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1:40 AM ET, April 15, 2016

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ESPN:
Phillies rookie Daniel Stumpf suspended 80 games for PEDs  —  Philadelphia Phillies rookie left-hander Daniel Stumpf was suspended 80 games Thursday for violating Major League Baseball's policy against performance-enhancing drugs.  —  Stumpf tested positive for dehydrochlormethyltestosterone, MLB said.
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Matt Gelb / Philly.com:
Phillies pitcher Daniel Stumpf suspended for PED use  —  Daniel Stumpf, a lefthanded Phillies reliever, was suspended Thursday by Major League Baseball for 80 games after testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug.  —  The 25-year-old rookie from Humble, Texas, had a 40.50 ERA in three games this season.
Discussion: Crashburn Alley
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Phillies Reliever Daniel Stumpf Receives 80-Game PED Suspension  —  Phillies left-hander Daniel Stumpf, a Rule 5 pick out of the Royals organization, has been suspended for 80 games after testing positive for a banned substance (dehydrochlormethyltestosterone), Major League Baseball announced today.
Discussion: The Good Phight and Yahoo Sports
Brent Lang / Variety:
AMC Entertainment CEO Open to Allowing Texting in Some Theaters  —  Adam Aron has been head of AMC Entertainment for less than four months, but in that short time he's already orchestrated one of the most significant deals in the country's history.  In February, AMC announced that it has an agreement …
Yahoo Sports:
The Pablo Sandoval-Red Sox marriage could be coming to an end  —  The broken, disastrous marriage between Pablo Sandoval and the Boston Red Sox, an ill-fated union exceeded in its dysfunction only by a Kardashian coupling, could be nearing its end.  Here's how ugly it has gotten …
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Evan Drellich / Boston Herald:
Former trainer says Pablo Sandoval needs baby sitter to control weight
Discussion: Full Count
George A. King III / New York Post:
The details of Yankees' Dellin Betances discount are stunning  —  TORONTO — Dellin Betances might be the best closer in baseball, though he isn't closing for the Yankees.  —  Today, he is the Yankees' eighth-inning guy as Andrew Miller handles the final three outs.
Discussion: River Avenue Blues and Bronx
Billy Witz / New York Times:
Yankees' Offensive Malaise Puts Scrutiny on Alex Rodriguez  —  TORONTO — As baseball players age, the skills that got them to the big leagues gradually erode.  Pitchers whose high heat abandons them must learn to make the ball dart and dance.  Hitters whose reflexes no longer allow …
Discussion: Bluebird Banter
Yahoo Sports:
Texas rally gets Hamels off hook as Rangers top Orioles 6-3 (Yahoo Sports)  —  Texas Rally Gets Hamels off Hook as Rangers Top Orioles 6-3  —  Rougned Odor had a tiebreaking double in a five-run sixth inning and the Texas Rangers beat Baltimore 6-3 on Thursday night, handing the Orioles their second straight loss after a 7-0 start
Discussion: ABC News and Lone Star Ball
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Justin Masterson, Pirates Agree To Minor League Deal  —  The Pirates and right-hander Justin Masterson have agreed to a minor league contract, reports MLB Network's Jon Heyman (on Twitter).  The Rowley Sports Management client underwent arthroscopic surgery on his shoulder last September …
Discussion: Bucs Dugout
Nick Groke / Denver Post:
Colorado calls up catcher Dustin Garneau  —  The Denver Post  —  Charlie Blackmon (19) hits a home run in the fourth inning, batting in DJ LeMahieu.  The Colorado Rockies hosted the Arizona Diamondbacks in the Rockies season home opener at Coors Field in Denver on April 4, 2014.
Discussion: Purple Row and MLB Daily Dish
Tjfang / CBS San Francisco:
Bay Area CrossFit Coach Scales 25-Foot Wall, Saves Family After Crash  —  LOS GATOS (KPIX 5) - A Bay Area CrossFit coach is being called a hero after he used his herculean body to save a family following a car crash.  —  Greg Pena was getting ready to coach a class on the morning of March 26th at the Los Gatos Swim and Racquet club.
Discussion: KFOR-TV and KSNG-TV
Tommy Birch / Des Moines Register:
Javier Baez gets called up by Chicago Cubs  —  Javier Baez was originally scheduled to travel with the Iowa Cubs to continue his rehabilitation assignment.  —  There's been a change of plans.  —  A source close to the situation told the Register Thursday that Baez was headed back to Chicago — ending his rehab assignment with Iowa.
Discussion: Bleacher Nation
 
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Diamondbacks considering free agent Michael Bourn
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Cincinnati.com:
Reds' Zack Cozart, Devin Mesoraco hope to return to lineup soon
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Chicago Tribune:
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Mark Feinsand / New York Daily News:
Nick Swisher signs minor-league deal with Yankees
ESPN:
Braves OF Hector Olivera arrested, accused of assault
Associated Press:
Twins closer Glen Perkins put on 15-day DL with shoulder strain
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Cardinals' Marco Gonzales To Undergo Tommy John Surgery
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Pirates Designate Michael Morse For Assignment
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