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Matthew Roberson / New York Daily News:
Max Scherzer diagnosed with oblique strain; Buck Showalter reveals pitcher also dealing with blister  —  Max Scherzer's official injury diagnosis is in.  —  The Mets' pitcher will miss six to eight weeks with a “moderate to high grade” internal oblique strain, according to the team.
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Joon Lee / ESPN:
New York Mets' Max Scherzer out 6-8 weeks with oblique strain  —  New York Mets right-hander Max Scherzer is expected to miss six to eight weeks after suffering a “moderate to high grade” oblique strain during Wednesday night's start against the St. Louis Cardinals, the team announced Thursday.
Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Max Scherzer pulls himself out of his start with left side discomfort in Mets win over Cards  —  An uneasy feeling of anxiety or dread, or maybe both, settled over Citi Field.  —  Max Scherzer took himself out of his start in the middle of an at-bat against Albert Pujols in the sixth inning …
Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Mets split doubleheader against Cardinals despite more late-game heroics
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Starling Marte placed on bereavement list; James McCann has hand surgery
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Nathan Ruiz / Baltimore Sun:
‘Nobody likes it’: Orioles' Trey Mancini responds after Aaron Judge, Yankees take aim at Camden Yards' left field wall  —  Asked about comments from New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone and outfielder Aaron Judge about Camden Yards' new left field wall, Trey Mancini, the longest-tenured Oriole …
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Chad Green leaves Yankees game with right forearm discomfort  —  BALTIMORE — Yankees right-handed reliever Chad Green left Thursday afternoon's game with what the team called right forearm “discomfort.”  Green left in the middle of an at-bat against Austin Hays in the sixth inning …
Brendan Kuty / New Jersey Online:
Yankees cut outfield prospect who allegedly stole from teammates and defrauded fans  —  BALTIMORE — The Yankees considered Jake Sanford a legitimate hitting prospect who could hit with power and play both corner outfield positions.  Among his teammates, however, he was known for stealing …
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Zac Gallen pushes through tough 5th, helps Diamondbacks stop 6-game losing streak  —  CHICAGO — Diamondbacks right-hander Zac Gallen yelled, slapped his glove and bounded toward the dugout.  The fifth inning had threatened to turn ugly.  Gallen managed to escape it, and in the process …
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Keith Law / The Athletic:
2022 MLB mock draft: Orioles take Jacob Berry over Druw Jones in Keith Law's first look  —  The MLB draft is just about two months away — which still seems ridiculous to say when we're about to see the college conference tournaments begin, yet here we are.  There are at least some indications …
Jon Heyman / New York Post:
Chris Paddack's medical red flag killed Mets-Padres deal  —  MORE FROM:  —  The Post's Jon Heyman delivers news and notes from around MLB.  —  Now it can be told.  The Mets-Padres deal was canceled after Mets doctors raised a red flag over right-hander Chris Paddack's medicals.
Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Matt Harvey suspended 60 games by MLB for distributing oxycodone  —  Matt Harvey, the veteran starting pitcher who has struggled to replicate his early-career stardom with the New York Mets, was handed a 60-game suspension on Tuesday for distributing a prohibited “drug of abuse” and thus violating Major League Baseball's drug program.
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