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Mike Fitzpatrick / Associated Press:
Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor exits game with left calf tightness, will have MRI on Thursday — No sooner did the struggling New York Mets get a star player back than another one went down with a similar injury. Francisco Lindor was removed Wednesday night against the Minnesota Twins …
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Abbey Mastracco / New York Daily News:
Mets snap 12-game losing streak, top Twins with Mark Vientos go-ahead single — Just when the Mets thought they were out of the woods with Juan Soto's calf injury, down went Francisco Lindor with one. Yet somehow, the Mets managed to snap their 12-game losing streak Wednesday night at Citi Field.
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Ben Dickson / Newsday:
Mets' losing streak reaches 12 as Juan Soto expects to return tonight
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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 …
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Royals, Hallmark unveil ballpark plan for downtown Kansas City — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals are moving from their longtime home at Kauffman Stadium to the downtown Crown Center area, partnering with Hallmark Cards on a $3 billion project that includes a mixed-used development with a new ballpark as its centerpiece.
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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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Laurie Whitwell / The Athletic:
Manchester United transfers: Carlos Baleba, Micky van de Ven and what else we're hearing — Sir Jim Ratcliffe has been on Manchester United business for two successive Mondays. His trip to Old Trafford for the Leeds United match will have left him contemplating the more difficult decisions ahead.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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