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Boston Red Sox's Jarren Duran says he's unvaccinated, meaning he'll miss next week's series in Toronto — BOSTON — Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran said Wednesday that he remains unvaccinated against COVID-19, meaning he'll be ineligible to play next week's three-game series against the Blue Jays in Toronto.
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Why Manny Ramirez says Derek Jeter would have been ‘just a regular player’ in Kansas City
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Alex Cora jokes Red Sox need to stop seating David Ortiz next to him during games: 'It's non-stop. It's not Fort Myers, bro'
Alex Cora jokes Red Sox need to stop seating David Ortiz next to him during games: 'It's non-stop. It's not Fort Myers, bro'
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Manny Ramirez offers contract advice to Rafael Devers and Xander Bogaerts
Manny Ramirez offers contract advice to Rafael Devers and Xander Bogaerts
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The Houston Astros remain the class of the AL West and will provide tough test for both Mets, Yankees — The naysayers can no longer complain about the Yankees beating up on a soft schedule. — As the team blitzed everything in sight on their way to a historic start …
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Michael King and Clay Holmes have been dominant, but their heavy workload is concerning — ST. PETERSBURG — In the bottom of the eighth inning Tuesday night, Michael King popped up onto the bullpen mound. The Yankees' reliable right-hander had been noticeably missing from the game the night before.
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Gerrit Cole takes no-hitter into eighth inning, Yankees rally for 4-2 win against Rays
Gerrit Cole takes no-hitter into eighth inning, Yankees rally for 4-2 win against Rays
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Aaron Judge in Queens? Boston? 7 teams that could challenge Yankees for MLB's biggest likely free agent — The long-standing refrain about baseball free agents is that it takes just one aggressive owner to change everything. Arte Moreno swooped in to sign Albert Pujols for the Angels.
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Nets still Kyrie Irving's most likely landing spot amid ‘impasse’ — Despite the Nets and Kyrie Irving hitting an impasse in their talks, both sides are still working to find a happy medium in Brooklyn rather than an exit strategy out of it. Or as a source told The Post “what's good for both [sides].”
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Dodgers set to promote Stefen Romero to majors for first time since 2016 — The 33-year-old outfielder played in Japan from 2017-21 before signing a minor league contract with the Dodgers in February — A long and winding road is bringing Stefen Romero back to the big leagues.
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Max Scherzer completes first rehab start; Jacob deGrom throws first live batting practice since shoulder injury — HOUSTON - The Mets aces are taking significant steps toward their upcoming returns to the rotation. — Max Scherzer (left oblique strain) allowed two earned runs on two hits …
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Ravens outside linebacker Jaylon Ferguson dies at age 26 — Ravens outside linebacker Jaylon Ferguson has died, the team announced Wednesday. He was 26. — “We are profoundly saddened by the tragic passing of Jaylon Ferguson,” the Ravens said in a statement, which did not list a cause of death.

All-Star Ballot standings as of June 21, 2022 — Below are the complete standings for Phase 1 of fan voting for the 2022 MLB All-Star Game presented by Mastercard as of the first ballot update.
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With the Chicago White Sox rotation finally whole, it's time for the starters to pick up the slack — ExpandAutoplay — 1 of 17 — White Sox second baseman Josh Harrison, center, celebrates with teammates after driving in the winning run with a single in the 12th inning on June 21, 2022, at Guaranteed Rate Field.
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Memo: MLB to require all teams to ‘muddy’ ball using exact same technique — Major League Baseball is now requiring teams to “muddy” baseballs before games using the exact same technique, according to a league memo sent to all 30 teams on Tuesday and obtained by ESPN.
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MLB Mock Draft 2.0: Druw Jones goes No. 1 to Orioles in Keith Law's latest projection — Three weeks and five days to go until the 2022 MLB Draft begins, the Sunday night before the All-Star Game, by which point summer collegiate leagues will be half done and many players won't have picked up a bat or ball in two months.
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Walks again hurt Chicago Cubs rookie Caleb Kilian in a blowout loss: 'It's super frustrating' — PITTSBURGH — Three starts into his big-league career, Caleb Kilian is searching for answers. — For a pitcher who didn't walk many batters in the minors since joining the Chicago Cubs organization last July …
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