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Ben Dickson / Newsday:
Mets' A.J. Ewing triples in debut, gives team glimpse of long-term outfield plans in rout of Tigers — David Stearns noted the Mets wouldn't have promoted A.J. Ewing, who played only 12 games with Triple-A Syracuse, if they didn't believe he was ready for the jump.
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Will Sammon / The Athletic:
In need of jolt, Mets plan to call up outfield prospect A.J. Ewing: Sources — NEW YORK — Desperately in need of turning their season around, the New York Mets plan to call up top prospect A.J. Ewing ahead of Tuesday's game, league sources told The Athletic on Monday. — This is an aggressive promotion.
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The Athletic:
Lakers must build around Luka Dončić. What does it mean for LeBron and Austin Reaves? — Luka Dončić knew his hamstring was hurt. Same for Austin Reaves and a muscle along his ribs. It was April 2, late in the season, and both had suffered injuries in the first half of a game.
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ESPN:
Yankees' Jose Caballero to get testing on injured finger — BALTIMORE — New York Yankees shortstop José Caballero has been sidelined with a sore finger and will undergo tests to determine the extent of the injury. — Caballero hurt his right middle finger diving back to first base …
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The Athletic:
Ten starters Cubs could target before trade deadline, from Logan Webb to Joe Ryan — To be clear, Chicago Cubs officials do not expect to execute any major trades at this point in the baseball calendar. Recent history shows the Fourth of July would be considered early for action …
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Jeremy Accardo / Baseball-Reference.com:
Players who played for Toronto Blue Jays — Return to the form to edit this search or create a new search. — Batting — 720 players batted for each of these franchises. … Pitching — 539 players pitched for each of these franchises. … What is Immaculate Grid?
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Associated Press:
Mets lose to Diamondbacks, finish long road trip at 5-4 — PHOENIX — Eduardo Rodriguez came within two outs of his first major league complete game, Ryan Waldschmidt had his first three big league RBIs and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Mets, 5-1, on Sunday.
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Rob Longley / Toronto Sun:
Blue Jays DFA malcontent pitcher Eric Lauer, place Addison Barger back on IL in big roster shake-up — Malcontent pitcher Eric Lauer was designated for assignment by Toronto on Monday as outfielder Addison Barger was placed on IL. — From pouting to poor outings, from griping about his role with the team …
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UK Athletics:
Schedule Change: Tuesday Night Game vs. NKU Cancelled — LEXINGTON, Ky. - Kentucky's Tuesday game vs. NKU has been cancelled and will not be made up. — Tuesday night's game vs. NKU is cancelled in a mutual decision by both teams. Our team faced multiple extended delays over the weekend …
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Eric Samulski / NBCSports.com:
Fantasy baseball streaming starting pitchers and arsenal changes for Robby Snelling, Christian Scott, more — Welcome to your fantasy baseball starting pitcher happy place. This is a new column for me this year that will combine a few things I've done in the past.
Buster Olney / ESPN:
Scott Boras: Tigers ace Tarik Skubal could have short rehab — KANSAS CITY — Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal could return significantly sooner than the typical timeline for a pitcher undergoing removal of a loose elbow particle, according to his agent, Scott Boras.
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MLB.com:
1 thing each team can improve upon the rest of the way — No matter what its record is, every MLB team knows there's always room for improvement. — With the help of MLB.com's beat writers, here's one thing each club is seeking to improve this season. — All stats updated through Saturday's games
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