NBA's health and safety protocols and is sidelined for an indefinite period of time, sources tell The Athletic. — Paul's status is up in the air for the start …
USA Today:
Arizona Diamondbacks match MLB record with 22nd straight road loss — It did not seem to be a question of whether the Arizona Diamondbacks would etch their names into the record book on Wednesday night. It was how they would do it. — Would they lose in excruciating fashion, blowing a late lead like they did the night before?
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Brian Cashman gives weak, awkward endorsement of Aaron Boone: 'We made this bed, and we're going to sleep in it.' — BUFFALO — There was no fiery speech and heads weren't rolling. GM Brian Cashman knows he cannot say anything to explain or excuse the Yankees dismal start to the season.
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Evan Petzold / Detroit Free Press:
Casey Mize delivers nearly seven innings for Detroit Tigers in 4-3 win over Kansas City — Home plate umpire John Tumpane approached Detroit Tigers right-hander Casey Mize and catcher Jake Rogers after the first inning for a conversation. — Manager AJ Hinch exited the dugout to join them.
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Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:
‘Time for us to do our part’: Reds win battle of bullpens for series victory vs. Brewers — MILWAUKEE - In a battle between the back of the bullpens, the Cincinnati Reds outpitched the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday. — Yes, seriously. — How about this: The Reds earned a 2-1 victory …
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