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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Former Dodger Dave Stewart livid about team's handling of Trevor Bauer case — SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Pitching great Dave Stewart, livid about the Los Angeles Dodgers' refusal to discipline starter Trevor Bauer until Major League Baseball placed him on administrative leave on Friday …
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Associated Press, True Blue LA, MLB Baseball News …, Mercury News, New York Post and NBCSports.com
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ESPN:
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts doesn't expect Trevor Bauer back after leave ends on Friday — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer isn't expected to immediately return to the team when his seven-day paid administrative leave ends on Friday, manager Dave Roberts said.
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Los Angeles Times, The Athletic and The Good Phight
Dennis Young / New York Daily News:
The Mets' offense might finally have a pulse — Brandon Woodruff was nearly perfect his first two times through the Mets' order on Monday night, throwing just 64 pitches and retiring 18 out of 19 Mets in the first six innings. — The third time through, the Mets punished him.
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Newsday
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Matthew Roberson / New York Daily News:
Yankees salvage split after wild Mets comeback off Aroldis Chapman in opener — Aroldis Chapman is having the worst stretch of his career. It couldn't come at a worse time for his Yankees, who briefly dropped to .500 with a 10-5 loss to the Mets in the first game of Sunday's doubleheader.
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New York Times and Sports Illustrated
Matt Martell / Sports Illustrated:
Yankees, Cubs and Starting Pitchers: Three Questions as the Trade Deadline Looms — As the July 30 deadline approaches, teams must grapple with the age-old question: who to trade and who not to trade? — Welcome to The Opener, where every weekday morning you'll get a fresh …
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Pinstripe Alley
Associated Press:
Shohei Ohtani launches 31st home run in victory, tying Hideki Matsui's record for most in MLB season by a Japanese-born player — ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani hit his major-league-leading 31st homer of the season for the Los Angeles Angels, tying Hideki Matsui's record for the most homers …
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MLB.com:
All-Star Game rosters: Who's going to Coors? — The stars are ready to descend on Denver for the 2021 All-Star Game, presented by Mastercard. Here are the full American and National League rosters for the Midsummer Classic at Coors Field.
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Athletics Nation, AUDACY, NBCSports.com, ESPN, MLB Baseball News …, Kings of Kauffman, True Blue LA and Purple Row
Steve Gardner / USA Today:
2021 MLB All-Star Game: American, National League rosters for Midsummer Classic in Colorado
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MLB Baseball News … and The Good Phight
FanGraphs Baseball:
Mock Draft 2.0 — Pre-Draft Farm System Rankings - Statistical Diamonds in the Rough - Mock Draft 3.0: The Morning Of - Day 1 Draft Mega Chat - Day 1 Draft Recap - Draft Odds & Ends — With the first round set to kick off on Sunday, we present our second mock draft.
University of Arizona Athletics:
Wildcat Legend Chip Hale Selected to Lead Arizona Baseball — TUCSON, Ariz. — Standout former Arizona Wildcat Chip Hale, an NCAA National Champion player and a World Series Champion coach, has been named the next Head Coach of Arizona Baseball, Vice President and Director of Athletics Dave Heeke announced this morning.
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NBCSports.com, Bless You Boys, Detroit Free Press and MLB Trade Rumors
Miami Herald:
The latest Marlins-Marte development. Plus draft, trade deadline, minor-league chatter — The Marlins' outfield situation remains largely unclear heading into next season. — However, in an attempt to solidify center field, sources told the Miami Herald the Marlins have presented …
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Fish Stripes, AZ Snake Pit, Lookout Landing and MLB Trade Rumors
Joon Lee / ESPN:
San Francisco Giants' alternate City Connect uniforms feature Golden Gate Bridge, fog gradient — The San Francisco Giants on Monday unveiled the latest alternate jersey from the City Connect series, one that features an orange and white design, a silhouette of the Golden Gate Bridge …
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SFGATE, Mercury News, Purple Row, McCovey Chronicles, NBCSports.com, MLB Baseball News … and Giants News
Kevin Draper / New York Times:
A Disparaging Video Prompts Explosive Fallout Within ESPN — In comments still rippling through the network, the reporter Rachel Nichols, who is white, said Maria Taylor, who is Black, earned the job to host 2020 N.B.A. finals coverage because ESPN was “feeling pressure” on diversity.
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Nightengale's Notebook: Giants stalwarts Buster Posey, Brandon Crawford are enjoying a renaissance — Corrections and clarifications: An earlier version of this story listed the incorrect starting date for K-Zone. It launched on July 1, 2001. — PHOENIX — They are the old guys …
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Bleacher Nation, MLB Baseball News …, The Good Phight and MLB Trade Rumors
