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Pirates' Santana suspended 4 games by MLB for a confrontation with a fan, but is appealing decision — Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Dennis Santana was suspended four games and fined an undisclosed amount by Major League Baseball on Friday, a day after he was involved in an altercation with a fan.
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Santana and Pham add to list of PR nightmares for Pirates organization in 2025 — Game 2 of Thursday's doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers was wild, to say the least. — Yesterday's 8-4 win for the Pittsburgh Pirates in game 2 of the doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers had it all at Comerica Park.
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Braves at Marlins Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for June 20 — It's Friday, June 20 and the Braves (34-39) are in Miami to take on the Marlins (29-44). Didier Fuentes is slated to take the mound for Atlanta in his MLB debut against Janson Junk for Miami.
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White Sox at Blue Jays Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, stats for June 20 — It's Friday, June 20 and the White Sox (23-52) are in Toronto to take on the Blue Jays (40-34). Davis Martin is slated to take the mound for Chicago against Spencer Turnbull for Toronto.
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Astros at Angels Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for June 20
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Tigers at Rays prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for June 20
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Mets at Phillies prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for June 20
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Orioles at Yankees Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for June 20
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Cal Raleigh breaks Johnny Bench's record for homers by a catcher before All-Star break — CHICAGO — Cal Raleigh broke Hall of Famer Johnny Bench's 1970 record for home runs by a catcher before the All-Star break, hitting his major league-leading 28th and 29th in the Seattle Mariners' 9-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday.
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
How the Red Sox-Rafael Devers breakup got so messy — AWAITING TAKEOFF ON the Boston Red Sox's charter flight early Sunday evening, Rafael Devers sat with his teammates playing cards. The trip to Seattle would take a little more than six hours, and games were a reliable way to pass the time …
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Peter Abraham / The Boston Globe:
Cracks began to form in the Rafael Devers-Red Sox relationship in February. Here's how the team decided to trade him. — SAN FRANCISCO — Rafael Devers had three hits and drove in two runs on May 2, the night then-Red Sox teammate Triston Casas ruptured a tendon in his left knee running to first base.
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Padres reliever Robert Suarez suspended 3 games and fined for hitting Shohei Ohtani with a pitch — San Diego Padres reliever Robert Suarez was suspended for three games and fined an undisclosed amount Friday for intentionally hitting Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers with a pitch in the ninth inning Thursday night.
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Angels manager Ron Washington out indefinitely because of health concerns — Los Angeles Angels manager Ron Washington will be out indefinitely because of health issues, and bench coach Ray Montgomery will manage Friday night's series opener against the Houston Astros.
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Cubs legend Sammy Sosa returns to Wrigley Field after 20-plus-year hiatus — CHICAGO — Legendary Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa returned to Wrigley Field for the first time in more than 20 years on Friday before Chicago's afternoon game with the Seattle Mariners.
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What we're hearing about the White Sox, Mets and Royals' trade deadline plans, plus more MLB notes — The San Diego Padres are 26-31 since April 14. The Arizona Diamondbacks are 25-30 since April 17. We're cherry-picking dates, sure, but the point is that both teams sputtered after hot starts.
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Jim Bowden / New York Times:
One difference-making trade for each AL team in the wild-card race — The San Francisco Giants have already won the trade deadline, and they did it earlier this week when they acquired Rafael Devers from the Red Sox for two major-league pitchers and two prospects. What a way to truly kick off the trade season.
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Barry M. Bloom / Sportico:
Orioles' Miserable Year Has Front Office Fielding Tough Questions — BALTIMORE - Nobody in the Baltimore Orioles organization is happy about how the season opened in the second year of David Rubenstein's ownership. — “We just had an incredibly frustrating and disappointing start,” …
Jason Burke / Sports Illustrated:
A's Defense Still a Concern — At the conclusion of the 2024 season, Athletics GM David Forst mentioned that the club would have to get better defensively during the off-season, with their internal metrics providing similar data to the public-facing data. Those numbers had the A's …
