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Evan Petzold / Detroit Free Press:
Tarik Skubal to undergo surgery for loose bodies in left elbow — Tarik Skubal has been scratched from his start. — He has been placed on the injured list. — And he needs surgery. — The 29-year-old left-hander won't start for the Detroit Tigers on Monday, May 4 …
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MLB.com:
Skubal to have surgery for loose bodies in elbow; timetable TBD — DETROIT — Two-time defending American League Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal will undergo arthroscopic surgery to remove loose bodies from his elbow after a flare-up on Sunday night. — Neither Skubal nor the Tigers would put a timetable on his return.
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Yahoo Sports and UPI
Tony Paul / The Detroit News:
Orthopaedic surgeon gives best guess on return for Tigers ace Tarik Skubal — Tarik Skubal, the two-time Cy Young winner, says he has been dealing with the loose bodies in his elbow much of the season. — Detroit — The Tigers aren't putting a projected timetable on Tarik Skubal's return this season.
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sports.yahoo.com and Detroit Sports Nation
Evan Petzold / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal shares update after injury scare — Detroit Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal is ready for his next start. — That news is significant because Skubal - and everyone else in the Tigers' organization - experienced an injury scare in the seventh inning Wednesday …
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Just Baseball, Yahoo Sports, Last Word On Baseball, Detroit Sports Nation and New York Post
David Shovein / NBCSports.com:
Tarik Skubal to undergo elbow surgery: Injury details, fallout for Tigers and fantasy managers — The Tigers entered the day on Monday tied with the Guardians atop the American League Central and in prime position to make it to the postseason for a third consecutive season.
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Yahoo Sports, The Japan Times and Detroit Sports Nation
David Schoenfield / ESPN:
Handing out 2026 April grades to all 30 MLB teams — The struggles of three of MLB's richest premier franchises over the opening five weeks of the 2026 season are reminiscent of a scene from “Bull Durham,” when manager Joe “Skip” Riggins asks coach Larry Hockett, “What's our record?”
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Phillies Nation, Chicago City Sports Home, cubsinsider.com, Arizona Sports, True Blue LA and sports.yahoo.com
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Handing out MLB's early awards: Best and worst of wacky opening month
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Sporting News and Yahoo Sports
Gordon Wittenmyer / Cincinnati.com:
Reds trounced for 3rd time in 4 games, set ugly MLB record along way
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Associated Press, Yahoo Sports and The Athletic
Eric Samulski / NBCSports.com:
Fantasy baseball streaming starting pitchers and arsenal changes for Parker Messick, Davis Martin, 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.
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D.J. Short / NBCSports.com:
MLB Power Rankings: Cubs continue Wrigley Field dominance, Phillies off to hot start with Don Mattingly — Featured in this week's MLB Power Rankings, the Cubs continue to rise, Fernando Tatís Jr. is suffering a power outage, the Phillies find momentum after switching managers …
Ben Glicksman / The Ringer:
John Sterling Was Always There … His voice was one of the constants in my life. I heard it when I ate pureed vegetables and learned how to walk. I heard it when I drove off to college, trying to figure out who I was. I heard it in my early 20s when my future seemed infinite.
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National Weather Service:
Chicago, Chicago Midway Airport (KMDW) — Extended Forecast for — 6 Miles SE Lincolnwood IL — High: 79 °F — Low: 50 °F — High: 50 °F — Tuesday Night Low: 45 °F — High: 52 °F — Low: 44 °F — High: 58 °F — Low: 46 °F — High: 58 °F
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Bleed Cubbie Blue and Yahoo Sports
The Athletic:
Timberwolves earn competitive Game 1 victory vs. Spurs: Takeaways — It was obvious — literally from the jump, when skyscrapers Rudy Gobert and Victor Wembanyama squared off at midcourt — that every bucket of the Western Conference semifinals series between the Minnesota Timberwolves and San Antonio Spurs would be hard-earned.
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sports.yahoo.com, Arizona Sports, Sportsnet.ca and NBCSports.com
Jaylon Thompson / Kansas City Star:
Is Royals' Jac Caglianone near an offensive breakout? Signs are starting to show — AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. — Jac Caglianone delivered a game-tying RBI single against Seattle with two outs in ninth. — He has hit safely in 13 of his last 17 games and has five multi-hit games.
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Into the Fountains and Seattle Sports
