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Matt Gelb / The Athletic:
Phillies to put J.T. Realmuto on injured list in latest blow — The Philadelphia Phillies, losers of seven straight and owners of the worst run differential in MLB, will be without their starting catcher for at least 10 days. — J.T. Realmuto has been placed on the injured list Wednesday with a lower back injury.
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Brendan Kuty / The Athletic:
Yankees players push to wear alternate road jerseys for first time in franchise history: Sources — BOSTON — New York Yankees players recently pitched higher-ups on the team wearing alternate jerseys for the first time in franchise history, a league source briefed on the conversations told The Athletic.
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Baseball-Reference.com:
Pitcher WAR Calculations and Details — Basic inputs — At its most basic level, our pitching WAR calculation requires only overall Runs Allowed (both earned and unearned) and Innings Pitched. Since we are trying to measure the value of the pitcher's performance to his team …
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Joe Vasile / MLB.com:
Yankees Pitchers Gerrit Cole and Carlos Rodon Currently Scheduled to Make Rehab Starts With Renegades — Cole slated for his second rehab start on Thursday, Rodon tentatively slated to start on Friday — Wappingers Falls, N.Y. (April 21, 2026) - The New York Yankees have announced …
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Jim Salisbury / NBC Sports Philadelphia:
Phillies baseball boss confident team will come out of early-season malaise — Dave Dombrowski: “Rob Thomson has been a good manager for us” — CHICAGO - Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski is confident his team will shake the early-season malaise that resulted …
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Eleanor Nash / Kansas City Star:
Historic KC church learns Royals to move next-door, bell tower to overlook stadium — The century-old Catholic church, Our Lady of Sorrows, is poised to get a new neighbor: the Kansas City Royals. — Sunday worshippers going to Mass could soon be joined by baseball fans going to their sacred space …
Bill Plunkett / Orange County Register:
Will bulk of Dodgers' closer role fall to Tanner Scott again with Edwin Diaz out? — Brock Stewart is expected to join Dave Roberts' list of ninth-inning options at some point soon, but the manager sees no reason to designate a closer to replace Diaz even though he named Scott as the most likely to inherit save situations
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Arizona Republic:
Diamondbacks buried by White Sox amid serious starting pitching slump — José M. Romero Nick PiecoroArizona Republic — The Diamondbacks' solid start to the year was built, in part, on a starting rotation that usually kept them in games. That is not to say their starters were perfect …
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MLB.com:
Denzel Clarke placed on IL with bone bruise in foot; OF Thomas recalled — SEATTLE — The Athletics' outfield defense took a hit as Denzel Clarke was placed on the 10-day injured list prior to Wednesday's series finale against the Mariners at T-Mobile Park.
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Harrison Smajovits / Sports Illustrated:
Braves Call Upon Top Right-Handed Prospect to Fill Rotation Gap — The Atlanta Braves turned to one of their top prospects after Martín Pérez had to be utilized in a long-relief role Wednesday night — The Atlanta Braves have called upon another prospect to fill the gap on Thursday afternoon.
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ESPN:
Jordan Walker 2026 batting Stats Per Game - MLB — The 2026 MLB batting season stats per game for Jordan Walker of the St. Louis Cardinals on ESPN. Includes full stats, per opponent, for regular and postseason.
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Stephen J. Nesbitt / The Athletic:
What is life really like for MLB players on the road? We answer your questions — We're almost a month into the Major League Baseball regular season, and while the standings look like a creation from another topsy-turvy universe — perhaps your favorite team is one of the projected contenders …
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