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Chris McCosky / Detroit News:
Tigers' Jimenez, Lombard test positive for COVID-19; 3 others out for contact tracing — Pittsburgh — COVID-19 has jumped up and bit the Tigers. — Reliever Joe Jimenez and bench coach George Lombard both tested positive for the virus, even though both have been vaccinated.
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MLB Trade Rumors
ESPN:
Atlanta Braves sign Charlie Morton to one-year, $20 million extension — The Atlanta Braves signed right-hander Charlie Morton to a one-year, $20 million extension Monday. — The contract includes a one-year, $20 million club option for 2023 that doesn't include a buyout.
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MLB Daily Dish, The Athletic, Lone Star Ball and baseballmusings.com
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
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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Mets News, CBS New York, Amazin' Avenue, Faith and Fear in Flushing and Federal Baseball
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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98.5 The Sports Hub, ProFootballTalk, Sports Illustrated and The Athletic
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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True Blue LA, Whittier Daily News, Press Enterprise and Orange County Register
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 and NBCSports.com
