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Willson Contreras embraces villain role on the other side of the Cubs-Cardinals rivalry: 'When you get booed, you're doing something right' — Willson Contreras, decked out in St. Louis Cardinals red, admitted to experiencing nerves Monday in the visitors dugout at Wrigley Field.
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St. Louis Cardinals are trying to make Willson Contreras feel loved after putting him in a ‘timeout’ behind the plate — Wilson Contreras was the talk of major-league baseball Monday as he returned to Wrigley Field with the St. Louis Cardinals. — But instead of returning as the conquering hero …
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'You can't ignore the numbers': Chicago Cubs recall hot-hitting Christopher Morel from Triple-A Iowa — Christopher Morel's production at Triple-A Iowa became impossible for the Chicago Cubs to ignore. — Days after president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer and manager David Ross …
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A's pivot to new site for Vegas baseball stadium, lowering public funding request — The Oakland A's and Bally's Corp. have an agreement in place for the team to build a $1.5 billion stadium on a portion of the Tropicana Las Vegas site, a move expected to reduce the amount of public financing sought for the project to $395 million.
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A's revisit other Vegas stadium sites as legislative process lags — Three weeks after confirming they had a “binding agreement” on a 49-acre site west of the Strip for a $1.5 billion baseball stadium, the Oakland A's have reached out to owners of Southern Nevada sites the team previously considered …
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Yankees Notebook: Aaron Judge ready to return — and avoid headfirst slides — After a few days of hitting off machines, running and throwing behind the scenes, Aaron Judge is ready for the real thing. — The Yankees slugger is set to return from a right hip strain on Tuesday, he and Aaron Boone confirmed Monday.
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Yankees activate Aaron Judge after 10-game IL stint — NEW YORK — Aaron Judge was reinstated from the injured list by the New York Yankees and the record-setting slugger was back in right field batting second Tuesday night against the Oakland Athletics. — The reigning AL MVP …
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Aaron Judge (hip) to return for Yankees from IL on Tuesday
Aaron Judge (hip) to return for Yankees from IL on Tuesday
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Orioles place Ramón Urías on injured list, promote pitching prospect Drew Rom in roster shuffle — Orioles general manager Mike Elias talks about how the team is playing so far this season. (Baltimore Sun Handout) — The Orioles shuffled their bullpen and bench ahead …
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Orioles minor league report: 8 prospects move up in Baseball America's latest top 100 list — This offseason, the Orioles had Baseball America's top-ranked farm system for the first time since the publication began ranking them in 1984. In total, eight Baltimore prospects were recognized among the 100 best in baseball.
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Julius Randle disappears, Knicks outworked and now on brink of elimination as Heat takes Game 4 — MIAMI — The Knicks sit on the brink of elimination. And they deserve that position. — Outcoached, outhustled, outclassed and punked again, New York fell Monday night to the Miami Heat …
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Harden makes winning 3 in OT, 76ers tie series with Celtics
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Knicks are toast if Julius Randle doesn't get out of his playoff funk
Knicks are toast if Julius Randle doesn't get out of his playoff funk
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Max Scherzer scratched from Tuesday's start against Reds due to neck spasms — When it rains, it pours. — Max Scherzer has been scratched from Tuesday's start against the Cincinnati Reds due to neck spasms, the Mets announced. David Peterson has been recalled from Triple-A Syracuse …
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Shohei Ohtani checks off another Ruthian mark, but Angels fall to Astros — It took less than two innings for Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani to surpass another career achievement by Babe Ruth. Yet behind the plate for this milestone was an unfamiliar face.

Dodgers, Padres expected to open 2024 in South Korea, source says — The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres are expected to open the 2024 season with a pair of games in South Korea, a source familiar with the process told ESPN's Alden Gonzalez on Sunday.
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