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Jimmy Hascup / USA Today:
MLB history: Yankees' Aaron Judge ties for tallest center fielder to ever play — Here are two things you don't expect to see in the same sentence: Aaron Judge, center fielder. — The 6-foot-7, 282-pound Judge tied Walt Bond as the tallest center fielder in MLB history with his first appearance …
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Dan Martin / New York Post:
Two freak accidents cost Yankees more players to injury — TORONTO — The Yankees are dropping like flies. — Their already depleted outfield took another shot on Saturday, when Billy McKinney — playing in just his second game in the majors — was forced to leave after crashing …
Discussion:
Pinstripe Alley
Peter Botte / New York Daily News:
Aaron Judge continues to be the center of attention for the Yankees
Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
Yankees' Billy McKinney forced out of game in the 1st after crashing into left-field wall
Yankees' Billy McKinney forced out of game in the 1st after crashing into left-field wall
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News … and FanRag Sports
New York Daily News:
Yankees slugger Aaron Judge will make his first start in center field vs. Blue Jays
Larry Millson / UPI:
Yankees look to contain Blue Jays again
Yankees look to contain Blue Jays again
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News …, MLB Trade Rumors, Pinstripe Alley and Bluebird Banter
Associated Press:
Cards finish Greg Holland deal; reliever Brett Cecil on DL — NEW YORK (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals have completed their deal with free-agent closer Greg Holland and put left-handed reliever Brett Cecil on the 10-day disabled list with a strained pitching shoulder.
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MLB Baseball News …
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Tim Healey / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Todd Frazier drives in three runs as Mets beat Cardinals, improve to 2-0 — NEW YORK — Todd Frazier's Opening Day came with more hoopla than most. He had four at-bats, one hit and 24 ticket requests. He was the local guy — Toms River, N.J., if you haven't heard …
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals trade Lucas to Athletics for pitcher, send same lineup out vs. Mets — NEW YORK • The Cardinals' flurry of opening-season transactions continued Saturday morning as they dealt reliever Josh Lucas to Oakland in a move necessitated by the reorganization of the 40-man roster this week.
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News … and Minor League Ball
Cincinnati.com:
Next Slide — Luis Castillo was the best of the young starting pitchers for the Reds last year. That doesn't mean he won't have bad days. — Saturday was a very, very bad day for young Mr. Castillo and the bullpen. Castillo put the Reds in a hole they could not get out of.
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John Fay / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds add veteran right-hander Yovani Gallardo
Cincinnati Reds add veteran right-hander Yovani Gallardo
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News … and MLB Daily Dish
John Fay / Cincinnati.com:
Reds lead MLB in one category: Most pitchers on the DL to start the season
Alan Robinson / UPI:
Strasburg, Nationals aim to blank Reds again
Strasburg, Nationals aim to blank Reds again
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News …, Federal Baseball and baseballmusings.com
Associated Press:
Polanco's homer lifts Pirates past Tigers in kooky opener — DETROIT (AP) — Gregory Polanco hit a three-run homer in the 13th inning to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 13-10 victory over Detroit on Friday — about an hour after the Tigers spilled onto the field to celebrate what they thought was a game-winning hit of their own.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers want MLB to explain overturned Opening Day call — Detroit Tigers bench coach Steve Liddle talks about overturned call in the 10th inning on Opening Day against the Pittsburgh Pirates. They lost in the 13th, 13-10. George Sipple, Detroit Free Press — CONNECT
Anthony Fenech Detroit Free / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Tigers-Pirates postponed, will play doubleheader Sunday — DETROIT — For the second time this week, the Detroit Tigers and Pittsburgh Pirates have been postponed. — With inclement weather in Saturday afternoon's forecast — cold temperatures, rain and high wind gusts — the two teams will play a split doubleheader on Sunday.
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs need Yu Darvish to spare taxed bullpen — Chicago Tribune — Yu Darvish can make a favorable impression on the Cubs' fatigued bullpen Saturday night with a lengthy performance against the Marlins at Marlins Park. — The Cubs' bullpen has hurled 16 1/3 innings in the first two games of the season …
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Walter Villa / UPI:
Yu Darvish to make Cubs debut at Marlins
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Photos: Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Colorado Rockies … The Diamondbacks have placed slugger Yasmany Tomas on outright waivers, according to sources, a move that could amount to little more than his removal from the 40-man roster. — Tomas, who was optioned to Triple-A Reno last weekend …
Discussion:
MLB Trade Rumors
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Jack Magruder / UPI:
Veteran Greinke faces Rockies' young gun Marquez
New York Daily News:
Giants' Joe Panik beats the Dodgers with a home run for the second straight game — LOS ANGELES — Homering off All-Stars Clayton Kershaw and Kenley Jansen in consecutive games isn't something Joe Panik expects to do. — Thanks to another solid swing from the second baseman …
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MLB Baseball News …
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Big League Stew / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Historic start: It's Panik time in San Francisco
Historic start: It's Panik time in San Francisco
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Sporting News and True Blue LA
Joe Knowles / Chicago Tribune:
White Sox manager Rick Renteria expects a more stable lineup in 2018 — Chicago Tribune — After a lot of lineup changes — and roster changes — last season, things could be more settled for the White Sox in 2018. — Saturday's starting lineup was the same one manager Rick Renteria wrote down on opening day.
Discussion:
South Side Sox and Royals Review
Kyle Downing / MLB Trade Rumors:
Royals Sign Kyle Lohse To Minor-League Deal — 2:58pm: FanRag Sports' Jon Heyman tweets that Lohse stands to make $800K if he makes the club's MLB roster, with $700K in incentives also available. — 9:04am: The Royals have announced the signing of right-hander Kyle Lohse to a minors deal.
Discussion:
Royals Review and MLB Daily Dish
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Roger Mooney / Tampa Bay Times:
For starters: Rays honor inaugural team before tonight's game with Red Sox — The Rays have lefty Wilson Alvarez on the mound and Wade Boggs, who is inching toward 3,000 hits at third base and Quinton McCracken in center. Wait, being told that was 20 years ago.
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Fred Goodall / MLB on Yahoo! Sports:
Price sparkles in return to Red Sox rotation, beats Rays 1-0
Price sparkles in return to Red Sox rotation, beats Rays 1-0
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Associated Press, DRaysBay and Over the Monster
Tim KeownESPN Senior / ESPN:
As Shohei Ohtani takes the mound, what should we expect? — Shohei Ohtani is doing this, and when Sunday dawns, the magnitude of this moment should not be minimized. Strip away all the angst about his spring training and remember those four words: He is doing this.
Evan Grant / Dallas Morning News:
Delino DeShields has broken hamate bone; how this impacts the entire roster — ARLINGTON - Just three days into the season, the Rangers are facing the possibility of a lineup-changing, alignment-shaking injury situation with Delino DeShields. — DeShields, who felt discomfort during …
Discussion:
MLB Trade Rumors, MLB Daily Dish and baseballmusings.com
Matt Breen / Philly.com:
Phillies pitcher Yacksel Rios shines in season debut to finish ‘a crazy day’ — ATLANTA - Yacksel Rios was on a field in Clearwater, Fla. Friday afternoon with other Phillies minor-leaguers. A few hours later, he was on a major-league mound in Atlanta to make his season debut.
ESPN:
Nelson Cruz to get MRI after spraining ankle with dugout slip — Seattle Mariners designated hitter Nelson Cruz will get an MRI Sunday after sustaining a sprained right ankle in Saturday's 6-5 loss to the Indians. — Cruz, who earlier in the game had hit his second home run of the season …