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Elyssa Kirkham / GOBankingRates:
Ranked: Most and Least Expensive Stadiums for MLB Fans to Watch a Baseball Game — The 2016 Major League Baseball season opened April 3 with exciting matchups including a 2015 World Series rematch between the Kansas City Royals and the New York Mets and some not-so-exciting costs for fans.
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WCTX-TV, FOX31 Denver and WPRI-TV
fda.gov:
Snyder's-Lance Announces Voluntary Recall of a Limited Number of Emerald® Cashew Roasted & Salted Halves & Pieces Due to Potential Presence of Glass … For Immediate Release — Consumers — Snyder's-Lance, Inc. is initiating a voluntary recall for a limited amount …
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CBS Dallas, WLNS-TV, WSPA-TV and WCBD News 2
Paul Lukas / ESPN:
Fan buys Edinson Volquez's ‘wrong’ cap from Royals' opener — The Kansas City Royals wore special uniforms, Edinson Volquez put on the wrong cap, and a die-hard Royals fan got himself a one-of-a-kind Opening Night souvenir. — That's the odd storyline that unfolded Sunday at Kaufman Stadium.
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Major League Baseball, ESPN, ABC News and Baseball Is Fun
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David Pinto / baseballmusings.com:
Games of the Day — The 2016 MLB season gets underway at 1 PM EDT …
Games of the Day — The 2016 MLB season gets underway at 1 PM EDT …
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Amazin' Avenue, Bless You Boys, Royals Review, Bucs Dugout, AZ Snake Pit and Yahoo Sports
Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com:
Opening Night draws curtain for World Series rematch
Opening Night draws curtain for World Series rematch
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Royals Review, Amazin' Avenue, Pinstripe Alley, Talking Chop, Yahoo Sports and Bleed Cubbie Blue
Associated Press:
Royals hold off Mets in opening rematch of World Series
Royals hold off Mets in opening rematch of World Series
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ESPN, Kansas City Star, ESPN and Faith and Fear in Flushing
Andrew Both / Reuters:
Hard-Luck Cubs Open Season as World Series Favorites
Hard-Luck Cubs Open Season as World Series Favorites
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Beyond the Box Score, Royals Review, Bleed Cubbie Blue, Halos Heaven, Yahoo Sports and Pinstripe Alley
ESPN:
Opening Day postponed to Tuesday for Astros-Yankees, Red Sox-Indians — Opening Day has to wait for fans of four Major League Baseball teams, as unexpected wintry weather led to a pair of postponements Monday. — The Houston Astros' opener at Yankee Stadium against the New York Yankees …
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Associated Press, Surviving Grady, ESPN, Beyond the Box Score, Let's Go Tribe and The Crawfish Boxes
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Anthony Rieber / Newsday:
Yankees face nemesis Dallas Keuchel in opener against Astros … Meet the 2016 Yankees … Yankees — Scouting the 2016 Yankees … Yankees — Yankees Opening Day fun facts
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The Crawfish Boxes, Pinstripe Alley and Yahoo Sports
Yahoo Sports:
Source: Gregory Polanco, Pirates agree to five-year extension — Gregory Polanco and the Pittsburgh Pirates agreed on a five-year contract extension with two club options that locks in the prime years of the young outfielder, something with which the Pirates have found significant success in recent years …
Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Texas Rangers turn to big-game starter Cole Hamels for 2016 opener — Teammates say they will have true ace on mound Hamels' big-game legacy started in 2007 playoffs Left-hander finished spring with his best outing — ARLINGTON — With all due respect to the Texas Rangers pitchers …
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Lookout Landing, Lone Star Ball, MLB Daily Dish and Yahoo Sports
NBC Bay Area:
California Highway Patrol Officer Rescues Wayward Chihuahua After Chasing It Across Bay Bridge — Highway patrol officers noticed the small dog on the bridge's north side catwalk heading toward San Francisco — California Highway Patrol officers gave chase to an unlikely suspect early Sunday — a Chihuahua.
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WNEP-TV, FOX31 Denver, FOX5 San Diego and WCMH-TV
Associated Press:
Nick Markakis called out via Utley Rule after wide slide into 2nd — ATLANTA — Major League Baseball's new “Chase Utley Rule” has cost the Atlanta Braves a baserunner in their opening game against the Washington Nationals. — Max Scherzer walked Nick Markakis to lead off the seventh inning Monday.
Ben Badler / Baseball America:
Cuban Second Baseman Jose Miguel Fernandez Cleared To Sign — Jose Miguel Fernandez took another step closer to starting his major league career today, with Major League Baseball declaring the Cuban second baseman a free agent. — Fernandez, 27, ranked as the No. 3 player …
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MLB Trade Rumors
J.J. Cooper / Baseball America:
Padres, Phillies, Brewers Double Up As 10 Rule 5 Draft Picks Stick — A few years ago, there seemed to be some logic to the argument that the Rule 5 draft was an obsolete anachronism. Year after year, very few players stuck and those that did made very little impact.
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Minor League Ball
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Offseason In Review: Washington Nationals — This is the latest entry in MLBTR's Offseason In Review series. The full index of Offseason In Review posts can be found here. — The Nationals missed on several major free-agent targets, but added multiple veteran pieces to a still-talented core.
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TalkNats.com and Federal Baseball
ESPN:
Marlins' Mike Dunn to start season on DL — Miami Marlins left-handed reliever Mike Dunn will begin the season on the disabled list with a forearm strain, the team announced Sunday. — It is the first time Dunn has been placed on the disabled list in his career. — The move Sunday was retroactive to March 25.
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Fish Stripes