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Chris Kirschner / The Athletic:
Yankees place flamethrowing reliever Carlos Lagrange on injured list — The bad injury news continues for the New York Yankees. — The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders have placed right-handed reliever Carlos Lagrange on the seven-day injured list, the team announced Thursday.
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Erik Boland / Newsday:
Severity of Aaron Judge's rib fracture can reshape Yankees' trade deadline plans — The Yankees' needs in advance of this season's trade deadline — exactly one month from Friday — haven't changed. — They are, really, what the Yankees felt they would be pretty much from the time they left spring training in late March.
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MLB.com:
The Draft is just over a week away! Find out if the landscape has changed with our latest mock — We're now just a week away from “go time” - the start of the 2026 MLB Draft. And yes, that means this is our penultimate mock (Man, I love that word). — Jim Callis and I will provide …
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Keith Law / The Athletic:
2026 MLB Draft top 100 ranking: Roch Cholowsky remains at the top
2026 MLB Draft top 100 ranking: Roch Cholowsky remains at the top
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ESPN:
Cavalli, Contreras, 2 others disciplined for Nats-Red Sox dustup — Washington Nationals right-hander Cade Cavalli and Boston Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras each have been suspended seven games for their roles in a benches-clearing brawl at Fenway Park on Tuesday night, Major League Baseball said Thursday.
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Steve Henson / Los Angeles Times:
How the Dodgers contributed to Bobby Bonilla Day and triggered the rise of deferred salaries and Adrian Beltre — 6 min Click here to listen to this article … - Every July 1, Bobby Bonilla Day spotlights baseball's wildest deferred-money deal — and a Dodgers trade that helped launch Adrian Beltre …
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Dan Mullen / ESPN:
What is Bobby Bonilla Day? Why Mets pay $1.19M every July 1
What is Bobby Bonilla Day? Why Mets pay $1.19M every July 1
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Justin Tasch / New York Post:
Steve Cohen makes declaration about David Stearns' job status as Mets season spirals — David Stearns isn't going anywhere. — In his first comments since the Mets fired Carlos Mendoza on Friday, frustrated owner Steve Cohen told The Post's Joel Sherman and Jon Heyman on “The Show” …
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Travis L. Brown / KBTX-TV:
Texas A&M ‘Wrecking Crew’ linebacker Keith Mitchell dead at 51 — COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - Texas A&M All-American linebacker Keith Mitchell died at 51, Texas A&M athletics confirmed to KBTX on Thursday. — According to a statement from Mitchell's family provided to KBTX, his death was “sudden and unexpected.”
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Tony Paul / The Detroit News:
Detroit Tigers, Game 88: One thing I loved, one thing I didn't — The News' Tony Paul gives his quick takes on the Tigers' 10-4 loss to the Rangers on Thursday: — One thing I loved — On a night when the Tigers didn't pitch well at all, and they didn't hit particularly well, either …
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George Bissell / NBCSports.com:
Mets release reliever Adbert Alzolay — Mets released RHP Adbert Alzolay. — Alzolay was one of Chicago's top pitching prospects and had some success after converting to a full-time relief role, notching 22 saves during the 2023 campaign. He missed all of last year recovering …
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Tom Garry / The Guardian:
Record-breaker Layla Drury signs first professional deal with Manchester United — 17-year-old youngest ever to be given professional deal — She switched allegiance from Wales to England this year — Manchester United Women's youngest ever player, Layla Drury …
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Jaylon Thompson / Kansas City Star:
Royals shut down All-Star starter Kris Bubic due to left-shoulder soreness — AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. — Royals scratched Kris Bubic from a rehab start due to left-shoulder soreness. — Bubic was transferred to the 60-day injured list, and Jose Cuas was added to the 40-man.
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Tony Jones / The Athletic:
Philadelphia 76ers among teams expressing interest in LeBron James: Source — The Philadelphia 76ers have expressed interest in acquiring free agent forward LeBron James, a league source who spoke on condition of anonymity to describe ongoing deliberations told The Athletic.
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
MLB trade rumors: Tarik Skubal among 7 potential All-Stars who could soon switch teams — PHOENIX — They will be proudly representing their teams at the 96th All-Star Game in two weeks in Philadelphia, but once the festivities are over, and they travel back home for the second half of the MLB season …
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