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12:55 AM ET, August 19, 2026

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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Why Tommy John's legacy will forever live on across baseball  —  When it came time to name what would become the single greatest triumph in the annals of sports medicine, Frank Jobe considered his options.  Frequently, doctors simply attach their own surname to a surgery.  That felt wrong to Jobe.
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Zack Meisel / The Athletic:
Guardians have 10,000 wins since 1901, but too many losses in 2026: Takeaways  —  CLEVELAND — Cleveland's ball tossers put a decided kink in the White Stockings' pennant gait at the South Side park this afternoon and accomplished the work in such a manner that it was little short of slaughter.
Discussion: Covering the Corner
Paul Dietrich / Brew Crew Ball:
Brewers rout Mariners 22-0 on historic night  —  Record-setting night as offense goes wild  —  Struggling offense?  What struggling offense?  —  The Brewers poured it on the Mariners tonight with 22 hits and 22 runs in a game that became a laugher late.
Sam Blum / The Athletic:
Padres minor-league catching coordinator detained by ICE in Texas  —  A San Diego Padres player development instructor has been taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, his wife and brother told The Athletic on Monday.  —  Oswaldo Pirela, the Padres' minor-league catching coordinator …
Chris McCosky / The Detroit News:
Tigers get good at-bats in clutch vs. Pirates, get back in win column  —  Pittsburgh — Maybe we need to look at this whole playoff chase differently.  —  Riding the standings rollercoaster right now doesn't seem particularly useful.  In one faltering weekend, the Detroit Tigers went from sniffing first place to 5.5 games back.
Katie Woo / The Athletic:
Dodgers to place closer Edwin Díaz back on IL with neck inflammation  —  Less than a month after he was activated off the 60-day injured list, the Los Angeles Dodgers are placing closer Edwin Díaz back on the 15-day IL with neck inflammation, the team announced before Tuesday's game against the Colorado Rockies.
Roch Kubatko / MASN:
Former Oriole Trey Mancini retiring after making comeback in 2026  —  Trey Mancini got to experience life in the majors one last time, which is all that he wanted to do before walking away for good.  To prove to himself and anyone else that he could make it back after the Cubs released him in the summer of 2023.
Aiden Stepansky / MLB.com:
Griffin no longer needs splint, could return within 3 weeks  —  PITTSBURGH - Pirates rookie Konnor Griffin is progressing in his return from the 60-day injured list.  The 20-year-old shortstop is no longer wearing a splint on his left ring finger after a checkup with the team's hand specialist …
Discussion: Bucs Dugout and sports.yahoo.com
PJ Green / Kansas City Star:
Royals get major boost as Vinnie Pasquantino, Maikel Garcia return from injury  —  Two sorely missed Royals are back in the lineup.  —  On Monday, first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino and third baseman Maikel Garcia were reinstated to the 40-man roster from the injured list after their rehab assignments.
Joaquin Ruiz / Los Angeles Times:
‘Rare accomplishment’: How Max Muncy went from being cast off to longest-tenured Dodger  —  When the Oakland Athletics released Max Muncy before the 2017 season, the then-26-year-old didn't know if a baseball career was for him anymore, let alone a future at third base.  “Man, there's a lot with that,” Muncy told The Times.
Pat Brennan / Cincinnati.com:
The Reds, Cardinals split their doubleheader.  Here's how … It wasn't a good day at Great American Ball Park, but the Cincinnati Reds at least salvaged the night.  —  After losing the matinee in their Aug. 17 day-night doubleheader, the Reds walked off the St. Louis Cardinals with a 6-5 win …
MiLB.com:
Gameday: Stripers 8, Tides 9 Final Score (08/16/2026)  —  Follow baseball results with FREE box scores, pitch-by-pitch strikezone info, and Statcast data for Stripers vs. Tides at Harbor Park
Discussion: MLB.com and Yahoo Sports
 
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