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Marlins 2B Dee Gordon suspended 80 games after PEDs violation — Miami Marlins second baseman Dee Gordon has been suspended 80 games without pay, effective immediately, for violating MLB's performance-enhancing drug policy, the league said early Friday. — The speedy second baseman tested positive …
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Dee Gordon Receives 80-Game PED Suspension — 10:39am: Gordon tested positive for the pair of substances in Spring Training, a league source tells ESPN's Jayson Stark. — 12:20am: In a stunning development, Marlins second baseman Dee Gordon has been hit with an eighty-game suspension for PEDs, according to a league announcement.
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
Will angry players push for tougher PED penalties after the latest suspensions? — Dee Gordon is the latest prominent player to get suspended — Harsher penalties are coming — a fierce debate over harsher penalties, at the very least. — Some prominent players, in a story I wrote …
Seth Berkman / New York Times:
Mets Set Team Record With 12-Run Inning Against Giants — The Mets set a franchise record Friday for the most runs in one inning, scoring 12 times in the third against the San Francisco Giants at Citi Field. The final score was 13-1. — The onslaught began with Michael Conforto's run-scoring double …
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COLORADO ROCKIES / MLB — ROCKIES PITCHING DEPTH HAS EVAPORATED. AND NOW THEY'RE PLUGGING HOLES. — The Denver Post — Eddie Butler, currently in limbo between the bullpen and rotation, delivers a pitch to a Pittsburgh Pirates during the fourth inning Wednesday. (David Zalubowski, The Associated Press)
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Ken Rosenthal / Fox Sports:
The Braves' season is lost and their future is a big question mark — Atlanta's season is already in the tank, but are the Braves poised to get any better in 2017 and beyond? — The Braves are 4-17. The season is lost. Manager Fredi Gonzalez will be fired.
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John Hayes / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Hays eagles' feline meal disturbing for some viewers — It was inevitable, from the moment video cameras went up over Pittsburgh bald eagle nests, that viewers would eventually see something disturbing. — On Tuesday, eagles at the Hays nest site brought a young cat into the nest to feed their two eaglets.
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Kyle Burger / WVTM:
11-year-old protects Talladega home against intruder — Chris Gaither, 11, shot a home intruder Wednesday morning — Home school student Chris Gaither, 11, was alone Wednesday morning when he heard a noise. — Someone had broken into his house and walked upstairs.
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David Pinto / baseballmusings.com:
Marlins Go for No-No in the Ninth — The Marlins send José Urena out to pitch in the ninth inning with a no-hitter on the line. He came in to get the last out of the eighth inning in relief of Adam Conley He will face the Brewers heart of the order, Ryan Braun, Jonathan Lucroy, and Chris Carter.
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Yahoo Sports:
Nicasio goes 7 scoreless innings as Pirates beat Reds 4-1 (Yahoo Sports) — Juan Nicasio struck out eight in seven scoreless innings, Josh Harrison hit his first home run in nearly a year and Matt Joyce connected as a pinch-hitter to lead the Pirates to a 4-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night …
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Diamondbacks Claim Edwin Escobar From Red Sox — The Red Sox announced on Friday that recently designated-for-assignment left-hander Edwin Escobar has been claimed off waivers by the Diamondbacks. — The 24-year-old Escobar came to the Red Sox alongside right-hander Heath Hembree …
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Inciarte could be back in Braves' lineup next week — CHICAGO - The Braves could get a much-needed lineup boost within a week with the expected return of center fielder Ender Inciarte, who's been out since pulling his left hamstring in the season's third game.
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