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Red Sox fire manager Alex Cora amid huge coaching shakeup — The Boston Red Sox have fired manager Alex Cora amid massive changes to the coaching staff following a 10-17 start to the season. — Boston also fired hitting coach Peter Fatse, third base coach Kyle Hudson, bench coach Ramon Vazquez …
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Red Sox part ways with Cora and 5 members of staff amid rough start to '26 — The Red Sox have parted ways with manager Alex Cora, hitting coach Peter Fatse, third-base coach Kyle Hudson, bench coach Rámon Vázquez, assistant hitting coach Dillon Lawson and Major League hitting …
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Alex D'Agostino / Sports Illustrated:
Why Mexico City Series Might be Big Trouble for Zac Gallen — These are not the most favorable conditions. … Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Zac Gallen has been getting away with hard contact all season. He might not be able to on Saturday afternoon.
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Diamondbacks president cites reasons to play this Mexico City series … The Diamondbacks will be making their second regular-season, international trip in franchise history this weekend, beginning Saturday, April 25, heading to Mexico City for a series that is six years overdue.
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Mike Fitzpatrick / Associated Press:
Michael Lorenzen gets 3 pivotal double plays and pitches Rockies past Mets 4-3 — Michael Lorenzen induced three double-play grounders in seven efficient innings and the Colorado Rockies held off the slumping New York Mets 4-3 on Friday night. Jake McCarthy hit a tiebreaking double off …
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MLB.com:
Blue Jays remove Hoffman as closer, will use committee approach for now — TORONTO — The Blue Jays have removed Jeff Hoffman from the closer's role, pivoting to a committee approach while he resets. — Hoffman has found himself as the next day's lead topic of conversation too many times …
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MLB.com:
Lindor expected to miss significant time with calf strain — Shortstop hits IL for just 3rd time in his career; Mauricio called up from Triple-A Syracuse — NEW YORK — A day after welcoming Juan Soto back to their lineup, the Mets officially said a temporary goodbye to Francisco Lindor.
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Mike Fitzpatrick / Associated Press:
Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor exits game with left calf tightness, will have MRI on Thursday
Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor exits game with left calf tightness, will have MRI on Thursday
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Daniel Hutchinson-Kausch / Battery Power:
Braves can't keep Phillies down in 8-5 loss — As the Braves looked for another series victory, they faced Zack Wheeler, uncertain of exactly what to expect from the Phillies' ace coming back from injury, while Bryce Elder started for Atlanta. — Bryce allowed some hard contact …
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Gary Phillips / New York Daily News:
Anthony Volpe not expected to join Yankees for Rangers series: ‘Nothing imminent there’ — HOUSTON — It sounds like Anthony Volpe won't make his season debut before the Yankees end their Texas-spanning road trip. — With the Bombers beginning a three-game series in Houston on Friday night …
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Roch Kubatko / MASN:
Elias provides injury updates before tonight's series opener against Red Sox — President of baseball operations Mike Elias met with the media in the dugout for about 8 ½ minutes this afternoon, shortly before it began to rain and players working out on the field hustled back to the clubhouse.
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Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
Phillies' Bryce Harper miffed by losing streak; Taijuan Walker cut — CHICAGO — Bryce Harper is as miffed as anyone about the Philadelphia Phillies' losing streak, saying “we got to get through it.” — The Phillies were outscored 27-14 by the Chicago Cubs during a four-game sweep …
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Michael Baumann / FanGraphs Baseball:
The Phillies Need Help. Jesús Luzardo Needs an Exorcism.
James Schiano / NBCSports.com:
Fantasy Baseball Steals Report: Agustín Ramírez is a defensive liability and José Ramírez is age-less — Welcome to the steals report! I will be here every Wednesday to go over important stolen base trends so you can find more speed for your fantasy teams.
Brendan Tuma / NBCSports.com:
Odds by MLB Batting Order Report: The Kids Have Jobs — Injuries continue to reshape lineups across the league, but a notable group of rookies and young players are settling into regular roles. A few weeks into the season, the trends are starting to come into focus. — ⚾️ Baseball is back!
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Zack Meisel / The Athletic:
Ten things we've learned about the Guardians through the first month of the season — As we approach the one-month mark of the 2026 season, let's examine what we've learned so far about the 14-12 Cleveland Guardians. — 1. The lefties can pitch — Consider the combined numbers …
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Covering the Corner
