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Ex-big leaguer Mark “The Bird” Fidrych dead at 54 — From staff and wire reports — Former All-Star pitcher Mark “the Bird” Fidrych was found dead Monday in an apparent accident at his farm. He was 54. — Worcester County district attorney Joseph D. Early Jr. saids a family friend found Fidrych …
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Joe Lapointe / New York Times:
Mark Fidrych Remembered for Remarkable Season and Endearing Antics — The call came Monday in the late afternoon from Detroit — Mark Fidrych is dead! — and it took almost an hour to find the videotape. But there it was, from June 28, 1976, Yankees at Tigers, Monday Night Baseball on ABC, and the Bird seemed very much alive again.
Chad Finn / Boston Globe:
Fidrych killed in accident — Mark Fidrych, whose aw-shucks charm and colorful on-the-mound antics helped make him a national phenomenon with the Detroit Tigers in 1976, was killed in an accident while working on his dump truck at his Northborough farm. He was 54.
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Mike Fitzpatrick / Associated Press:
San Diego 6, NY Mets 5 — NEW YORK (AP) — The place looked gorgeous. The Mets looked lost. — Jody Gerut christened Citi Field with a leadoff homer — the only time that's happened in major league history — and the San Diego Padres spoiled New York's first game in its glittering new ballpark with a 6-5 victory Monday night.
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Barry M. Bloom / MLB.com:
MLB ready to celebrate Jackie Robinson Day — All uniformed personnel asked to wear No. 42 Wednesday — By request of Commissioner Bud Selig, as Major League Baseball celebrates the 62nd anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking its color barrier on Wednesday, all big league players …
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Andrew Blankstein / L.A. Now:
Man stabbed after Dodger Stadium home opener — The Dodgers home opener against the San Francisco Giants was marred by violence Monday afternoon when a man was stabbed multiple times after getting into an argument with several men in a pickup truck, Los Angeles police said.
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Jim Salisbury / Philly.com:
Phils announcer Harry Kalas dies — WASHINGTON - Just before noon today, Harry Kalas got off the Phillies team bus and walked into the visiting clubhouse at Nationals Park. As always, Kalas said something nice to everyone he encountered, then stopped, pulled out a pen and wrote down the lineup which had been posted on the wall.
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MLB:
Harry Kalas, Philadelphia Phillies broadcaster and NFL Films voice, dies at 73 in Washington … WASHINGTON — Longtime Philadelphia Phillies broadcaster Harry Kalas, who punctuated innumerable home runs with his “Outta here!” call, died Monday after being found passed out in the broadcast booth …
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Amalie Benjamin / Boston Globe:
Lowrie to be placed on DL — OAKLAND, Calif. — Red Sox shortstop Jed Lowrie will be placed on the 15-day disabled list with a left wrist sprain, the team has announced. Infielder Gil Velazquez will take his place on the roster. — Lowrie will obviously be out of the lineup tonight against the A's …
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Associated Press:
Pena, Rays rough up Wang as Kazmir stymies Yankees — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — On a night they raised the first championship banners in franchise history, the Tampa Bay Rays also exhibited why they feel capable of getting back to the postseason. — Carlos Pena hit a grand slam and drove …
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Matt Welch / Blood Diamond:
MADD about Nick Adenhart — When I first conceived of writing this True/Slant blog about “the violent intersection between politics and sports,” I was thinking more along the lines of stadium welfare and senile blowhards like Sen. Jim Bunning (R-1964 Phillies) than, well, violent intersections.
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Adam Kilgore / Boston Globe:
Sox lose, 8-2 — THERE'S YOUR BALLGAME (12:52, END 9, 8-2 A's) — Youkilis, Drew, and Bay went in order. The Sox had six hits tonight, and the A's had 12. The Red Sox drop to 2-5. Lester drops to 0-2. — MORE INSURANCE (12:46, END 8, 8-2 A's) — Saito started the inning by walking Cust …
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Jonathan Mayo / MLB.com:
Moehler to have MRI on right knee — Astros righty exits Monday start early with lingering injury — PITTSBURGH — The Astros may have added injury to insult on Monday afternoon. — In addition to losing their fifth straight, they may have to deal with not having starter Brian Moehler's services for a while.
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Mike Berardino / Sun-Sentinel:
Jorge Cantu's sore left hand forces him out of Marlins' lineup — MIAMI GARDENS - Jorge Cantu did not play Sunday after aggravating his bruised left hand on a defensive play Saturday. — Cantu, who was hit on the hand by a 94-mph Daniel Cabrera fastball Wednesday, caught the same hand …
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