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Bad blood between Rougned Odor and Jose Bautista, and Rangers and Blue Jays, is good for MLB — We've always thought that bat flipping, like Jose Bautista's all-timer in the playoffs against Texas last year, was a great thumb in the eye to all the stodgy, “play the game the right way” …
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Richard Griffinbaseball / Toronto Star:
Rangers' answer to Bautista bat flip was gutless: Griffin — To wait seven months after the flip, to wait for the final game of the 2016 season series, in Bautista's final at-bat, was just wrong. — Matt Bush is an idiot. Rougned Odor is a punk. Jose Bautista is an old-school baller that plays the game right.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Blue Jays Claim Jimmy Paredes From Orioles — 1:10pm: The Blue Jays and Orioles have both announced the claim. In a full column on the move, Kubatko offers the following quote from Duquette about Toronto's claim of Paredes: … 12:21pm: The Blue Jays have claimed infielder/designated …
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Marcus Stroman / ESPN:
Rougned Odor punches Jose Bautista in face to start brawl — ARLINGTON, Texas — A feud simmering since Jose Bautista's bat flip in last year's American League Division Series boiled over into a brawl in the final game of the season between the Toronto Blue Jays and Texas Rangers.
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David Pinto / baseballmusings.com:
Fight in Texas — Jose Bautista caused a fight in the top of the eighth inning in the game between the Blue Jays and the Rangers. With Bautista on first, Justin Smoak grounded the ball to Adrian Beltre at third. Beltre threw to second, where Rougned Odor caught the ball to force Bautista.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Tim Lincecum, Angels Nearing Major League Deal — 3:46pm: The two sides are indeed moving closer to a deal, but they're “still working through a few issues” and the deal isn't quite finished, tweets Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times. — 2:39pm: Right-hander Tim Lincecum is …
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ESPN:
Right-hander Tim Lincecum agrees to deal with Angels — Tim Lincecum, who recently auditioned for teams to show he is healthy, has agreed to a deal with the Los Angeles Angels, according to ESPN's Jim Bowden. — The deal is pending a physical. — Lincecum spent nine seasons …
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Greg Gabriel / SI.com:
As One Freely Walks Away, Two Badly Want Back In NFL — Tom Coughlin wants to coach again, and Dwight Freeney wants to play. Both make their case, while the rugger-turned-returner retires from 49ers. Plus a commencement speech, a telling Vegas text and more — Peter King's Plymouth State University commencement speech
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Itself / Kansas City Star:
Here's what keeps Royals officials up at night — But unlike past years, the club doesn't have the minor-league inventory to pull off a major trade — A year ago, landing Ben Zobrist and Johnny Cueto near the deadline boosted the team's talent and morale — The losing keeps them up at night.
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Associated Press:
Bochy Challenges for Final Out, Giants Beat Dbacks for Sweep — By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 15, 2016, 7:39 P.M. E.D.T. — PHOENIX — Manager Bruce Bochy successfully challenged to get a game-ending double play after Brandon Crawford singled in a run in the ninth inning and the San Francisco Giants beat …
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ESPN:
Patriots will host Bears for joint practices Aug. 15 and 16 — FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots will host the Chicago Bears for two days of joint practices on Monday Aug. 15 and Tuesday Aug. 16, the team announced today. The practices are free and open to the public.
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Chris Brown / Buffalo Bills:
BILLS TAKE PRE-EMPTIVE MEASURE: SHAQ LAWSON TO UNDERGO SHOULDER SURGERY — Email @ChrisBrownBills Blog: Inside the Bills — The Bills have elected to take a proactive approach concerning Shaq Lawson's right shoulder. Though he's capable of playing, the club chose to eliminate …
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Associated Press:
Suarez Powers Reds to 9-4 Win Over Phillies — By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMAY 15, 2016, 6:03 P.M. E.D.T. — PHILADELPHIA — Eugenio Suarez hit a three-run homer, Jay Bruce went 3 for 3 and the Cincinnati Reds rebounded from a difficult loss with a 9-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday.
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Patrick Saunders / Denver Post:
Left-hander still struggling with command in Triple-A rehab starts — The Denver Post — Colorado Rockies pitcher Jorge De La Rosa on April 15, 2016. (David Zalubowski, The Associated Press) — Although Jorge De La Rosa has pitched two rehab games at Triple-A Albuquerque …
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Patrick Saunders / Denver Post:
Will Rockies release Reyes or try to trade him? — The Denver Post — The enormous question that had been looming over Jose Reyes since last Halloween was answered Friday. — However, the many questions that affect Reyes' major-league career still linger over him and the Rockies.
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