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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals to rest Molina, Piscotty, Grichuk — PITTSBURGH • The Cardinals are resting three righthanded-hitting regulars Friday night against tough Pittsburgh righthander Gerrit Cole. — Catcher Yadier Molina, right fielder Stephen Piscotty and center fielder Randal Grichuk all are taking a seat …
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Bucs Dugout
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
White Sox Promote Tim Anderson, Designate Jimmy Rollins For Assignment — The White Sox announced today that they have promoted top shortstop prospect Tim Anderson to the Majors and designated struggling veteran Jimmy Rollins for assignment in order to clear space on the roster.
Associated Press:
Parmelee Becomes 4th Yankees First Baseman on Disabled List — By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 10, 2016, 3:12 P.M. E.D.T. — NEW YORK — Chris Parmelee has become the fourth New York Yankees first baseman on the disabled list, joining Mark Teixeira, Greg Bird and Dustin Ackley.
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Pinstripe Alley
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Twins Place Phil Hughes, Trevor May On Disabled List — The Twins have placed right-handers Phil Hughes and Trevor May on the disabled list and, in a pair of corresponding moves, have activated fellow righty Kyle Gibson from the DL and promoted right-hander J.T. Chargois from Triple-A Rochester.
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Twin Cities and Twinkie Town
Associated Press:
Jose Fernandez Goes for Marlins' Record 9th Straight Win — By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 10, 2016, 1:25 P.M. E.D.T. — MIAMI — Jose Fernandez sashays into the Marlins' clubhouse after a win, smiling and singing. — “I'm walking in here for a good time,” he said. “I feel blessed. Hey-ya!”
Associated Press:
Naquin's 2-Run HR Lifts Indians Past M's 5-3 — By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 10, 2016, 2:06 A.M. E.D.T. — SEATTLE — Tyler Naquin golfed a two-run home run off reliever Joaquin Benoit in the eighth inning to lift the Cleveland Indians to a 5-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night.
Discussion:
Let's Go Tribe
Chicago Tribune:
Cubs treating challenge of picking later in MLB draft as an opportunity — Jason McLeod, Chicago Cubs vice president of scouting and player development, is looking forward to the challenge of having a late pick in the MLB draft. — Chicago Tribune — Jason McLeod joked last week …
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CBS Chicago
ESPN:
Manny Machado, Yordano Ventura each appealing MLB penalties — NEW YORK — Kansas City pitcher Yordano Ventura was suspended nine games and Baltimore third baseman Manny Machado was penalized four games Thursday after their brawl earlier this week. — Major League Baseball also fined each player an undisclosed amount.
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MLB Daily Dish, Royals Review, ESPN, Camden Chat and baseballmusings.com
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
MLB Announces Suspensions For Yordano Ventura, Manny Machado
MLB Announces Suspensions For Yordano Ventura, Manny Machado
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Guardian, Yahoo Sports and Al's Ramblings
Kevin Draper / Deadspin:
Sideline Reporter Gets Pretty Racist On Barstool Sports Broadcast (UPDATE) — Fox Sports Florida's sideline reporter for Tampa Bay Rays and Orlando Magic broadcasts, Emily Austen, went on Barstool Sports's daily Rundown show on Thursday, and proceeded to make a number of racist and anti-Semitic jokes.
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Tampa Bay Times, Rays Index, Awful Announcing, The Big Lead and USA Today
Associated Press:
Davis HR, Sac Fly in 9th, O's Top Toronto for 5th Win in Row — By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 9, 2016, 10:39 P.M. E.D.T. — TORONTO — Chris Davis homered and hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the ninth inning, Pedro Alvarez also connected and the Baltimore Orioles beat …
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Bluebird Banter and Yahoo Sports
Associated Press:
Colon Pitches 7 Strong Innings as Mets Beat Brewers 5-2 — By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJUNE 9, 2016, 11:34 P.M. E.D.T. — MILWAUKEE — Bartolo Colon pitched seven strong innings and Curtis Granderson set the tone with a leadoff home run as the New York Mets defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 5-2 on Thursday night.
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Yahoo Sports
John Manuel / Baseball America:
Mock Draft 5.1: Moniak Remains On Top — Here's an updated mock in a year where everything is still very fluid, just four hours before commissioner Rob Manfred announces the first pick. Mickey Moniak jumped to the top of our mock on May 27 and he remains there on draft day. — 1. PHILLIES: Mickey Moniak, of
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John Manuel / Baseball America:
Unpredictability Is The Hallmark Of 2016 Draft
ABC News:
Molina's Single Lets Cards Take Another Series From Reds 3-2 — A little vintage Adam Wainwright and another booed hit by Yadier Molina have the St. Louis Cardinals headed up. — Wainwright allowed only two hits in six innings, and Molina's bases-loaded single snapped a tie in the eighth …
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Viva El Birdos and Yahoo Sports
ESPN:
Sources: Potential top-five pick Delvin Perez tests positive for PEDs — Highly rated shortstop prospect Delvin Perez tested positive for an unnamed performance-enhancing drug in advance of this week's Major League Baseball draft, according to multiple sources. — EDITOR'S PICKS
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NBCSports.com and Viva El Birdos
Associated Press:
Struggling White Sox cut Mat Latos, sign Justin Morneau — CHICAGO — The struggling White Sox shook up their roster Thursday, signing veteran first baseman Justin Morneau and designating veteran right-hander Mat Latos for assignment. — Chicago placed Morneau on the 15-day disabled list …
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ESPN and Red Reporter
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