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Phillies sign ex-Red Sox RHP Walker Buehler to minors deal — The Philadelphia Phillies signed veteran right-hander Walker Buehler to a minor league contract, the team announced on Sunday. — The Phillies said Buehler was assigned to Triple-A Lehigh Valley.
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Phillies sign Walker Buehler, who will be postseason-eligible — PHILADELPHIA — Walker Buehler threw the last pitch of the 2024 postseason, and now the Phillies will take a flier and see if the veteran right-hander can help them in a pennant race. — The Phillies have signed Buehler to a minor-league deal.
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Chicago Cubs add two more veteran players in 1B Carlos Santana and RHP Aaron Civale — CHICAGO — Carlos Santana was contacted by a couple teams after he was released by Cleveland last week. Once he heard from Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell, he knew what he wanted to do.
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Cubs signing veteran 1B Carlos Santana, source says — DENVER — The Chicago Cubs are signing first baseman Carlos Santana, a source told ESPN on Sunday. — Santana, 39, hit .225 with 11 home runs in 116 games for the Cleveland Guardians this season before being released by the team Friday.
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David Purdum / ESPN:
Guardians' Clase, Ortiz remain on leave amid gambling inquiry — Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz will remain on nondisciplinary paid leave “until further notice” while a gambling investigation continues, Major League Baseball announced Sunday.
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Guardians pitchers out ‘until further notice’ as part of gambling probe … Major League Baseball has revealed that Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz will remain on nondisciplinary paid leave “until further notice” as part of an ongoing gambling investigation.
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Aaron Judge ties Yogi Berra on Yankees' career home runs list — CHICAGO — When Aaron Judge returned to the dugout after his first-inning homer, New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone yelled “Yogi!” in the direction of his star slugger. — Yogi indeed. — Judge moved into a tie with Hall …
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Aaron Judge ties Yogi Berra for fifth on the Yankees' career homers list — CHICAGO — New York Yankees star Aaron Judge hit his 358th career homer in the first inning of Sunday's game against the White Sox, moving into a tie with Yogi Berra for fifth in franchise history.
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Braves claim 29-year-old infielder Ha-Seong Kim off waivers from Rays — CHICAGO — The Atlanta Braves claimed infielder Ha-Seong Kim off waivers from the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday. — Atlanta also activated shortstop Luke Williams from the 10-day injured list before its series opener against the Chicago Cubs.
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Trevor Story gets strange home run at Fenway Park, as ball hits RF's glove, ticks off Pesky Pole — BOSTON — Boston's Trevor Story had a strange Fenway Park homer in the sixth inning against Cleveland on Monday when the ball went off an outfielder's glove and then the Pesky Pole.
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
9 questions for MLB season's final month: MVP awards, managers on the hot seat … Corrections and clarifications: An earlier version of this story misstated the Milwaukee Brewers' 1982 postseason outcome. — It's Labor Day weekend, and while the playoff races are supposed to get real in September, they're all but over.
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Norby helps Marlins avoid collapse in 11-8 win over Mets — NEW YORK — Connor Norby had three RBI in the last three innings and the Miami Marlins beat the New York Mets 11-8 on Saturday after squandering a six-run lead. — Juan Soto homered twice for the Mets, who fell behind 8-2 …
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Chris McCosky / The Detroit News:
Tigers shut down reliever Beau Brieske for rest of season — Kansas City, Mo. - The Tigers had been holding out at least a sliver of hope that right-hander Beau Brieske could somehow get himself healthy and return to the bullpen before the end of the season. — That hope has been dashed.
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Vaughn Dalzell / NBCSports.com:
Cardinals at Reds Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for August 29 — It's Friday, August 29 and the Cardinals (66-69) are in Cincinnati to take on the Reds (68-66). Matthew Liberatore is slated to take the mound for St. Louis against Zack Littell for Cincinnati.
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Brewers at Blue Jays Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, stats for August 29
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