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Brian McTaggart / MLB.com:
Blanco ejected due to sticky substance in glove  —  Astros walk off in 10th on Caratini's liner  —  HOUSTON — Astros right-hander Ronel Blanco, one of baseball's breakout performers in the first six weeks of the regular season, could be facing a 10-game suspension after he was ejected …
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Takeaways from new Statcast MLB bat-tracking data  —  Major League Baseball publicly released a trove of bat-tracking data today that offers fascinating insights into what makes the best hitters good — and the worst bad.  With everything from bat speed to swing length to sweet spot contact measured …
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Ben Clemens / FanGraphs Baseball:
What Statcast's New Bat Tracking Data Does and Doesn't Tell Us  —  The bat tracking era is here, and nothing will ever be the same again.  Wait, no, that's not right.  Baseball is going to continue pretty much exactly as it was.  Pitchers will throw the ball, hitters will swing at it …
Mike Petriello / MLB.com:
Everything to know about Statcast's new bat-tracking data  —  New leaderboards available at Baseball Savant  —  “This is a quick, strong game,” said legendary hitting scientist Ted Williams in a 1986 conversation with Sports Illustrated.  “I want to get the bat there as quickly as I can.”
Brian Murphy / MLB.com:
How to watch Roku MLB Sunday Leadoff FREE  —  There is a new place to watch free baseball every Sunday this season.  —  Catch your favorite MLB action with Roku MLB Sunday Leadoff, streaming free on The Roku Channel every Sunday morning.  —  The first Roku MLB Sunday Leadoff game …
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Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
MLB agrees to multiyear contract with Roku for Sunday games  —  Major League Baseball announced Monday that it has agreed to an exclusive, multiyear contract with the streaming company Roku, which will air one game each Sunday this season from now until the middle of September.  Terms were not disclosed.
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Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
MLB attorney: Loss of Comcast as TV carrier ‘devastating’  —  Attorneys for MLB, the NBA and the NHL expressed strong concerns with Diamond Sports Group's ability to emerge from bankruptcy during a status conference on Wednesday, less than five weeks after a scheduled confirmation hearing.
Jorge Castillo / ESPN:
Yankees' Clay Holmes has been MLB's best closer  —  The New York Yankees' bullpen, after posting the lowest ERA in the majors in 2023, is a very different group this season.  Key players departed over the winter, replaced by relatively obscure newcomers, while others are out early with injuries.
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Brooke Destra / Yahoo Sports:
Nola bounces back in complete game shutout, leads Phillies to sweep over Mets  —  Nola bounces back in complete game shutout, leads Phillies to sweep over Mets originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia  —  It's always a good day when the Phillies sweep the Mets.  —  So, happy Tuesday!
New York Post:
The Show with Joel Sherman and Jon Heyman  —  On the New York Post's baseball podcast “The Show with Joel Sherman and Jon Heyman,” the veteran MLB insiders and longtime friends and combatants go toe-to-toe on the latest MLB news and issues of the week.  —  The Post columnists have been arguing …
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Jon Conahan / Sports Illustrated:
Two Prominent Houston Astros Have Expressed Concerns Over New Skipper  —  Complaints about the Houston Astros manager have started after the slow start.  —  The struggles for the Houston Astros have only continued in recent weeks, going 4-6 in their last 10 games.
ESPN:
A's RHP Paul Blackburn goes on 15-day IL with foot injury  —  The Oakland Athletics placed right-hander Paul Blackburn on the 15-day injured list Monday with a right foot injury and recalled left-hander Easton Lucas from Triple-A Las Vegas.  —  Blackburn, 30, was diagnosed with a stress reaction in his fifth metatarsal.
 
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