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Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Oakland approves new ballpark term sheet; A's say ‘not effective path forward’ — Oakland City Council members voted 6-1 in favor of a nonbinding term sheet for the Oakland Athletics' proposed waterfront ballpark Tuesday, but the session ended with confusion as to whether negotiations between the city and the team would continue.
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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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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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MLB Trade Rumors, Bleacher Nation and FanSided
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Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
The 10 most intriguing questions of the 2021 MLB trade deadline
The 10 most intriguing questions of the 2021 MLB trade deadline
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Royals Review, Bleacher Nation, Lone Star Ball and Royals News
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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NBCSports.com, Fish Stripes and MLB Trade Rumors
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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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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Associated Press:
Detroit Tigers' Spencer Turnbull to have season-ending Tommy John surgery — DETROIT — Tigers starting pitcher Spencer Turnbull will undergo Tommy John surgery and miss the rest of the 2021 season and most or all of 2022, the team announced Tuesday. — Turnbull, who threw a no-hitter …
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Dan Hajducky / ESPN:
Los Angeles Angels' Shohei Ohtani lands exclusive memorabilia deal with Fanatics — Los Angeles Angels luminary Shohei Ohtani is so electric, he rakes on his days off, too. — Global merchandise and memorabilia brand Fanatics announced on Tuesday a multiyear partnership as the exclusive distributor …
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Baseball Prospectus, Amazin' Avenue, UPI, New York Post and Sports Illustrated
Kevin O'Connor / The Ringer:
Is Dame's Time Up in Portland? — Trade suitors are circling, but Lillard is giving the Trail Blazers a chance to build a better contender for him. Could a Ben Simmons-for-CJ McCollum deal be the answer? — With rumors swirling that he intended to request a trade, Damian Lillard clarified …
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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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Phil Thompson / Chicago Tribune:
In divorce documents, Ben Zobrist says Julianna ‘coaxed’ him into returning to the Chicago Cubs, while she requests $4M of the $8M he forfeited while on leave — Ben Zobrist's estranged wife, Julianna Zobrist, says the former Chicago Cubs utility man was “guilty of failing to preserve marital assets” …
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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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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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