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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Mets place Jacob deGrom on family medical emergency list, team says it's related to newborn son — Jacob deGrom has been placed on the MLB bereavement/family medical emergency list. The Mets confirmed it is related to deGrom's son who was born Monday. — Mets manager Terry Collins …
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Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Now Batting Third for Struggling Mets: Conforto, Not Cespedes — CLEVELAND — Terry Collins had to stifle a smirk. He had just written a lineup with Michael Conforto batting third — a new spot this season for a player who has been in the majors only since last July.
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Let's Go Tribe
Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Mets Escape Offensive Doldrums With Four-Homer Night — CLEVELAND — The feeling of scoring a run seemed intoxicating to the Mets on Friday. They had done it so infrequently this season, and their eagerness worked against them. Twice against the Cleveland Indians, the Mets made the first out of an inning at home plate.
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Amazin' Avenue
Seth Berkman / New York Times:
Clutch Hitting Remains Elusive as Yankees Fall to the Mariners — For the first four innings against the Seattle Mariners on Saturday, the Yankees were handed some of the necessary ingredients to break a three-game losing streak. C. C. Sabathia had a shut out brewing, while the Mariners' ace …
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Yahoo Sports, Lookout Landing and Pinstripe Alley
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Seth Berkman / New York Times:
Cool Reception for Robinson Cano, and Even Colder Bats for Yankees — When Robinson Cano was introduced in the starting lineup Friday, he was vociferously jeered by Yankees fans, who were still feeling scorned from when he left after the 2013 season, absconding to Seattle for $240 million.
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Lookout Landing
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Giants Place Ehire Adrianza On DL, Recall Mac Williamson — 7:15pm: Williamson will get the call, Pavlovic tweets. The well-regarded 25-year-old corner outfielder struggled in a late-season call-up last year but is off to a strong start at Triple-A. — 6:14pm: Giants infielder Ehire Adrianza …
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Minor League Ball, True Blue LA and McCovey Chronicles
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Hernandez hits 2 HRs off Bumgarner; Dodgers top Giants 7-3 (Yahoo Sports) — Kike Hernandez homered his first two times up against Madison Bumgarner, drove in four runs and prevented two more with a diving catch in left field, leading Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 7-3 victory …
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McCovey Chronicles
Cincinnati.com:
Dan Straily may get a shot in Reds' rotation — ST. LOUIS - Jon Moscot is in the Reds' rotation and Tim Melville may be coming out, but those won't be the only changes for the Reds' pitching rotation. — With Moscot coming off the disabled list for Sunday's start, Reds manager Bryan Price …
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MLB Trade Rumors
Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Sources: Rangers sign Adrian Beltre to two-year, $36 million extension — Adrian Beltre is going nowhere. — The Rangers will formally announce a two-year contract extension for Beltre at a Saturday afternoon press conference. According to two major league sources, the deal will be worth $36 million …
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Yahoo Sports, WFAA-TV, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Lone Star Ball, MLB Trade Rumors, MLB Daily Dish and baseballmusings.com
Yahoo Sports:
Braves earn 1st win by rallying past Marlins, 6-3 (Yahoo Sports) — Adonis Garcia drove in three runs in the final three innings and the Atlanta Braves rallied for their first victory of the year after nine consecutive losses, beating the Miami Marlins 6-3 on Friday night.
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baseballmusings.com and Talking Chop
Charlie Wilmoth / MLB Trade Rumors:
Dodgers Sign Joe Thatcher To Minor-League Deal — The Dodgers have signed lefty Joe Thatcher to a minor-league deal, SB Nation's Chris Cotillo tweets. Thatcher is a client of Platinum Sports. — The Indians released Thatcher near the end of Spring Training.
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MLB Daily Dish
Tyler Kepner / New York Times:
Dodgers Pitcher Takes a Big Step Up — As Ross Stripling prepared for this season, his goal was not to make the Los Angeles Dodgers' rotation and allow no hits in his first major league start. — “I was honestly hoping just not to go back to Tulsa,” Stripling said last week before opening …
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MLB Trade Rumors
