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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Chiefs' Travis Kelce purchases minority stake in Guardians — Travis Kelce is adding a new title to his burgeoning business portfolio: Major League Baseball owner. — The Kansas City Chiefs tight end is joining the Cleveland Guardians' ownership group as a minority investor …
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D.J. Short / NBCSports.com:
MLB Power Rankings: Jacob Misiorowski has Brewers flying high while Diamondbacks join this week's top 10 — Featured in this week's MLB Power Rankings, the NL is loaded with dominant starting pitchers, the Cubs can't decide who they are, the White Sox keep finding ways to be fun …
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Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Dodgers' Enrique Hernández back to IL with oblique tear — LOS ANGELES — Enrique Hernández was placed on the injured list Wednesday with what Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts described as a “significant tear” in his oblique, an injury that will keep him out for several weeks, if not months.
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Jorge Castillo / ESPN:
MLBPA makes 1st proposal in collective bargaining negotiations — The Major League Baseball Players Association made the first formal proposal in collective bargaining talks with Major League Baseball on Wednesday, opening negotiations with considerable changes to the sport's financial structure without the mention of a salary cap.
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Alex D'Agostino / Sports Illustrated:
Eduardo Rodriguez's Odd Start vs Giants Shows How Much He's Changed — The Diamondbacks' left-hander continues to flip every narrative. … It certainly didn't look like Arizona Diamondbacks left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez had much of anything working for him on Tuesday night …
Dylan Flippo / USA Today:
Texas A&M baseball's Bryan-College Station Regional preview — For the 14th time in program history, Texas A&M baseball is set to host the Bryan-College Station Regional, with an opportunity to advance to face the winner of the Chapel Hill Regional in the NCAA DI Baseball Super Regionals on the line.
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The Athletic:
Dodgers prospect Kendall George injures knee avoiding team's bat dog: Sources — LOS ANGELES — Kendall George, an outfield prospect for the Los Angeles Dodgers and one of the fastest players in the minor leagues, injured his left knee on Monday night trying to avoid the bat dog for the Double …
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Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Bob Horner was a baseball legend, family man and a hero of mine growing up — SportsDay's Rangers insider paid tribute to his childhood hero, who died at the age of 68 on Tuesday. — You know the saying: Never meet your heroes. — I'm glad I met one of mine. — It was the weirdest thing.
Matt Gelb / The Athletic:
Adolis García, Nick Castellanos and the Phillies' quest for a righty-hitting OF — SAN DIEGO — Adolis García took three at-bats Monday afternoon. He fell behind 0-2 in the count each time. Twice, he struck out looking. And, in the fifth inning, he took a panicked swing at a curveball well out of the zone.
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Marca:
Dodgers star hints at retirement while chasing MLB milestone after welcoming baby girl — The Dodgers star is chasing 3,000 hits, but the birth of his daughter has forced a rethink — Los Angeles Dodgers. This blockbuster Dodgers trade proposal for Tarik Skubal is a win-win for LA and Detroit
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Dan Martin / New York Post:
Mets flop in just about every way against Reds as losing skid hits five — See more of our coverage in your search results. — Add The New York Post on Google — There were plenty of references Tuesday night at Citi Field to the Knicks run to the NBA Finals.
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Associated Press:
Wander Franco found criminally responsible, but no prison — PUERTO PLATA, Dominican Republic — Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was declared criminally responsible for the sexual and psychological abuse of a minor, but he will not serve a sentence for it, a Dominican judge ruled Monday.
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