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ESPN:
New York Yankees place setup man Jonathan Loaisiga on 10-day IL with strained rotator cuff — The New York Yankees placed setup man Jonathan Loaisiga on the 10-day injured list Sunday with a strained right rotator cuff. — Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Loaisiga will not throw for at least 10 days.
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Pinstripe Alley and New York Post
Justin Toscano / USA Today:
Mets place acting GM Zack Scott on administrative leave following DWI charge — NEW YORK — The Mets on Thursday announced they placed acting general manger Zack Scott — who is facing driving while intoxicated charges — on administrative leave indefinitely.
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MLB Baseball News …
Bill Plunkett / Daily News:
Dodgers lose to Giants in 11 innings to open showdown series — SAN FRANCISCO — At this rate, the Dodgers and Giants will reach the end of the weekend like a pair of punched-out prizefighters, unable to raise their arms to do more than cuff the other one gently across the cheek.
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Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Whittier Daily News and Orange County Register
Rick Stroud / Tampa Bay Times:
Tom Brady had COVID-19, believes virus will be a bigger problem in 2021 — The Bucs quarterback, who is vaccinated, thinks the virus is “going to play more of a factor this year.” — TAMPA ― The Bucs are 100 percent vaccinated, and yes, that means quarterback Tom Brady.
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The Athletic, 98.5 The Sports Hub and Sports Illustrated
Associated Press:
Nats stop Mets' 6-game win streak, end own skid with split — WASHINGTON — Lane Thomas and Alcides Escobar homered as the Washington Nationals ended a seven-game skid, beating the Mets 4-3 Saturday night to split a doubleheader and stop New York's six-game winning streak.
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CBS New York, Mets News, Amazin' Avenue, Faith and Fear in Flushing and Federal Baseball
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
The Big 3-0-0: Wainwright & Molina near ‘all-time record’ as duo, can set it if (when?) Cardinals ace returns for 2022 — MILWAUKEE — As he drove alone in his rental car toward south Chicago and the resumption of a season once in doubt, Adam Wainwright found a place to pull over and stretch.
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Viva El Birdos and MLB Trade Rumors
ESPN:
Chicago Cubs manager David Ross, president Jed Hoyer test positive for COVID-19 — CHICAGO — Chicago Cubs manager David Ross and president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer have tested positive for COVID-19. — A spokesperson for the team said Ross and Hoyer are feeling fine and quarantining.
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Chicago Tribune, Cubs Insider, NBCSports.com and Marquee Sports Network
Dennis Georgatos / Washington Post:
Duvall's 2-run homer lifts Braves over Rockies 6-5 — DENVER — Adam Duvall hit a two-run homer in Atlanta's three-run fifth inning, and the Braves overcame a grand slam by Charlie Blackmon to beat the Colorado Rockies 6-5 on Thursday night. — Jorge Soler also homered and Austin Riley hit …
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Rox Pile
Associated Press:
Embattled Mets edge Marlins 4-3 for 4th straight victory — NEW YORK — A turbulent homestand ended on a positive note for the embattled New York Mets. — Pinch-hitter Dominic Smith broke a seventh-inning tie with an RBI single and New York beat the Miami Marlins 4-3 on Thursday night for its fourth straight victory.
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ESPN, Faith and Fear in Flushing and Amazin' Avenue