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12:15 PM ET, April 13, 2016

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Christian Red / New York Daily News:
Barry Bonds says Alex Rodriguez won't catch his home run record in next two seasons  —  If Alex Rodriguez sticks to his plan to hang up the cleats after the 2017 season, home run king Barry Bonds says there is no chance A-Rod will catch and pass him on baseball's all-time home run list.
Discussion: NESN.com
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Associated Press:
Sweet 16: Gordon sparks rally, Marlins edge Mets 2-1 … NEW YORK — As soon as Dee Gordon rounded first base with his hard-fought hit, the Miami Marlins started feeling pretty confident.  —  Gordon sparked the decisive rally with a single on the 16th pitch of his gritty at-bat …
Associated Press:
Stanton, Marlins tag Matz in 10-3 win over scuffling Mets … NEW YORK — Giancarlo Stanton homered to cap a seven-run second inning against Steven Matz, and the Miami Marlins handed the touted rookie his first regular-season loss with a 10-3 victory over the scuffling New York Mets on Monday night.
Jeff Goldberg / WJLA-TV:
Source: Atlanta Braves player arrested for dispute with woman at Ritz Carlton in Arlington  —  Atlanta Braves player Hector Olivera has been arrested for a dispute with a woman at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Arlington, police sources have told ABC7's Jeff Goldberg.
ESPN:
Adam LaRoche goes deep on his decision to walk  —  ADAM LaROCHE SPEAKS with the kind of certainty that makes doubt seem like a disease.  He can make his argument, and he can make yours too, talking his way through every side of a story like a guy working a piece of furniture down a tight stairwell …
James Wagner / Washington Post:
Under Davey Lopes's tutelage, Nationals are more aggressive on the basepaths  —  The sample size is small and the Nationals have played fewer games than most teams because of the weather, but they rank near the top already in a category they hoped to improve this season: stolen bases.
Chicago Tribune:
Ricketts family buys another Wrigley Field rooftop  —  Fans on the Brixen Ivy rooftop at 1044 W. Waveland Avenue, down the leftfield line of Wrigley Field.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  With baseball season underway, yet another of the rooftop club owners beyond Wrigley Field's walls has sold …
Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Why the Cole Hamels trade might pay even more dividends for the Rangers  —  Texas still has plenty of valuable prospects it can deal for another ace  —  Leftover notes from our first two MLB on FOX broadcasts — Rangers at Angels last Thursday and Dodgers at Giants on Saturday:
Jeff Sullivan / FanGraphs Baseball:
Brandon Finnegan Looks Like a Starter  —  For a good long while Monday night, Reds fans had reason to be encouraged.  The team was already off to a strong start, and then it took a lead on the road against the Cubs, with Brandon Finnegan working on a no-hitter.  It promptly came undone.
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors and Redleg Nation
Dan Shaughnessy / BostonGlobe.com:
Are the Red Sox contenders or pretenders?  —  The Red Sox lost to the Orioles, 9-7, in an action-packed 105th Fenway Park Opening Day Monday afternoon.  The winning runs were scored when Orioles softball-league slugger Chris Davis mashed a 433-foot, three-run homer off new Sox closer Craig Kimbrel …
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Stephen King / BostonGlobe.com:
Protective netting at Fenway? Thanks, but no thanks
Discussion: Sportsnet.ca and Associated Press
Jason Buckland / SI.com:
Exclusive: Jason Pierre-Paul is ready to put his fireworks accident behind him … This story appears in the April 18, 2016, issue of Sports Illustrated.  Subscribe to the magazine here.  —  In the late hours of July 4, 2015, at a holiday cookout in his hometown of Deerfield Beach, Fla. …
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Padres Return Rule 5 Pick Josh Martin To Indians  —  The Indians announced that they have received righty Josh Martin back from the Padres.  The Rule 5 pick had been designated for assignment, with some suggestion that San Diego may attempt to find a way to hold onto him.
Discussion: Gaslamp Ball and Let's Go Tribe
J.J. Cooper / Baseball America:
The List: Most Aggressive Opening Day Assignments  —  Every week during the minor league season, we'll pick out some aspect of the game to rank.  This week, we're looking at the 10 most aggressive Opening Day assignments of the 2016 season.  —  1. Ozzie Albies, ss, Double-A Mississippi (Braves)
 
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