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10:15 AM ET, September 24, 2022

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Barry M. Bloom / Sportico:
Barry Bonds: Judge Should Break Record, Sign With Giants … Like everyone else, he's watching from afar as the New York Yankees star makes a possible run at his all-time single season home run record of 73 set in 2001.  —  “Go for it,” Bonds said this week in an exclusive telephone interview from his home north of San Francisco.
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Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
After 25 years of longball fatigue, Albert Pujols' 700th home run is a once-in-a-lifetime feat  —  For many years, the home run was so ubiquitous that we grew numb.  —  Barry Bonds slugged away until he dislodged Hank Aaron at the top of the heap, and a generational rift about the true king was born …
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals throw a bash as Albert Pujols' Nos. 699 and 700 lead powerful romp of Dodgers  —  LOS ANGELES - With the bravado and timing that the Cardinals have come to expect from one of the best to ever play the game, Albert Pujols made history - and sparked the present.
John Wawrow / Associated Press:
Some of Bills' heavy hitters will miss Sunday's Dolphins game (at least three starters)  —  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The Buffalo Bills will be missing four defensive regulars — and potentially more — for their AFC East showdown at the Miami Dolphins on Sunday.
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Shams Charania / The Athletic:
Celtics suspend Ime Udoka for 2022-23 season; coach's future with Boston in question  —  The Celtics have suspended coach Ime Udoka for the entirety of the 2022-23 season for violations of team policies, the franchise announced Thursday.  The team added in a statement that …
Ira Winderman / Sun-Sentinel:
'5 at 35′: Heat's best-ever reserve?  Memory lane hardly needed  —  With 2022-23 marking the Miami Heat's 35th season, the Sun Sentinel is unveiling a series of “5 at 35″ reflections from staff writer Ira Winderman, who has covered the entirety of the franchise's 3 1/2 decades.
Discussion: Mercury News
Jon Heyman / New York Post:
Rangers' quest for pitching could lead them to Jacob deGrom  —  The Rangers are intent on adding a big-time starter, and word is they may go for Jacob deGrom.  Folks marvel at how MLB's best pitcher is throwing better than ever off his 13-month layoff, and while there aren't a lot of teams ready …
Associated Press:
Seattle Mariners' Julio Rodriguez goes on 10-day IL with lower back strain  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Seattle Mariners outfielder Julio Rodriguez, a leading candidate for the AL Rookie of the Year award, was put on the 10-day injured list Friday because of a lower back strain.
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
Dan Hayes / MLB - The Athletic:
Twins' Byron Buxton set for season-ending knee surgery as playoff hopes fade  —  Had they been in a pennant push, the Twins hoped Byron Buxton would be back now.  Instead, his season has ended and the All-Star outfielder will have knee surgery.  —  Ten games out of first place …
Andrew Marchand / New York Post:
Yankees floating Michael Kay in trade push for Apple's historic Aaron Judge game  —  MORE FROM:  —  The Yankees have tried to facilitate a trade with Apple, offering Michael Kay, David Cone and Paul O'Neill plus production support to put Friday's Yankees game on YES, The Post has learned.
Nathan Ruiz / Baltimore Sun:
Jordan Lyles' veteran presence guiding Orioles' pitching staff: ‘He wants to give everything he can’  —  ExpandAutoplay  —  1 of 13  —  Whenever Orioles reliever Joey Krehbiel passes by one of his teammates completing an interview, he asks — with a perfect blend of sincerity and sarcasm — whether they said his name.
Discussion: Camden Chat and Boston Herald
LaMond Pope / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago White Sox are in a dire situation — 6 games back with 13 to play — after an 8-2 loss to the Cleveland Guardians  —  ExpandAutoplay  —  1 of 24  —  White Sox players Eloy Jiménez, right, and José Abreu, left, sit on the bench after a loss to the Guardians on Wednesday at Guaranteed Rate Field.
Associated Press:
New York Mets set MLB record with 106 hit batters in 2022  —  MILWAUKEE — The New York Mets set a major league record with 106 hit batters this season when Mark Canha was plunked twice and Luis Guillorme once in Wednesday's 6-0 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers.  —  New York has been hit one more time than the 2021 Cincinnati Reds.
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Jonas Shaffer / Baltimore Sun:
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