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Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Starling Marte crushes emotional home run on first pitch he sees since grandmother died — DENVER — Baseball can be poetic, and for Starling Marte, this was one of those moments. — Marte, on the first pitch he saw since returning from the bereavement list following his grandmother's sudden death …
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Associated Press:
Marte homers to lead Mets over Rockies, 5-1 — DENVER — Starling Marte homered in his return to the lineup, and the New York Mets beat the Colorado Rockies 5-1 in the first game of a split doubleheader on Saturday. — Friday's game was postponed when wintry weather blew into Colorado …
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New York Post, Faith and Fear in Flushing, Purple Row, Amazin' Avenue and baseballmusings.com
Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Mets beat Rockies behind Carlos Carrasco to open DH, get clobbered in nightcap — DENVER — The Mets returned to game action following a snowout to split a doubleheader in the Mile High City. — The Mets beat the Rockies, 5-1, in Game 1 of a doubleheader at Coors Field …
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NorthJersey.com
Joon Lee / ESPN:
New York Mets' Max Scherzer out 6-8 weeks with oblique strain
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FanGraphs Baseball, New Jersey Online and Faith and Fear in Flushing
Matthew Roberson / New York Daily News:
Max Scherzer diagnosed with oblique strain; Buck Showalter reveals pitcher also dealing with blister
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Boston Herald
Nathan Ruiz / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles promote top prospect Adley Rutschman to majors in most significant move of rebuild thus far — From the moment he was selected with the first pick of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft, Adley Rutschman was the face of the Orioles' rebuild. Starting Saturday, he'll finally be the face of their major league roster.
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MLB Trade Rumors and Boston Herald
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Nathan Ruiz / Baltimore Sun:
WATCH: Adley Rutschman learns he's headed to Orioles: 'We're not looking for a hero. Be Adley Rutschman.' — When Buck Britton was promoted to the manager of Triple-A Norfolk, among the duties he was most looking forward to was telling players they were heading to the majors for the first time.
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Sports Illustrated and Orange County Register
Baltimore Sun:
As Adley Rutschman joins a young Orioles lineup, the future looks more like the present — ExpandAutoplay — 1 of 94 — Orioles's 2019 Number One overall draft pick Adley Rutschman, acknowledges cheering fans as he is introduced at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. (Kenneth K. Lam / Baltimore Sun / Baltimore Sun)
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MLB.com, Camden Chat, Boston Herald, Orange County Register and BaltimoreBaseball.com
Dwight Garner / New York Times:
Roger Angell, Who Wrote About Baseball With Passion, Dies at 101 — In elegantly winding articles for The New Yorker loaded with inventive imagery, he wrote more like a fan than a sports journalist. — Give this article- - - Read in app — Roger Angell, the elegant and thoughtful baseball writer …
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Brian Niemietz / New York Daily News:
Iconic New Yorker baseball writer Roger Angell dead at 101 — Colorful New Yorker baseball writer Roger Angell, who covered balls and strikes with elegance and panache for more than seven decades, is dead at 101. — The New Yorker reported that the veteran wordsmith died Friday after a lifetime of covering America's pastime.
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Orange County Register
David Remnick / New Yorker:
Remembering Roger Angell, Hall of Famer
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The Athletic, Sports Illustrated and Bluebird Banter
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Yankees still waiting on injury update on righty reliever Chad Green: 'It's definitely a concern right now' — After years of having their pitching depth tested by injuries, the Yankees came into this season feeling they were fully stocked for the rotation and the bullpen. That stockpile will likely be tested.
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New York Post and Orange County Register
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Yankee prospect Luis Gil heading to team doctor for reported elbow issue
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Yankees lose to Orioles, still have best record in baseball
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Boston Herald
Ira Winderman / Sun-Sentinel:
Heat survive loss of both Jimmy Butler and huge lead, hold off Celtics 109-103 for 2-1 series lead — BOSTON — It was a game that was going to leave the Miami Heat at a loss, regardless of the outcome, with Jimmy Butler's night done at halftime due to knee inflammation.
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Heat Alert, The Athletic and Orange County Register
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Dave Hyde / Sun-Sentinel:
After being put in a deep, dark hole, how will humbled Heat respond in Boston?
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Boston Herald and Associated Press
Ira Winderman / Sun-Sentinel:
Celtics load up, tie East finals 1-1 with 127-102 pounding of Heat
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Boston Herald
Ian Browne / Red Sox News:
Gomes corrals Story's slam in Monster Seats, goes nuts — BOSTON — You know the good times at Fenway Park are rolling again when the hottest hitter on the Red Sox hits a grand slam that just happens to be caught in the Monster Seats by a 2013 World Series hero.
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Josh Donaldson accused of racial taunt by White Sox's Tim Anderson; Yankee claims it was a joke between them — White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson said that Yankees designated hitter Josh Donaldson made a racist and disrespectful remark to him on the field Saturday, sparking the benches to clear …
