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Jaylon Thompson / Kansas City Star:
How the Royals' bullpen imploded again in Tuesday's loss to Washington Nationals — AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. — Lynch entered the seventh with a 1.80 ERA and was charged with three runs. — Foster Griffin, drafted in 2014, allowed one run across six innings.
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Jaylon Thompson / Kansas City Star:
Kansas City Royals acquire veteran reliever in two-player trade with Blue Jays — AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. — Royals acquired right-hander Connor Seabold from the Blue Jays for Denis Samudio and cash. — Seabold has a 4.26 ERA in 16 relief appearances and appeared in five games with Toronto.
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Shreyas Laddha / Kansas City Star:
Kansas City Royals end losing streak with impressive pitching performance vs. Astros
Kansas City Royals end losing streak with impressive pitching performance vs. Astros
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Evan Petzold / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers send Keider Montero to bullpen: 'I'm always available' — HOUSTON - The Detroit Tigers have sent right-hander Keider Montero to the bullpen. — The 25-year-old will be available as a reliever for the Tigers on Tuesday, June 16, in the second of three games against the Houston Astros at Daikin Park.
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Evan Petzold / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers scratch Troy Melton from Monday's start with injury — HOUSTON - It's never nothing. — The Detroit Tigers were surprised with more injury news Monday, June 15, before the opener of a three-game series against the Houston Astros at Daikin Park, scratching right-hander Troy Melton …
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ESPN:
Ranking top 2026 MLB trade deadline candidates: Skubal, more — Major League Baseball's Aug. 3 trade deadline is now less than seven weeks away, and teams are ramping up conversations about plans for the trade season ahead. — Whether from contenders determining how big of a splash …
MLB.com:
First All-Star Ballot update: Ohtani, Yordan cruising; both 1B fields loaded — Read our story on the balloting format, which includes two phases of fan voting to determine the All-Star starters. — The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani and the Astros' Yordan Alvarez are the leading vote-getters …
Will Sammon / The Athletic:
Mets' rotation takes another hit with Christian Scott headed to IL: Sources — The New York Mets' vulnerable rotation is losing a key member for at least the short term with right-hander Christian Scott headed for the injured list, league sources told The Athletic on Monday.
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Buster Olney / ESPN:
MLB 2026 trade deadline: Front office execs under most pressure — It's a good time to be Andrew Friedman, the head of baseball operations for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He's probably having a hard time fitting all of his championship rings onto one hand, and L.A. is loaded again for a run …
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ESPN:
Suárez homers twice and drives in 6 to back Burns as Reds rout Mets 12-0 — CINCINNATI — Eugenio Suárez homered twice and drove in a career-high six runs, including a grand slam in the second inning as the Cincinnati Reds rolled to a 12-0 victory over the New York Mets on Monday night.
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Jim Buzinski / Outsports:
MLB warns 3 San Francisco Giants players who scrawled a Bible verse on Pride hats — Major League Baseball issued a response to three San Francisco Giants pitchers who wrote Biblical inscriptions on the team's Pride caps: You've been warned. — “The writing on the cap violates our rules …
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Eric Samulski / NBCSports.com:
Fantasy baseball streaming starting pitchers: Griffin Jax rebounds, Anthony Kay surging, 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. In this article, every Monday …
Alex D'Agostino / Sports Illustrated:
There's No Reason Diamondbacks' Manuel Pena Should Still Be in AA — This is simply getting ridiculous. — There is simply nothing left to prove for Arizona Diamondbacks infield prospect Manuel Pena at the Double-A level. — The 22-year-old Pena has been turning some heads with his power surge …
