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MLB suspends 12 players, coaches for roles in Seattle Mariners-Los Angeles Angels brawl; Phil Nevin gets 10 games — MLB, Seattle Mariners, Los Angeles Angels — ANAHEIM, Calif. — Los Angeles Angels interim manager Phil Nevin was suspended 10 games and Seattle Mariners outfielder Jesse Winker received …
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Mariners, Angels involved in wild bench-clearing brawl after inside pitches, eight ejected — ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — When the Angels made a late decision Sunday to go with little-used reliever Andrew Wantz as their opener on the mound, the Mariners suspected they might be about to get payback …
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Winker HBP leads to intense benches-clearing scene — ANAHEIM — Tensions reached an ugly tipping point during the Mariners-Angels matinee on Sunday when both benches and bullpens cleared, punches were thrown from players and coaches on each team and multiple ejections ensued after Jesse Winker took …
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Kristian Winfield / New York Daily News:
Sources: Nets grant Kyrie Irving permission to seek sign-and-trade packages — The Nets and Kyrie Irving have not gotten any closer to finding an amicable solution that keeps the superstar guard in Brooklyn. — In fact, things are trending the opposite direction: While Nets GM Sean Marks …
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Will Kyrie Irving leave the Nets, and will Kevin Durant be next? — Despite the Nets not having a selection in this year's NBA Draft, the organization was still at the center of the chatter at its Barclays Center home on Thursday. — Agents, executives, players and reporters alike …
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Yankee bats come alive in seventh inning to catch A's, 9-5 — There may not have been the crowds chanting heatedly at the opponents. It was a Monday night and the Yankees got off to a slow start against the team with the worst record in baseball, but there was no let down at the Stadium.
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Matthew Roberson / New York Daily News:
Astros throw combined no-hitter to hand mighty Yankees second-straight loss, 3-0
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LaMond Pope / Chicago Tribune:
Talking shop with Johnny Cueto has helped Reynaldo López adjust to a larger role in the Chicago White Sox bullpen — ANAHEIM, Calif. — Reynaldo López has worked out with Johnny Cueto during previous offseasons. — Recently, López found himself following Cueto in a game.
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Scott Lauber / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Sources: Phillies' Bryce Harper likely headed for thumb surgery, but plans to play again this season — As hand specialists reviewed X-rays of the most scrutinized thumb in baseball and team officials huddled Monday to brainstorm how to replace an irreplaceable player, one question hovered …
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Gabriel Burns / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Braves vs. Dodgers keeps getting spicier. Will we get NLCS round 3? — They're both enduring turbulence on their routes, but it wouldn't surprise anyone if the National League Championship Series featured the Braves against the Dodgers for the third consecutive year.
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Associated Press:
Seattle Mariners acquire first baseman Carlos Santana from Kansas City Royals in exchange for RHPs Wyatt Mills, William Fleming — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Royals traded first baseman Carlos Santana and nearly $4.3 million to the Seattle Mariners for right-handers Wyatt Mills and William Fleming on Monday …
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Jordan Lazowski / Sox On 35th:
White Sox Farm Report: Weekend Recap (June 25/26) — The White Sox' affiliates had a busy weekend down on the farm. Some of the highlights: Colson Montgomery extended his on-base streak to 35 games, Oscar Colas went 6-for-8, Davis Martin struck out nine hitters in four innings …
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Andy Kostka / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles reset: Adley Rutschman's grandfather — and 1,000 others — eager for his ‘homecoming’ in Seattle — Toward the end of Adley Rutschman's high school football career, Ad Rutschman knew his wife of 60-plus years couldn't make her way into the lower bowl at Sherwood High School in Sherwood, Oregon, to see their grandson play.
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