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Anthony DiComo / Mets News:
Nimmo nears return; Cohen on extensions — WASHINGTON — The Mets took a significant step closer to being whole on Sunday, when outfielder Brandon Nimmo began a Minor League rehab assignment for Triple-A Syracuse. Nimmo had been sidelined since May 3 due to a torn ligament near the base …
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New York Post, Talking Chop and MLB Trade Rumors
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Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Mets bats still unhelpful, Nationals take four-game series — Not even the 90-degree heat in the nation's capital could thaw the Mets' ice-covered bats. — The Mets collected just nine runs and 21 hits in the four-game series at Nationals Park over the weekend, culminating in a 5-2 loss to the Nationals in the finale on Sunday.
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Newsday
Kat O'Brien / New York Times:
I Am Breaking My Silence About the Baseball Player Who Raped Me — Kat O'Brien is a former journalist and baseball writer for The Fort Worth Star-Telegram and Newsday. — I was 22 years old and working as a sports reporter when I was raped by a Major League Baseball player.
Discussion:
The Boston Globe, New York Post, MLB Baseball News … and Lone Star Ball
Buster Olney / ESPN:
Some MLB teams plan to ask umpires to check pitchers for foreign substances, sources say — Baseball's rule against the use of foreign substances has been buried for decades underneath a gentlemen's agreement held among managers, who almost uniformly refused to ask umpires to check opposing pitchers …
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MLB Baseball News … and The Athletic
Joe McDonald / Worcester Telegram & Gazette:
Boston Red Sox ace Chris Sale looks sharp after latest bullpen session at Polar Park — WORCESTER — Atmosphere is everything for Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale and he's enjoying his time with the Worcester Red Sox this week at Polar Park. — The veteran left-hander is rehabbing from Tommy John surgery …
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NBCSports.com, Over the Monster and Boston.com
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Joon Lee / ESPN:
Ranking MLB's City Connect uniforms
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Diamondbacks escape being no-hit, but lose Carson Kelly to injury in loss to Dodgers — Simply losing was not quite brutal enough for the Diamondbacks on Saturday night — nor was losing while flirting with a being no-hit. Their 9-3 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers also included a crushing injury.
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Arizona Sports, D-backs News, AZ Snake Pit and baseballmusings.com
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
‘We are at a little bit of a stress point right now’: Mozeliak believes coaches, players can weather Cardinals current woes — ATLANTA — The word executive John Mozeliak used twice in a short answer to describe the fraught, weathered condition of the Cardinals has the benefit of being both noun and verb …
Discussion:
MLB Trade Rumors
Adam Berry / MLB.com:
No. 1 prospect Wander getting called up — ST. PETERSBURG — Baseball's best prospect is about to be a big leaguer. — Wander Franco, the consensus No. 1 prospect in baseball the past two years, is expected to be called up this week, the club announced on Sunday night.
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ESPN, Tampa Bay Times, Athletics News, Rays News, Talking Chop, DRaysBay and MLB Baseball News …
Charlie Goldsmith / Cincinnati.com:
Joey Votto, David Bell ejected in wild Cincinnati Reds loss in San Diego — SAN DIEGO - In a tie game in the bottom of the eighth inning, Cincinnati Reds reliever Heath Hembree thought he was going to silence the crowd. — With San Diego Padres shortstop Ha-Seong Kim at the plate with two outs …
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Redleg Nation and MLB Baseball News …
Johnny Diaz / New York Times:
College Baseball Player in Virginia Dies After Joint Surgery — Sang Ho Baek, 20, “had been battling injuries throughout the season,” a teammate said, and underwent Tommy John surgery, a relatively common procedure for pitchers. — A college baseball player died from complications …
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Deadspin, New York Post and Sports Illustrated
University of Oregon Athletics:
Coaches give Zavala fifth All-America honor — EUGENE - Aaron Zavala added his fifth All-America honor when the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) named him a first-team selection on Saturday. — Zavala is Oregon's third ABCA first-team All-America pick, joining David Peterson (2017) and Jimmie Sherfy (2012).
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NBCSports.com
Jared Weiss / The Athletic:
An inside look at the factors that led to the inevitable break up between Kemba Walker and the Celtics — A behind-the-scenes look at the events leading to the Celtics trading Kemba Walker for Al Horford in Brad Stevens' first move as GM. — Jared Weiss 142 — U.S. Open live updates: Round 3 leaderboard, tee times, and more
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NESN.com, Boston.com and Sports Illustrated
Associated Press:
MLB relaxes COVID protocol restrictions for all vaccinated players and staff — NEW YORK — All fully vaccinated players and staff can stop wearing masks in dugouts, bullpens and clubhouses under the latest change to Major League Baseball's coronavirus protocols.
Discussion:
AZ Snake Pit and The Good Phight
Kiley McDaniel / ESPN:
Kiley McDaniel's 2021 MLB Mock Draft 2.0 - A new No. 1? Who gets Jack Leiter and Kumar Rocker? — We're now about three weeks from the 2021 MLB draft, which begins on Sunday, July 11, and while there's more buzz about specific team preferences, sources think information on this front …
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Lone Star Ball, Purple Row, Fish Stripes, True Blue LA and Lookout Landing