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Mark Bowman / MLB.com:
Murphy to undergo surgery to repair hip tear, miss rest of '25 — ATLANTA — Sean Murphy's struggles over the past month were likely influenced by the right hip ailment that will be surgically repaired later this week. — Braves president of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos …
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Associated Press:
Braves catcher Sean Murphy will undergo season-ending surgery to repair a labral tear in his hip — Atlanta Braves catcher Sean Murphy will undergo season-ending surgery Thursday to repair a labral tear in his right hip, the team announced. Recovery is expected to take four months.
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Associated Press:
Schwarber hits 50th homer and Suárez strikes out 12 as Phillies extend lead over Mets with 9-3 win — Kyle Schwarber hit his 50th home run of the season and Ranger Suárez struck out a career-high 12 over six shutout innings to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 9-3 win over the New York Mets on Tuesday night.
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Nola returns to form, Duran holds on in 9th, Phillies edge Mets 1-0 to extend NL East lead — PHILADELPHIA — Aaron Nola returned to form with three-hit ball over six innings and Jhoan Duran stranded two runners when he struck out the final two batters to help the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 1-0 on Monday night.
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Jorge Castillo / ESPN:
Yankees' relief collapses as Tigers explode for 9 runs in 7th — NEW YORK — For six innings on Tuesday, the New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers played a clean, tight baseball game suitable for a potential postseason preview. Then the Yankees crumbled spectacularly, allowing the Tigers …
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Pete Caldera / NorthJersey.com:
Yankees ‘in a position to go get it’ as their September standing improves
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NBCSports.com:
Rockies at Dodgers prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, trends, and stats for September 8 — Its Monday, September 8 and the Rockies (40-103) are in Los Angeles to open a series against the Dodgers (79-64). — Chase Dollander is slated to take the mound for Colorado.
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Associated Press:
Aaron Judge hits 359th career homer, passing Hall of Famer Yogi Berra for 5th in Yankees history — Yankees captain Aaron Judge hit his 359th career home run in the first inning Tuesday night against the Detroit Tigers, breaking a tie with Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra for fifth place on the franchise list.
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Associated Press:
Family has Rays' Wander Franco detained, admitted to clinic — SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Suspended Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, who was found guilty earlier this year of sexually abusing a minor, was detained by police on Tuesday and admitted into a clinic …
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Associated Press:
All those young fill-ins are winning games and keeping Texas Rangers in playoff contention — ARLINGTON, Texas — All of those rookie fill-ins are keeping the injury-plagued Texas Rangers in playoff contention. — Center fielder Michael Helman hit a grand slam while driving in all of their runs …
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Associated Press:
AL East-leading Blue Jays put Bo Bichette on 10-day IL because of sprained left knee — TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays put shortstop Bo Bichette on the 10-day injured list because of a sprained left knee, retroactive to Sept. 7. — Toronto recalled outfielder Joey Loperfido from Triple-A Buffalo.
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Associated Press:
Cubs place Kyle Tucker on injured list because of strained left calf — The Chicago Cubs placed All-Star right fielder Kyle Tucker on the 10-day injured list because of a strained left calf, a move retroactive to Saturday. Tucker has not played since Sept. 2. He is eligible to be activated on Sept. 16.
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 …
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Matt Gelb / The Athletic:
Phillies put Trea Turner, Alec Bohm on IL, expect both to avoid lengthy absences — PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies put the left side of their infield on the injured list Monday afternoon, a foreboding development with three weeks to go in the season, but the club believes it could avoid significant absences for Trea Turner and Alec Bohm.
