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8:50 AM ET, April 9, 2026

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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Sources: Konnor Griffin agrees to 9-year, $140M deal with Pirates  —  Rookie shortstop Konnor Griffin and the Pittsburgh Pirates are in agreement on a nine-year extension, the team announced, locking up the top prospect in baseball less than a week after his major league debut.
MLB.com:
Punches thrown between Soler, López as tensions boil over  —  ANAHEIM — The benches cleared for the Angels and Braves on Tuesday night after Jorge Soler took umbrage with Reynaldo López throwing up and to the backstop after Soler had homered in his first at-bat and was hit by a pitch in his second at-bat.
Fred Katz / The Athletic:
OG Anunoby, Derrick White highlight our All-Perimeter Defense First Team  —  Share full article  —  OG Anunoby could tell the future.  —  No, the New York Knicks' all-defensive wing didn't know a pass would drift into his hands.  He didn't predict the exact fashion of yet another steal or the fast break that followed.
Brian Lewis / New York Post:
Nets haven't given up on trying to acquire Giannis Antetokounmpo  —  The Nets didn't face Giannis Antetokounmpo in their 96-90 win over the Bucks on Tuesday night at Barclays Center, and it's unclear if they'll see him Friday when they travel to Milwaukee.  —  But it's almost a fait accompli …
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Sonja Chen / MLB.com:
Yamamoto ignores boos, subdues Blue Jays yet again in Toronto encore  —  TORONTO — Yoshinobu Yamamoto came into the 2025 World Series as one of the most accomplished active players in baseball, having won championships in Nippon Professional Baseball and Major League Baseball and gold medals …
MLB.com:
ElevenLabs Becomes a Proud Partner of the San Francisco Giants  —  ElevenLabs will be the Presenting Sponsor of the Champions Suite at Oracle Park  —  SAN FRANCISCO - The San Francisco Giants and ElevenLabs, an AI research and product company, today announced a multi-year partnership.
Discussion: Yahoo Sports
Gordon Wittenmyer / Cincinnati.com:
Reds' 2nd chance at MLB history didn't last long, but no glove lost  —  MIAMI - The most confounding success story in an early season full of them for the Cincinnati Reds got a short-lived second chance at history this week, thanks to a scoring change by MLB's official keeper of the stats.
Ashley Cando / AM New York:
Amed Rosario repaying Aaron Boone's faith with big Yankees contributions  —  The New York Yankees continued to get a boost from Amed Rosario, who delivered a standout performance in Tuesday night's win over the Athletics, further proving his early value to the roster.
Chandler Rome / The Athletic:
Astros' injury woes continue to mount as Cristian Javier, Jake Meyers leave early  —  Share full article  —  DENVER — Already without ace Hunter Brown for the foreseeable future, the Houston Astros starting rotation may have sustained another seismic blow.
Eric Stephen / True Blue LA:
Davey Lopes, longtime Dodgers second baseman and coach, dies at age 80  —  Davey Lopes, the best second baseman in Los Angeles Dodgers history, died on Wednesday at age 80, the team announced.  —  Lopes was the oldest member of the Dodgers' famed infield — the quartet of Lopes, Steve Garvey …
Jaylon Thompson / Kansas City Star:
How a rare defensive play helped Royals earn series-opening win vs. Guardians  —  AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom.  — Michael Wacha delivered six effective innings, limiting Cleveland to one run.  — Two double plays erased threats and kept Wacha's pitch count low.
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Jaylon Thompson / Kansas City Star:
How the Royals used a 6-run inning to split Saturday's doubleheader vs. Brewers
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ESPN:
Cubs' Cade Horton to have season-ending elbow surgery  —  Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Cade Horton will have season-ending surgery to repair damage to the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, manager Craig Counsell said Tuesday.  —  The exact procedure, whether …
 
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