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Scott French / Press Telegram:
Press-Telegram boys athlete of the week: Damian Henderson, Jordan — The Jordan junior scored three touchdowns, two on special teams, in a victory over Fairfax — Press-Telegram boys athlete of the week: — Name: Damian Henderson — School: Jordan — Grade: Junior — Sport: Football
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Daily News, Orange County Register, San Bernardino Sun, Daily Breeze and SGV Tribune
Tarek Fattal / Daily News:
Daily News Girls Athlete of the Week: Danica Rach, Sierra Canyon — Rach had a stellar week as she led Sierra Canyon to two league wins — Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now. — Daily News Girls Athlete of the Week
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San Bernardino Sun, Daily Breeze, Press Telegram and SGV Tribune
Mark Whicker / Orange County Register:
Marvin Miller's Cooperstown journey began with the 1981 players' strike — Marvin Miller, the late baseball union boss who changed the sport, finally gets his induction into the Hall of Fame — Marvin Miller goes into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Wednesday, over his dead body.
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Sports Illustrated and Daily News
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Jay Jaffe / FanGraphs Baseball:
The Hall of Fame's Class of 2020 Nears the End of a Long Road to Cooperstown — The Class of 2020 has had a long wait for induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, and not just because the coronavirus pandemic set the festivities back nearly 14 months.
Discussion:
baseballmusings.com
Associated Press:
Meadows, Rays rally from 6 runs down, beat Bosox 11-10 in 10 — BOSTON — Down by six runs, facing Red Sox ace Chris Sale and playing at Fenway Park, the Tampa Bay Rays were just getting warmed up. — Add another remarkable win in a charmed season for these resilient Rays.
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ESPN and Pinstripe Alley
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Adam Berry / MLB.com:
Franco's on-base streak ties Mantle — BOSTON — Wander Franco swung at the first pitch he saw from Chris Sale on Monday afternoon, launched it off the center-field fence, hustled to third base and ran into some legendary company when he arrived. — The 20-year-old shortstop's one-out triple …
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Rays News, CBS Denver and Giants News
Tim Healey / Newsday:
Sandy Alderson says Jacob deGrom's injury was slight tear of UCL — MIAMI — Jacob deGrom's mysterious right elbow injury finally has an actual public diagnosis: a partial tear of the ulnar collateral ligament, team president Sandy Alderson said Tuesday. — Alderson repeatedly downplayed …
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NorthJersey.com, MLB Trade Rumors and MLB.com
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Has pitcher friendly Busch Stadium become a competitive disadvantage for offense? Cardinals are wondering — MILWAUKEE — The reaction of Yadier Molina in the ninth inning Friday night at American Family Field was as revealing as any of the numerous statistics that reveal an internal and growing concern for the Cardinals.
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Viva El Birdos
Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
As Derek Jeter enters baseball's Hall of Fame, let's not forget his game was worthy of his name — He is both the last famous baseball player and one of the first athletes to navigate our modern landscape, where our stars are initially revered by the public before tiring of them and moving on to Next.
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MLB Baseball News …
Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Mets promote top prospect Mark Vientos to Triple-A Syracuse: sources — Mark Vientos is movin' on up. — The Mets promoted the third baseman, their No. 6 overall prospect, to Triple-A Syracuse, sources told the Daily News on Monday. — Vientos, 21, crushed 22 home runs and slashed .281/.346/.580 …
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MLB Baseball News … and Amazin' Avenue
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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Sports Illustrated, 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
