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Tim Healey / Newsday:
It's official: Mets are eliminated from playoff contention — MILWAUKEE — The end the Mets long had feared arrived Saturday. — Before they lost to the Brewers, 2-1, they were mathematically eliminated from playoff eligibility by the Phillies' win over the Pirates, making official …
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Tim Healey / Newsday:
Tylor Megill, Mets continue slide in loss to Brewers — MILWAUKEE — Near the end of his surprise rookie year, Tylor Megill is a 6-7, 230-pound enigma. — He struggled again Friday in the Mets' 5-1 loss to the Brewers, combining with another unimposing night from the hitters to push …
Tim Healey / Newsday:
An early look at the Mets' 2022 rotation picture — BOSTON — As the Red Sox turned Fenway Park into a driving range Wednesday, the newest low point in Taijuan Walker's extreme disparities between his early-season and late-season performance, the forward-looking question became relevant again …
Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
St. Louis Cardinals match team record with 14th straight win — CHICAGO — The St. Louis Cardinals matched a team record with their 14th straight win on Friday night after sweeping a doubleheader with the Cubs. — The streak broke a tie with the New York Yankees and Oakland Athletics …
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Lookout Landing
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Associated Press:
St. Louis Cardinals rally from five runs down to sweep Milwaukee Brewers, win 12th in a row — MILWAUKEE — Paul Goldschmidt homered twice, and the St. Louis Cardinals overcame a five-run deficit to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-5 on Thursday and extend their longest winning streak in 39 years to 12 games.
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Purple Row
USA Today:
All-Latino baseball team: The best all-time lineup of players born in Latin America at large — As part of Hispanic Heritage Month, USA TODAY Sports put together All-Latino baseball lineups from throughout Latin America. — While it can be fairly easy to assemble a team of major leaguers …
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All-Latino baseball team: The best all-time lineup of players born in Dominican Republic — As part of Hispanic Heritage Month, USA TODAY Sports put together All-Latino baseball lineups from throughout Latin America. — The Dominican Republic has produced some of the greatest players …
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
DJ LeMahieu may be victim of new baseball, but he's not looking back — BOSTON — This is not the time for dissection. DJ LeMahieu isn't looking backwards at least for the next few weeks. There is no time for the infielder to review and reflect on what went wrong and right in 2021.
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New York Magazine, NBCSports.com and Pinstripe Alley
Robert Morales / Press Telegram:
Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach: NASCAR legend Jimmie Johnson loving his NTT IndyCar ride — LONG BEACH — Jimmie Johnson originally wanted to be a supercross racer, then it was IndyCar. — “My opportunities took me to the East Coast and took me to NASCAR,” he said Friday …
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ESPN:
Arizona Diamondbacks give manager Torey Lovullo one-year extension despite 104-loss season — PHOENIX — With a little over a week left in the season and his team with the worst record in the National League at 49-104, Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo was given a one-year contract extension through 2022.
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Arizona Sports, Arizona Republic and AZ Snake Pit
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
D-Backs to reassess positional versatility after brutal defensive year
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MLB Trade Rumors, True Blue LA, AZ Snake Pit and CBSSports.com
Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Ricky Meinhold, Mets assistant pitching coach/minor league coordinator, leaves team for other opportunities: sources — Employees in the Mets front office are anxious about an offseason shakeup, which led to one coach leaving the club while he's getting interest.
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Metsmerized Online and MLB Trade Rumors
Timothy Guy / Orange County Register:
Smoke seen throughout Southern California likely from northern wildfires — There are a number of fires burning in Northern California, including the Fawn fire near Lake Shasta and the KNP Complex fire in Sequoia National Park. That park has also seen a second blaze, called the Windy fire.
Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
MLB playoff race has brought ‘the joy back’ for the Los Angeles Dodgers' Albert Pujols — LOS ANGELES — A couple of months ago, with the season quickly advancing and clarity lagging behind it, Albert Pujols put it to a vote. He gathered his wife and his five children and went around the room asking each of them the same question:
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True Blue LA
Karen Guregian / Boston Herald:
Alex Guerrero: Bill Belichick didn't evolve with Tom Brady in New England — Tom Brady Sr. shot from the hip Tuesday, and he may have been a little off-target. — On The Patriots Talk podcast, Brady's father spoke about his son being and feeling vindicated for leaving New England …
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Boston.com, ProFootballTalk, New York Post and Sports Illustrated
