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Chris Kirschner / The Athletic:
Yankees place flamethrowing reliever Carlos Lagrange on injured list  —  The bad injury news continues for the New York Yankees.  —  The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders have placed right-handed reliever Carlos Lagrange on the seven-day injured list, the team announced Thursday.
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Erik Boland / Newsday:
Severity of Aaron Judge's rib fracture can reshape Yankees' trade deadline plans  —  The Yankees' needs in advance of this season's trade deadline — exactly one month from Friday — haven't changed.  —  They are, really, what the Yankees felt they would be pretty much from the time they left spring training in late March.
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MLB.com:
Full All-Star rosters unveiled, including 26 first-timers  —  The full rosters for the 2026 Midsummer Classic are here!  —  Major League Baseball announced the rosters (starters, pitchers and reserves) for the American League and National League on Saturday.  —  2026 All-Star Game presented by Mastercard
Meghan Montemurro / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago Cubs CF Pete Crow-Armstrong named an All-Star for the 2nd consecutive season: ‘It really means a lot’  —  Pete Crow-Armstrong is an All-Star again.  —  The Chicago Cubs center fielder was named to the National League All-Star team Saturday as a reserve, earning the honor to play …
MLB.com:
Ohtani feeling ‘considerably better,’ eyeing Sunday return to lineup  —  LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani was out of Saturday's lineup as planned after exiting early due to some tightness in his right biceps the night before.  The two-way superstar was potentially available to pinch-hit Saturday …
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Yahoo Sports:
Phillies series preview: Rebounding from a bad start  —  As the United States celebrates its 250th birthday, players representing the city where much of it began will arrive in Kansas City to play a three-game set.  Of note to many fans will be the fact that the Phillies started the season 9-19.
Jon Krawczynski / The Athletic:
Timberwolves ramp up LeBron James pursuit, believe they are real option: Sources  —  The Minnesota Timberwolves have ramped up their push for LeBron James, with full belief that they are very much in the hunt to land one of the greatest players in NBA history, league sources told The Athletic.
MLB.com:
The Draft is just over a week away!  Find out if the landscape has changed with our latest mock  —  We're now just a week away from “go time” - the start of the 2026 MLB Draft.  And yes, that means this is our penultimate mock (Man, I love that word).  —  Jim Callis and I will provide …
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Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Rangers stock report: Speculation mounts as portfolio could change ahead of trade deadline  —  Righty and lefty bullpen arms, right-handed hitting outfielder among possible hedge bets needed to reinforce ranks.  —  The Texas Rangers Stock Exchange may be closed for the holiday weekend …
ESPN:
Cavalli, Contreras, 2 others disciplined for Nats-Red Sox dustup  —  Washington Nationals right-hander Cade Cavalli and Boston Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras each have been suspended seven games for their roles in a benches-clearing brawl at Fenway Park on Tuesday night, Major League Baseball said Thursday.
George Bissell / NBCSports.com:
Mets release reliever Adbert Alzolay  —  Mets released RHP Adbert Alzolay.  —  Alzolay was one of Chicago's top pitching prospects and had some success after converting to a full-time relief role, notching 22 saves during the 2023 campaign.  He missed all of last year recovering …
Tony Paul / The Detroit News:
Detroit Tigers, Game 88: One thing I loved, one thing I didn't  —  The News' Tony Paul gives his quick takes on the Tigers' 10-4 loss to the Rangers on Thursday:  —  One thing I loved  —  On a night when the Tigers didn't pitch well at all, and they didn't hit particularly well, either …
Jaylon Thompson / Kansas City Star:
Royals shut down All-Star starter Kris Bubic due to left-shoulder soreness  —  AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom.  — Royals scratched Kris Bubic from a rehab start due to left-shoulder soreness.  — Bubic was transferred to the 60-day injured list, and Jose Cuas was added to the 40-man.
 
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