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Anthony Rieber / Newsday:
Noah Syndergaard throws 1-2-3 inning, striking out two in return to Mets — Noah Syndergaard looked like his best self as he threw one perfect inning with two strikeouts in his first outing in nearly two years in Game 2 of the Mets' doubleheader sweep over Miami at Citi Field on Tuesday night.
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New York Daily News, NorthJersey.com and Sports Illustrated
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Pat Ragazzo / Sports Illustrated:
Why Jeurys Familia Could Stick With Mets Beyond This Season — With relief pitcher Jeurys Familia set to become a free agent this winter, find out why you shouldn't rule out the possibility of him returning to the Mets. — Longtime Mets relief pitcher Jeurys Familia has certainly endured an up-and-down season this year.
ESPN:
Noah Syndergaard starts for New York Mets, capping comeback from surgery — NEW YORK — Noah Syndergaard started Tuesday night for the New York Mets, returning to a major league mound for the first time in two years and completing his delayed comeback from Tommy John surgery.
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MLB Baseball News …
Associated Press:
Los Angeles Angels' Joe Maddon: Shohei Ohtani didn't mean he wants to leave team — ARLINGTON, Texas — Los Angeles Angels manager Joe Maddon said Tuesday that Shohei Ohtani's comments this past weekend about wanting to win don't mean the two-way star wants to leave the organization when he becomes a free agent after the 2023 season.
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Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Shohei Ohtani, after pitching gem in another losing effort, on future with Los Angeles Angels: ‘I want to win’ — Shohei Ohtani might have locked up the American League's Most Valuable Player Award on Sunday, with seven dominant innings against a visiting Seattle Mariners team still fighting for a spot in the postseason.
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Los Angeles Times, MLB Baseball News …, AZ Snake Pit and Sportsnet.ca
Stephen J. Nesbitt / The Athletic:
Can Vladimir Guerrero Jr. still win AL MVP over Shohei Ohtani? What we're hearing from voters: Inside Baseball
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Daily News and Press Telegram
KNSD-TV:
Witness: Mom Was Jumping on Bench With Toddler Before Deadly Petco Park Fall — A witness to a mother and toddler's deadly fall at Petco Park said the mother had a close call while jumping on a picnic table bench, with her 2-year-old son in her arms, near the ledge of an upper concourse.
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Orange County Register and New York Post
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Fred Robledo / SGV Tribune:
San Gabriel Valley Boys Athlete of the Week: Tobin O'Dell, Bishop Amat — Bishop Amat's Tobin O'Dell accounted for five touchdowns in Friday's win over Damien — San Gabriel Valley Boys Athlete of the Week — Name: Tobin O'Dell School: Bishop Amat Sport: Football Year: Senior
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Press Enterprise, Daily Breeze, Daily News, Press Telegram and Orange County Register
Sam Borden / ESPN:
The secret behind the New York Yankees' playoff push is ... a new pet? — BOSTON WAS BEAUTIFUL on Saturday. Warm. Breezy. A little after noon, a yellow luxury coach bus idled outside the front entrance of the Four Seasons Hotel. A small crowd gathered behind a metal fence. — It was all very standard.
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New York Post, Pinstripe Alley and Sports Illustrated
The Athletic:
Bears sign purchase agreement for Arlington Park property: Exclusive — The Bears have signed a purchase agreement for the Arlington International Racecourse property in suburban Arlington Heights, Ill., The Athletic has learned. The team is expected to announce the news Wednesday morning.
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Bears Wire, Bleacher Nation, ProFootballTalk, Hot Time In Old Town and Chicago Sun-Times
Rob Biertempfel / The Athletic:
See you next year? Ranking which Pirates are likely to be on the 2022 Opening Day roster — The fallout from a 100-loss season is usually ruthless and widespread. Coaches are fired, front-office folks are sacked and the roster is blown up. With six games remaining, the Pirates are 58-98 …
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MLB Trade Rumors, Brew Crew Ball and The Good Phight
Associated Press:
Umpire provides explanation for wild play at end of St. Louis Cardinals-Chicago Cubs game — CHICAGO — Umpire Bill Miller provided an explanation Monday for a wild sequence during St. Louis' 4-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs that added another layer of drama to the Cardinals' 16th straight win.
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Cubs News, Chicago Tribune and Bleed Cubbie Blue
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals notebook: Club ‘optimistic’ about Lester's recovery, readiness and have Flaherty if needed for upcoming ‘TBD’ start — CHICAGO — Whatever he said to manager Mike Shildt and trainer Adam Olsen toward the end of the fifth inning Saturday was enough to keep Jon Lester …
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The Good Phight and MLB Trade Rumors
The Athletic:
A decade later, the ripples of MLB's wild, legendary ‘Game 162’ are still felt — Ten years later, the story of Game 162 still comes up on the golf course. Dan Johnson will line up a 5-foot putt, take one last look at the break, and a friend is ready with a quip: “Oh, this is no pressure.”
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Boston.com and Camden Chat
Matt Sullivan / Rolling Stone:
The NBA's Anti-Vaxxers Are Trying to Push Around the League — And It's Working — Conspiracy theories in the locker room. Mask police in the arena. Superstars trying to avoid the shot. After bringing back the culture from Covid, basketball confronts its own civil war
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CNN, Sports Illustrated, Denver Post, New York Post, Boston.com, Press Telegram, San Bernardino Sun, Los Angeles Times, The Ringer and Sportsnet.ca
