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3:45 PM ET, April 13, 2016

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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 …
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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.
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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 …
Discussion: Fish Stripes and Amazin' Avenue
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.
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 …
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 …
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.
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.
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 …
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
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:
 
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