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Miami Herald:
A look at how contract talks between Marlins, Marte unfolded and ended with no extension — The Miami Marlins and outfielder Starling Marte, after two weeks of back and forth discussion, were unable to agree to a contract extension. — What happened? Here's the rundown:
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Brendan Kuty / New Jersey Online:
Yankees, MLB ban fan for life after throwing baseball at Red Sox's Alex Verdugo — NEW YORK — The New York Yankees have banned the fan who threw a baseball and hit Red Sox left fielder Alex Verdugo from Yankee Stadium for life, a team spokesman said Sunday afternoon.
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Mike Fitzpatrick / Associated Press:
Yankee Stadium fan banned from MLB parks for hitting Verdugo — NEW YORK (AP) — The fan who hit Boston Red Sox left fielder Alex Verdugo with a baseball thrown from the Yankee Stadium stands has been banned for life from attending big league games. — The decision was confirmed Sunday …
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
MLB trade deadline - Who could rock the next 10 days? Plus biggest stars available and teams looking to add — The calls started Monday. For weeks, teams have danced around the looming July 30 trade deadline — the ones looking to add not wanting to jump the market …
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Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
The 10 most intriguing questions of the 2021 MLB trade deadline — Major-league executives talk constantly at this time of year about “the line.” Usually, they are referring to the line a buyer must cross for a seller to accept a trade. But they also might be referring to the luxury-tax threshold …
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Associated Press:
New York Mets manager Luis Rojas given two-game suspension, fine for arguing with umpires — MLB, New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates — CINCINNATI — New York Mets manager Luis Rojas was suspended Monday for two games and fined for excessive arguing with umpires, an outburst that followed a bizarre play a day earlier at Pittsburgh.
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ESPN:
New York Mets' Jacob deGrom sidelined with forearm tightness; will miss Monday start — New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom is sidelined with right forearm tightness and will miss his scheduled start Monday at the Cincinnati Reds, manager Luis Rojas said Saturday.
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ESPN:
Texas Rangers shut out for third straight game as losing skid continues — The Texas Rangers were routed 14-0 by the Detroit Tigers on Monday night. They've now lost six straight games, the last three by a combined score of 29-0. — The last major league team to allow that many runs …
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Pat Ragazzo / Sports Illustrated:
Source: Mets Looking To Make ‘Big Splash’ At MLB Trade Deadline — The Mets are looking to make a “big splash” at the deadline, an industry source tells Inside the Mets. Find out what this could entail. — With the MLB trade deadline just 11 days away, the New York Mets are planning on making a …
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Cubs Insider, Bleacher Nation and Lookout Landing
Matt Kawahara / San Francisco Chronicle:
Agent Scott Boras among those awaiting A's stadium resolution — A resolution of the A's pursuit of a new ballpark could shed light on more than just the team's geographic future. — Agent Scott Boras, who represents A's third baseman Matt Chapman, was at the Coliseum on Monday …
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Washington Post:
Nationals-Padres game suspended after shooting outside Nationals Park — Saturday night's game between the Washington Nationals and San Diego Padres was suspended after multiple gunshots were fired outside Nationals Park in a chaotic scene that ended with fans on the field and in the dugouts.
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