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12:30 PM ET, September 8, 2025

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NBCSports.com:
Mets at Phillies prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for September 8  —  Division rivals New York (76-66) and Philadelphia (83-59) begin a four-game series beginning tonight at Citizens Bank Park.  —  Rookie phenom Nolan McLean is slated to take the mound …
Associated Press:
Phillies invite young fan to meet Harrison Bader after dispute over home run ball  —  The Philadelphia Phillies invited a young fan to meet Harrison Bader following their 9-3 win over the Miami Marlins on Friday night after an apparent dispute over a home run ball hit by the center fielder during the game.
Jay Horwitz / New York Mets:
Rest in Peace, Davey Johnson  —  I'm glad I got to say my goodbyes in person last February.  Last night around midnight I got a call that I had been dreading.  When I saw Susan Johnson's name appear, I knew that news would not be good.  —  Susan, Davey Johnson's wife …
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Exclusive: MLB's fired managers plot their returns after a most unusual summer … They have been bird-hunting and fly-fishing, watching their daughters play volleyball, hanging with their grandkids and attending World Series reunions.  —  They live in San Diego, Florida and Tennessee …
The Athletic:
Blue Jays: ‘Pretty obvious’ Max Scherzer was tipping pitches ahead of Yankees' home run  —  NEW YORK — The New York Yankees held on for their biggest win of the season Sunday after getting help from an unlikely source: future Hall of Fame starting pitcher Max Scherzer, who was tipping his changeup in the first inning.
Pete Caldera / NorthJersey.com:
Yankees ‘in a position to go get it’ as their September standing improves  —  NEW YORK - Halfway through their Defining Dozen games, the Yankees have at least kept their best October hopes intact.  —  There was no denying that Sunday's 4-3 win against the first place Blue Jays “was huge,” as Ben Rice said at Yankee Stadium.
Associated Press:
Davey Johnson, who won World Series twice with Baltimore as player, managed Mets to title, dies  —  Davey Johnson, an All-Star second baseman who won the World Series twice with the Baltimore Orioles as a player and managed the New York Mets to the title in 1986, has died.  He was 82.
Jaylon Thompson / Kansas City Star:
Cole Ragans will begin rehab assignment Sunday.  Is there time for him to return?  —  AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom.  — Cole Ragans begins rehab with Triple-A Omaha after June rotator cuff strain.  — Royals weigh Cole Ragans' recovery amid injuries to starters and playoff push.
Kiley McDaniel / ESPN:
2025 MLB core rankings: Who has the most star talent?  —  As we head toward the home stretch of the 2025 season, it's time for my annual ranking of the core talent of all 30 MLB teams.  This judges teams based on which players they have under contract through the next two full seasons …
ESPN:
Garcia's two-run homer and Wacha's strong outing lift Royals over Twins 2-1  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Maikel Garcia hit a two-run homer and Michael Wacha pitched 5 2/3 strong innings as the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 2-1 on Friday night.  —  Garcia hit Pablo López's …
Associated Press:
Odds by MLB's regular season enters final three weeks.  Here's a look at playoff picture, awards races  —  There's a wide divide in finances between Major League Baseball's big-market and small-market teams.  —  As for the win column?  Not so much.  —  The 2025 season has produced …
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
MLB reduces Willson Contreras' suspension to 4 games.  He'll miss series vs. Giants.  —  (Video by Ethan Erickson, Post-Dispatch)  —  Cardinals first baseman Willson Contreras was moved to the suspended list Friday and will miss the weekend series against the San Francisco Giants …
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