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Bradford Doolittle / ESPN:
Royals' Salvator Perez, manager clear air about ‘mental breather’ — NEW YORK — Royals captain Salvador Perez and manager Matt Quatraro said they were back on the same page Sunday after the catcher's social media post late Saturday caused drama between the team and one of its most beloved players.
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Jaylon Thompson / Kansas City Star:
Royals' Salvador Perez calls disagreement with Matt Quatraro a misunderstanding — AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. — Salvador Perez disputed Quatraro on X, Instagram, then walked back those comments Sunday. — Quatraro said Perez's benching was to reduce preparation load, not suggest struggle.
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Arizona Republic:
Diamondbacks' Ryne Nelson rocked, Carroll exits early in Toronto rout — Nick Piecoro José M. RomeroArizona Republic — The Diamondbacks' Ketel Marte walked back toward the dugout and disgustedly flipped his helmet in the air. He had just smoked his second batted ball of the day in excess of 110 mph to right field.
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Arizona Republic:
Soroka, Arenado lead Arizona Diamondbacks past Toronto Blue Jays — Nick Piecoro José M. RomeroArizona Republic — The two defining moments of the Diamondbacks' 6-3 series-opening win over the American League champion Toronto Blue Jays on Friday, April 17, came at crucial times in the game.
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David Schoenfield / ESPN:
Early MLB 2026 trade deadline preview for all 30 teams — It has been a chaotic start to the MLB season. The Toronto Blue Jays, Seattle Mariners, Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Red Sox, all playoff teams in 2025, have struggled and are each below .500. The Blue Jays and Phillies entered Sunday …
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Eric Samulski / NBCSports.com:
Fantasy baseball streamers and arsenal changes for Reid Detmers, Spencer Arrighetti, and more — Welcome to your fantasy baseball starting pitcher happy place. This is a new column for me this year that will combine a few things I've done in the past. In this article, every Monday …
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Brian Dulik / Associated Press:
Guardians catcher Austin Hedges gets engaged on the field following game — Austin Hedges scored the first run of the game for the Guardians but had a bigger moment after the final out. Hedges proposed to his girlfriend, Lexi Dickinson, on the field Sunday following Cleveland's 8-4 victory over the Baltimore Orioles.
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Zack Meisel / The Athletic:
Parker Messick flashes dominance, nearly breaks Guardians' no-hitter hex
Parker Messick flashes dominance, nearly breaks Guardians' no-hitter hex
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Matt Postins / Sports Illustrated:
Rangers Notes: Josh Jung's Red-Hot Bat, Brandon Nimmo's Career Milestone — The Texas Rangers fell to the Seattle Mariners on Saturday, so now Texas must try and win the series on Sunday. — The Texas Rangers saw their recent domination of the Seattle Mariners come to an end with a 7-3 loss on Saturday.
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MLB.com:
Angels great Garret Anderson passes away at 53 — Garret Anderson, a World Series hero and one of the great Angels players of all-time, passed away suddenly at the age of 53, the club announced on Friday. — “The Angels organization is mourning the loss of one of our franchise's most beloved icons …
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Kevin Tresolini / Tri-County Independent:
Early Phillies struggles deepen after ugly loss to Braves — PHILADELPHIA - Mid-April is certainly too early in the baseball season to fret. — The Phillies do have 143 games and 5½ more months to play. — But they've done little of late to fuel faith in the likelihood …
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Charlotte Varnes / The Athletic:
Jesús Luzardo's bumpy, puzzling start to Phillies season continues in blowout loss
Jesús Luzardo's bumpy, puzzling start to Phillies season continues in blowout loss
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Tampa Bay Times:
Rays' win streak ends vs. Pirates as Griffin Jax fails them once again — PITTSBURGH — The Rays had done so much good in winning six straight games and nine of their previous 11 while surging to the top of the American League.But with Friday's game in the balance in the sixth inning, they turned to unsteady reliever Griffin Jax.
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Jaylon Thompson / Kansas City Star:
How Royals dropped 5th consecutive game in Friday's series opener vs. Yankees — AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. — Royals lost their fifth consecutive game after a 4-2 defeat at Yankee Stadium. — Pasquantino tied the game in the eighth with a solo homer off Camilo Doval.
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