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Jaylon Thompson / Kansas City Star:
How the Royals' bullpen imploded again in Tuesday's loss to Washington Nationals  —  AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom.  — Lynch entered the seventh with a 1.80 ERA and was charged with three runs.  — Foster Griffin, drafted in 2014, allowed one run across six innings.
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Jaylon Thompson / Kansas City Star:
Kansas City Royals acquire veteran reliever in two-player trade with Blue Jays  —  AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom.  — Royals acquired right-hander Connor Seabold from the Blue Jays for Denis Samudio and cash.  — Seabold has a 4.26 ERA in 16 relief appearances and appeared in five games with Toronto.
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors and Deadspin
Shreyas Laddha / Kansas City Star:
Kansas City Royals end losing streak with impressive pitching performance vs. Astros
Discussion: Deadspin and Royals Review
Evan Petzold / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers send Keider Montero to bullpen: 'I'm always available'  —  HOUSTON - The Detroit Tigers have sent right-hander Keider Montero to the bullpen.  —  The 25-year-old will be available as a reliever for the Tigers on Tuesday, June 16, in the second of three games against the Houston Astros at Daikin Park.
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Evan Petzold / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers scratch Troy Melton from Monday's start with injury  —  HOUSTON - It's never nothing.  —  The Detroit Tigers were surprised with more injury news Monday, June 15, before the opener of a three-game series against the Houston Astros at Daikin Park, scratching right-hander Troy Melton …
Discussion: Deadspin and sports.yahoo.com
ESPN:
Ranking top 2026 MLB trade deadline candidates: Skubal, more  —  Major League Baseball's Aug. 3 trade deadline is now less than seven weeks away, and teams are ramping up conversations about plans for the trade season ahead.  —  Whether from contenders determining how big of a splash …
MLB.com:
First All-Star Ballot update: Ohtani, Yordan cruising; both 1B fields loaded  —  Read our story on the balloting format, which includes two phases of fan voting to determine the All-Star starters.  —  The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani and the Astros' Yordan Alvarez are the leading vote-getters …
Will Sammon / The Athletic:
Mets' rotation takes another hit with Christian Scott headed to IL: Sources  —  The New York Mets' vulnerable rotation is losing a key member for at least the short term with right-hander Christian Scott headed for the injured list, league sources told The Athletic on Monday.
Buster Olney / ESPN:
MLB 2026 trade deadline: Front office execs under most pressure  —  It's a good time to be Andrew Friedman, the head of baseball operations for the Los Angeles Dodgers.  He's probably having a hard time fitting all of his championship rings onto one hand, and L.A. is loaded again for a run …
Discussion: sports.yahoo.com
ESPN:
Suárez homers twice and drives in 6 to back Burns as Reds rout Mets 12-0  —  CINCINNATI — Eugenio Suárez homered twice and drove in a career-high six runs, including a grand slam in the second inning as the Cincinnati Reds rolled to a 12-0 victory over the New York Mets on Monday night.
Jim Buzinski / Outsports:
MLB warns 3 San Francisco Giants players who scrawled a Bible verse on Pride hats  —  Major League Baseball issued a response to three San Francisco Giants pitchers who wrote Biblical inscriptions on the team's Pride caps: You've been warned.  —  “The writing on the cap violates our rules …
Eric Samulski / NBCSports.com:
Fantasy baseball streaming starting pitchers: Griffin Jax rebounds, Anthony Kay surging, 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 …
Alex D'Agostino / Sports Illustrated:
There's No Reason Diamondbacks' Manuel Pena Should Still Be in AA  —  This is simply getting ridiculous.  —  There is simply nothing left to prove for Arizona Diamondbacks infield prospect Manuel Pena at the Double-A level.  —  The 22-year-old Pena has been turning some heads with his power surge …
 
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