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Chris McCosky / The Detroit News:
Tigers' Jack Flaherty: 'I know I'm going to pitch at some point, for sure' — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Don't close the book on Jack Flaherty. — “I'm very much close to throwing off a mound,” he said before the game in Pittsburgh on Aug. 19. “Very close.” — Like, this weekend.
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Chris McCosky / The Detroit News:
Tigers' lefty prospect Andrew Sears expected to make big-league debut Sunday — KANSAS CITY, Mo. - They called him “psycho” in Double-A. Got to love that. — Tigers' manager AJ Hinch said the club will purchase the contract of lefty Andrew Sears from Triple-A Toledo on Sunday, Aug. 23 …
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Jeff Seidel / Detroit Free Press:
Keider Montero getting extra days of rest from Detroit Tigers
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The Detroit News, Yahoo Sports, Deadspin and Bless You Boys
Kristie Ackert / USA Today:
What did Rob Manfred say about a Little League Classic in 2027? — MLB commissioner Rob Manfred promised a Little League Classic for 2027, a game that he cannot know will happen. — Manfred announced during the 2026 edition on Sunday, Aug. 23 that the Blue Jays and Cubs will play …
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Mike Puma / New York Post:
Carson Benge continues red-hot streak in Mets' blowout win over White Sox — CHICAGO — Carson Benge forged quite a relationship with the right-field fence on Saturday. — One moment, the Mets rookie was face-planting into that fence, attempting to catch a ball hit by Tristan Peters that caromed off his glove for a home run.
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Mike Puma / New York Post:
Sean Manaea's Elvis Night Mets meltdown ends in walk-off loss to White Sox — CHICAGO — Sean Manaea played into the Elvis Night theme here Friday by turning the ballpark into Heartbreak Hotel for the Mets. — The left-hander rolled into the sixth inning with a four-run lead and appeared ready to carry his team to another victory.
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AJ Eustace / MLB Trade Rumors:
Cardinals Reinstate Ramon Urias From 60-Day IL — The Cardinals are activating Ramón Urías off the 60-day injured list today, according to Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. He is in today's starting lineup as the second baseman. To clear an active roster spot …
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Dave Clark / Cincinnati.com:
Dane Myers trades barbs with former Reds outfielder on social media — Cincinnati Reds outfielder Dane Myers went back and forth on social media in a heated exchange with ex-Reds OF Tommy Pham over Myers' costly fly-ball drop in the ninth inning of a loss to the St. Louis Cardinals.
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Display of ‘Jazz-ball’ reminds Yanks what they've missed — and what they need — NEW YORK - The numbers are going to tell a story about Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s season, and there's probably not enough time left to completely change it. But if October ends the way he's picturing, none of that will matter.
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The Athletic and Pinstripe Alley
Gordon Wittenmyer / Cincinnati.com:
JJ Bleday, Reds pound Arizona hard enough to see all the way to 2027 — PHOENIX - If these last few weeks of 2026 mean anything significant for the Cincinnati Reds, it figures to be mostly about what it signals for how they plan to bounce back in 2027. — Which makes the hottest topics …
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James Pearce / The Athletic:
Alexander Isak's Newcastle return was painful - but Andoni Iraola has more issues to solve — Andoni Iraola had just completed his media duties an hour after Sunday's game when the noise ramped up again outside St James' Park. — The sight of Alexander Isak emerging from the players' entrance …
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Gordon Wittenmyer / Cincinnati.com:
Reds' Spencer Steer (wrist) to miss rest of season, per latest exam … PHOENIX - Spencer Steer still doesn't know if his injured wrist will require surgery but after the latest medical exam, he knows this much: — “I'm pretty much done for the year, for sure,” said Steer …
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Curt Weiler / Battery Power:
Braves send Martín Pérez to mound hoping to stop bleeding vs. Brewers — Saturday's second game of the Atlanta Braves' series at the Milwaukee Brewers doesn't have the star power of the series opener. — But it does see two pitchers having quite successful seasons in an under-the-radar manner face off.
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