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OTL: More PED busts coming from Major League Baseball — Major League Baseball is expected to announce in the next few days that another player has tested positive for the steroid Turinabol, a drug that was commonly used by East German athletes in the 1970s.
Cameron DaSilva / Fox Sports:
The Atlanta Braves are playing like one of the worst teams in MLB history — And they're on pace to become one. — Kevin C. Cox / Getty Images — The Atlanta Braves are bad. Really bad. They're in the basement of the NL East after just 25 games and sit 12 games back of the first-place Washington Nationals.
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Braves discussing whether to fire Fredi Gonzalez, eye Bud Black — The Atlanta Braves, embarrassed over their horrific start this season, are internally discussing whether they should fire manager Fredi Gonzalez, a high-ranking Braves official told USA TODAY Sports.
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Associated Press:
Cubs' Jake Arrieta Moves to 6-0, Shackling the Pirates Again — Jake Arrieta dominated the Pittsburgh Pirates yet again, scattering two hits in seven shutout innings Tuesday night as the Chicago Cubs defeated the Pirates, 7-1 in Pittsburgh. — Seven months after shutting down the Pirates …
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George A. King III / New York Post:
Girardi sounds angry after Buck Showalter's BP tarp stunt — More On: — BALTIMORE — Orioles manager Buck Showalter has the reputation of being an expert at gamesmanship and somebody who searches for the slightest ways to gain a competitive advantage. — So when the Camden Yards grounds …
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Joel Sherman / New York Post:
The Marlins revelation who may doom Yankees' Eovaldi trade — MORE FROM: — We are forever trying to determine “who won that trade” in an instant, when there are often shifts and turns over time, making full judgment hard until all the information is in.
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Jay Schreiber / New York Times:
Yankees' Alex Rodriguez on Disabled List With Hamstring Injury — Less than 24 hours after limping off the field during the Yankees' latest defeat, Alex Rodriguez was placed on the disabled list on Wednesday with a hamstring injury, the latest blow to a team that finds itself stuck in last place in the American League East.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Dodgers Suspend Erisbel Arruebarrena For Season — The Dodgers have suspended minor league shortstop Erisbel Arruebarrena for the remainder of the season without pay, according to Barry Lewis of the Tulsa World (via Twitter). — Team director of player development Gabe Kapler …
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Jamel Lanee / WFLA-TV:
Cops: Man stuffed python in pants at pet store — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — A man is facing theft charges after he tried to steal a snake from a pet store in St. Petersburg Monday. — Pinellas County deputies said Travis Treder went into Animal House Pet Center, located at 950 34th St. N …
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Brad Biggs / Chicago Tribune:
Bears college scouting director could be headed to Eagles — Three days after the end of a draft that Bears general manager Ryan Pace praised as being “really smooth,” the franchise is bracing to lose college scouting director Joe Douglas. — Two league sources told the Tribune …
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fda.gov:
CRF Frozen Foods Expands Voluntary Recall to Include All Frozen Vegetable and Fruit Products Due To Possible Health Risk … For Immediate Release — PASCO, Wash. - As a precaution, CRF Frozen Foods of Pasco, Washington is expanding its voluntary recall of frozen organic and traditional fruits and vegetables.
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Adam RubinESPN / ESPN:
Mets' Matt Harvey says struggles ‘frustrating,’ cites mechanics — NEW YORK — Mets right-hander Matt Harvey is still searching for answers to his sluggish start to the season. — “I'm giving up more hits, more runs — kind of everything — more than I ever have,” Harvey said after Tuesday's 3-0 loss to the Atlanta Braves.
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ESPN:
Source: Bryce Harper signs biggest endorsement deal for MLB player — Washington Nationals star Bryce Harper has signed a 10-year extension with Under Armour that is believed to be the largest endorsement deal in history for a baseball player, a source with knowledge of the deal told ESPN.
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