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Justin Tasch / New York Daily News:
Jacob deGrom leaves Mets to be with wife in Florida for birth of couple's first child — De Baby is on de way... and so, too, may be some pitching reinforcements from Las Vegas. — Jacob deGrom left the Mets Monday for Florida around 3 p.m. when he got the call that his wife is getting ready …
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Fish Stripes and Amazin' Avenue
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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 …
Discussion:
Faith and Fear in Flushing, ESPN and Sportsnet.ca
Christian Red / New York Daily News:
Barry Bonds says Alex Rodriguez won't catch his home run record in next two seasons
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NESN.com
Associated Press:
Stanton, Marlins tag Matz in 10-3 win over scuffling Mets
Discussion:
ESPN, Fish Stripes, The Nats Blog, Amazin' Avenue, Yahoo Sports and Faith and Fear in Flushing
Seth Berkman / New York Times:
Marlins Channel Bonds, a Rookie Coach, in Bashing the Mets
Discussion:
Fish Stripes, New York Post, New York Daily News, New Jersey Online, Amazin' Avenue and Yahoo Sports
Alyson Footer / MLB.com:
Designs celebrate Mother's Day, Father's Day, patriotic, All-Star occasions — Every Mother's Day, the color pink infiltrates just about everything associated with a Major League Baseball game. Players wear pink wristbands, pink ribbons, pink shoes and pink shoelaces, and they swing pink bats.
Discussion:
Red Reporter, Major League Baseball and Better Off Red
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Dave Clark / Cincinnati.com:
MLB reveals special event uniforms — Major League Baseball unveiled new jerseys and caps to celebrate Mother's Day and Father's Day, as well as updated designs for Memorial Day, Fourth of July and the All-Star Game. — It's the first time teams will celebrate Mother's Day and Father's Day in specially designed uniforms.
Discussion:
Fish Tank and Bless You Boys
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 …
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MLB Trade Rumors, NESN.com, USA Today, The Big Lead and CBS Chicago
Chris Creamer / Chris Creamer's SportsLogos.Net News …:
MLB Unveils 300 New Looks as 2016 Specialty Uniforms Released — Hey, are you ready for this? We've got 302 new MLB caps and jerseys to show you today. No I'm serious, strap in. — As has been the case for the past decade, every team in Major League Baseball will once again …
Discussion:
McCovey Chronicles, The Good Phight, Pinstripe Alley and NESN.com
Charlie Wilmoth / MLB Trade Rumors:
Twins Place Glen Perkins On DL With Shoulder Strain — The Twins have announced that they've placed closer Glen Perkins on the disabled list with a left shoulder strain, and promoted lefty Taylor Rogers to take his place on the active roster. MLB.com's Rhett Bollinger was first to tweet the news.
Discussion:
Baseball Essential, Yahoo Sports, Twinkie Town, MLB Daily Dish and Minor League Ball
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.
Discussion:
Federal Baseball, Yahoo Sports and MLB Trade Rumors
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Pirates Designate Michael Morse For Assignment — The Pirates announced today that they have selected the contract of right-hander A.J. Schugel and designated first baseman/outfielder Michael Morse for assignment in order to clear a spot on the 25- and 40-man rosters.
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Yahoo Sports
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 …
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Bleacher Nation and Chicago Tribune
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
