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Erik Boland / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Yankees lose another outfielder, and maybe a reliever in loss to Blue Jays — TORONTO — The Yankees, already running low on outfielders, lost another one Saturday afternoon. — And maybe a relief pitcher, too. — Rookie left fielder Billy McKinney, called up Friday to replace the injured Aaron Hicks …
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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 …
Dan Martin / New York Post:
Two freak accidents cost Yankees more players to injury
Two freak accidents cost Yankees more players to injury
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Pinstripe Alley
Peter Botte / New York Daily News:
Aaron Judge continues to be the center of attention for the Yankees
Steve Popper / Daily Record:
Mets win, but Anthony Swarzak tweaks oblique — NEW YORK - While just about everything has gone right for the Mets in the first two games, the first cause for concern surfaced in the eighth inning when reliever Anthony Swarzak had to call to the bench, asking out with a sore left oblique.
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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
Cardinals trade Lucas to Athletics for pitcher, send same lineup out vs. Mets
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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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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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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.
Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
1998 Devil Rays reunion brings back more than memories — ST. PETERSBURG - Wilson Alvarez remembered the tears. — “A lot of things went through my mind that day,” Alvarez said. “Too many emotions. I cried too, I'm not going to lie. I admit it, I cried like a kid.”
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Roger Mooney / Tampa Bay Times:
For starters: Rays honor inaugural team before tonight's game with Red Sox
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:
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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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
St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Delino DeShields placed on DL with broken left hand — ARLINGTON, Texas — Rangers center fielder Delino DeShields has been moved to the 10-day disabled list after breaking his left hand during an at-bat Friday night. — Rangers manager Jeff Banister said DeShields will have an MRI Saturday afternoon.
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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 …
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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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Historic start: It's Panik time in San Francisco
Historic start: It's Panik time in San Francisco
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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 …
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MLB Trade Rumors
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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.
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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.
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Royals Review and MLB Daily Dish
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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.
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.