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Mary Clarke / USA Today:
Why isn't the MLB Field of Dreams Game on Fox this year? — To the delight of baseball fans everywhere, MLB's Field of Dreams Game returns on Thursday night. — After putting on games in 2021 and 2022, the Field of Dreams Game was on hiatus for a few years due to renovations at the stadium in Dyersville …
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Paul Casella / MLB.com:
Schwarber's blasts, Nola's gem have Phils asking ‘Is this heaven?’ in Field of Dreams win — DYERSVILLE, Iowa — The movie tells you it's not just a baseball field in the middle of an Iowa cornfield — it's a place where dreams come true. — It's where “Shoeless” Joe Jackson got a chance to play baseball again.
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Kristie Ackert / USA Today:
MLB plans return to Field of Dreams site in 2027 | Report — Major League Baseball just loves the cornfields. — The league will return to the Field of Dreams site in 2027 for a fourth game, the Des Moines Register reported Thursday, citing a source with direct knowledge of the plans.
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Tommy Birch / Des Moines Register:
Owners' vision of what Field of Dreams could be is becoming a reality — DYERSVILLE — Keith Rahe steps out of his red Dodge Ram truck and surveys a part of the Field of Dreams Movie Site rarely, if ever, seen by fans. The spot is about a quarter of a mile from the diamond made famous …
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Gordon Wittenmyer / Cincinnati.com:
Why Reds say they can reach playoffs in 2027 without Hunter Greene … CHICAGO — From the top of the organization and throughout the clubhouse, the Cincinnati Reds are bracing for life without Hunter Greene for the longest stretch they've ever had to think about it since his 2022 debut.
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Gordon Wittenmyer / Cincinnati.com:
Reds' Hunter Greene to miss 2027 season after 2nd Tommy John surgery — CHICAGO — Cincinnati Reds All-Star pitcher Hunter Greene is expected to miss all of next season after undergoing the second Tommy John surgery of his professional career this week. — Until the extent of the injury …
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Gordon Wittenmyer / Cincinnati.com:
Reds-White Sox series finale game time moved up to 1:10 p.m. Thursday
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Gordon Wittenmyer / Cincinnati.com:
How this pitcher might help Reds solve Hunter Greene's absence
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Gordon Wittenmyer / Cincinnati.com:
Hunter Greene to have season-ending surgery Aug. 12. What it means
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Ian Casselberry / Yahoo Sports:
Clay Holmes allows 1 hit in 2nd start for Cubs since MLB trade deadline, leading to 3-0 win over Cardinals — Holmes rebounded nicely from his first start for Chicago, in which he allowed 4 runs and 6 hits — Recommended Stories — Clay Holmes and three Cubs relievers combined on a three-hitter …
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Al Yellon / Bleed Cubbie Blue:
Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals preview, Friday 8/14, 1:20 CT — Friday notes... - KEEPING THE BAD STREAKS AWAY: The Cubs have not lost back-to-back games since July 9-10, at Baltimore and Cincinnati. They are 19-9 since then. (Courtesy BCB's JohnW53)
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Shawn McFarland / Dallas Morning News:
Rangers complete disastrous series vs. Angels with ugly loss: 'We've got to figure it out' — What seemed like a big opportunity for the Rangers to make up ground in the standings turned into one of the low points of the season for Texas. — ANAHEIM, Calif. — It's the type of series …
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Shawn McFarland / Dallas Morning News:
How returning Cody Bradford proved he can help stabilize Texas Rangers' rotation
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Rob Longley / Toronto Sun:
Apple TV back to burn Blue Jays fans for most-anticipated game of season — Want to watch one of Toronto's biggest games of the year against a clash between Yankees Gerrit Cole and Shane Bieber? You'll need Apple TV+ — See more Toronto Sun on Google — save as a Preferred Source
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Jason Beck / MLB.com:
No K's? No problem: Tigers pull off rare feat in shutout of Guardians — DETROIT — No strikeouts? No problem. No runs. — The last time a Major League team tossed a shutout without striking out a batter, then-Tigers sinkerballer Rick Porcello did it all by himself with a 95-pitch four-hitter against the A's.
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Laura Albanese / Newsday:
Mets mailbag: Newsday Mets beat writer Laura Albanese provides answers to fans' questions — By boasting the second-highest payroll in baseball while simultaneously being out of contention by mid-August, the Mets season so far has left fans with more questions than answers. — Today, we try to answer a few of them.
