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11:25 AM ET, April 8, 2026

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Jaylon Thompson / Kansas City Star:
How a rare defensive play helped Royals earn series-opening win vs. Guardians  —  AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom.  — Michael Wacha delivered six effective innings, limiting Cleveland to one run.  — Two double plays erased threats and kept Wacha's pitch count low.
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Jaylon Thompson / Kansas City Star:
How the Royals used a 6-run inning to split Saturday's doubleheader vs. Brewers
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Fred Katz / The Athletic:
OG Anunoby, Derrick White highlight our All-Perimeter Defense First Team  —  Share full article  —  OG Anunoby could tell the future.  —  No, the New York Knicks' all-defensive wing didn't know a pass would drift into his hands.  He didn't predict the exact fashion of yet another steal or the fast break that followed.
MLB.com:
Punches thrown between Soler, López as tensions boil over  —  ANAHEIM — The benches cleared for the Angels and Braves on Tuesday night after Jorge Soler took umbrage with Reynaldo López throwing up and to the backstop after Soler had homered in his first at-bat and was hit by a pitch in his second at-bat.
Brian Lewis / New York Post:
Nets haven't given up on trying to acquire Giannis Antetokounmpo  —  The Nets didn't face Giannis Antetokounmpo in their 96-90 win over the Bucks on Tuesday night at Barclays Center, and it's unclear if they'll see him Friday when they travel to Milwaukee.  —  But it's almost a fait accompli …
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Sources: Konnor Griffin agrees to 9-year, $140M deal with Pirates  —  Rookie shortstop Konnor Griffin and the Pittsburgh Pirates are in agreement on a nine-year extension, the team announced, locking up the top prospect in baseball less than a week after his major league debut.
Mike Conley / The Athletic:
I've never been called for a technical in 1,224 games.  Here's why  —  Share full article … At least 15 times a year I get the questions from other players: “Are you going to get a tech tonight?  Are you going to finally do it?”  —  There have been a few games where I've reacted right away …
Sonja Chen / MLB.com:
Yamamoto ignores boos, subdues Blue Jays yet again in Toronto encore  —  TORONTO — Yoshinobu Yamamoto came into the 2025 World Series as one of the most accomplished active players in baseball, having won championships in Nippon Professional Baseball and Major League Baseball and gold medals …
MLB.com:
ElevenLabs Becomes a Proud Partner of the San Francisco Giants  —  ElevenLabs will be the Presenting Sponsor of the Champions Suite at Oracle Park  —  SAN FRANCISCO - The San Francisco Giants and ElevenLabs, an AI research and product company, today announced a multi-year partnership.
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James Morgan / USA Today:
Georgia rises in top-5 of USA TODAY Sports baseball coaches poll  —  The Georgia Bulldogs have moved one spot to No. 4 in the USA TODAY Sports baseball coaches poll after sweeping the now-No. 8 Mississippi State Bulldogs on the road in a three-game SEC series.  Georgia also earned a midweek win over the Georgia State Panthers.
Discussion: sports.yahoo.com
ESPN:
Cubs' Cade Horton to have season-ending elbow surgery  —  Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Cade Horton will have season-ending surgery to repair damage to the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, manager Craig Counsell said Tuesday.  —  The exact procedure, whether …
Rob Longley / Toronto Sun:
Thumb surgery for Alejandro Kirk means an extensive absence for Blue Jays star catcher  —  From the moment Alejandro Kirk raced to the dugout in Chicago on Saturday, the Blue Jays catching situation appeared to take a major blow.  —  This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
 
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