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Nick Vadala / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
The Phillies' Alec Bohm sues his parents, alleging they mismanaged his finances — Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm has sued his parents, alleging the pair defrauded him of millions of dollars under the guise of managing his financial affairs. — Bohm says in the suit that his parents …
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Yahoo Sports, Phillies Nation and New York Post
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Yankees, Luis Garcia Agree To Minor League Deal — The Yankees and former Astros righty Luis Garcia are in agreement on a minor league contract, per the team's transaction log at MLB.com. It's presumably a two-year minor league pact, as Garcia underwent his second career Tommy John surgery back in October.
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Jon Heyman / New York Post:
Yankees haven't give up hope on acquiring Paul Skenes — The Yankees, perhaps encouraged by their belief Pirates superstar Paul Skenes might have interest in them (true or not), tried for Skenes at the deadline but were shut down so quickly the Pirates didn't even listen to the offer, sources say.
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Jake Rill / MLB.com:
O's usher in fun-filled Albernaz era: 'Nobody's safe from the cart' — BALTIMORE — In the back-right corner of the Orioles' newly renovated clubhouse at Camden Yards, two words have been painted onto the wall: “Day One.” — The phrase was first uttered by manager Craig Albernaz during Baltimore's …
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Greg Joyce / New York Post:
Yankees look to build on balanced attack from Opening Day win — Access the Yankees beat like never before — Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees. — SAN FRANCISCO — Aaron Boone likes to call this the week of overreactions.
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Alex D'Agostino / Sports Illustrated:
The Diamondbacks Have a Serious Baserunning Problem — This needs to be addressed. … The Arizona Diamondbacks are costing themselves runs. — In back-to-back games, the D-backs have handed free outs on the basepaths to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Twice in game one and twice in game two.
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Phillip Martinez / SNY:
Aaron Judge homers, Cam Schlittler dominates as Yankees blank Giants, 3-0 — Judge and Giancarlo Stanton provided offense with two longballs — POPULAR IN THE COMMUNITY RECENT STORIES — Rangers snap six-game losing skid with 6-1 win over Blackhawks — Boone impressed by Schlittler's ‘power’ on the mound
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Tony Paul / The Detroit News:
Detroit Tigers, Game 2: One thing I loved, one thing I didn't — The News' Tony Paul gives his quick takes on the Tigers' 5-2 win over the Padres on Friday: — One thing I loved — Framber Valdez made his debut start for the Tigers, and it was an impressive first impression.
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Ivan / Battery Power:
Three homers, flashy gloves back Chris Sale in 6-0 Opening Day win over Royals — A shutout win with three dingers? Be still my heart. … One game won't exorcise all the demons of yesteryear, but the Atlanta Braves made a huge first step in turning things around on Opening Day …
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Jeff Sanders / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Padres notebook: Joe Musgrove back to playing catch, Yu Darvish appreciation, ABS debuts — Following spring setback, Joe Musgrove returns to playing catch but remains without a timetable — Joe Musgrove acknowledged Thursday's opening day-record crowd of 45,673 from the Petco Park bullpen …
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Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Sources: Padres' Yu Darvish to restricted list amid surgery recovery
Sources: Padres' Yu Darvish to restricted list amid surgery recovery
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Under The Knife, Associated Press, The Athletic, Gaslamp Ball, MLB Trade Rumors, New York Post and Bleacher Report
Evan Petzold / Detroit Free Press:
Four hits, no fear: Kevin McGonigle arrives with historic MLB debut — SAN DIEGO - Kevin McGonigle looked like a veteran all day. — It was his MLB debut. — The Detroit Tigers' 21-year-old top prospect stepped to the plate five times Thursday, March 26, against the San Diego Padres …
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Zack Meisel / The Athletic:
Chase DeLauter starts MLB career with historic two-homer performance: 'He's not from this planet' — Share full article — SEATTLE — Earlier this week, four innings after Chase DeLauter clobbered a 448-foot home run in his final tuneup for the regular season, his brother texted his dad.
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Laura Albanese / Newsday:
Mets chase Pirates' Paul Skenes in the first inning in Opening Day win — The Mets beat the Pirates, 11-7, on Opening Day at Citi Field on Thursday, but among the offensive pyrotechnics came two unexpectedly pivotal at-bats — a fly ball and a strikeout, both courtesy of new third baseman Bo Bichette.
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