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8:55 AM ET, September 9, 2021

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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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William Ricks / ESPN:
Larry Walker's love of SpongeBob immortalized at the Baseball Hall of Fame  —  Larry Walker, the former Colorado Rockies and Montreal Expos star, is going into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Wednesday.  He was one of baseball's best hitters in that era, and the 54-year-old set the internet ablaze …
Emma Baccellieri / Sports Illustrated:
Marvin Miller: The Late, Reluctant Hall of Fame Inductee  —  What happens when one of baseball's most significant figures gets inducted against his wishes after he dies? … Peter Miller believes his father deserves his spot in the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
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.
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
Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Wander Franco moves past Mickey Mantle in extending on-base streak  —  Published Earlier today Updated Earlier today  —  BOSTON — Wander Franco has earned an impressive place in baseball history, extending his on-base streak Tuesday to 37 games.  —  That moved him past Yankees legend Mickey Mantle …
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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.
Discussion: Pinstripe Alley
Adam Berry / MLB.com:
Franco's on-base streak ties Mantle
Discussion: Rays News, CBS Denver and Giants News
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
Stephen Borelli / USA Today:
Derek Jeter had ‘it:’ The Hall of Famer won championships for the New York Yankees  —  He was an 18-year-old who was homesick and, perhaps to the untrained eye, was looking like a flop.  —  It was the summer of 1992.  The Florida sun was scorching the baseball fields of Tampa, even more than the glares of owner George Steinbrenner.
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
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Gabe Lacques / USA Today:   As Derek Jeter enters baseball's Hall of Fame, let's not forget his game was worthy of his name
Matthew Roberson / New York Daily News:
Mets and Luis Rojas look more like postseason pretenders than contenders in Miami  —  The Mets — and particularly their manager — looked like a team masquerading as a postseason hopeful on Wednesday, rather than one that was three and a half games out of a playoff spot at first pitch.
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.
Discussion: Viva El Birdos
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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