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Coley HarveyESPN / ESPN:
Umpire's controversial tagging ruling leaves Yankees confused  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Confusion remained the predominant feeling for the New York Yankees late Friday night as a few still struggled to figure out what happened during a bizarre sequence in the middle of their game against the Los Angeles Angels.
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Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
Neil Walker, filling in for Tyler Austin at first base, is getting one more shot to stay on Yankees roster  —  It may only be a short window of opportunity, but Neil Walker needs to take advantage of it - more so for himself than for the Yankees, who have managed just fine despite his struggles at the plate.
Pete Caldera / Daily Record:
Yankees ready for Shohei Ohtani show in person  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. - Just about the time Aaron Boone was hired as Yankees manager, Shohei Ohtani narrowed his choice of MLB clubs - with the Yankees shockingly missing the cut.  —  “And I was like, is it something I did?”
Discussion: Halos Heaven
Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:   Yankees finally get first look at Shohei Ohtani, months after he turned them down
Brian Marron / Daily Record:   Shohei Ohtani shows Yankees what they missed, smacks HR off Luis Severino
Associated Press:
Marte's 11th-inning single rallies Pirates over Cardinals  —  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Starling Marte's game-ending single in the 11th inning lifted the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 6-5 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night.  —  David Freese drew a one-out walk from rookie Jordan Hicks …
Discussion: Viva El Birdos and Bucs Dugout
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Flaherty arrives for Saturday start; Cardinals continue bullpen shuffle
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:   Revolving door continues as Mayers replaces Gant with another move ahead
Matt Ehalt / Daily Record:
Matt Harvey trying to learn routine as a reliever, allows homer to Padres  —  Matt Harvey discusses his first two bullpen outings Matt Ehalt, Staff Writer, @MattEhalt  —  SAN DIEGO — Matt Harvey ended his silence.  —  The righty allowed a homer in the ninth inning of Friday's 5-1 win …
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Matt Ehalt / Daily Record:
Asdrubal Cabrera continues hot start with three-run homer in 5-1 win over Padres  —  SAN DIEGO — As veterans struggled to find quality deals this offseason, it seemed at the time that the Mets overpaid in exercising Asdrubal Cabrera's $8.5 million option.  —  Cabrera produced …
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Jacob deGrom dominates over seven innings as Mets beat Padres, 5-1  —  SAN DIEGO — Jacob deGrom gave the Mets 7.1 scoreless innings and Asdrubal Cabrera made sure he got the win.  The veteran second baseman hit a three-run homer to insure the Mets 5-1 win over the Padres at Petco Park Friday night.
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks at Washington Nationals … WASHINGTON - The last time the Diamondbacks were here, almost exactly a year ago, Archie Bradley was set for a role change.  Shelby Miller had just gone down with an injury and Bradley was told he was going to replace Miller in the rotation.
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Arizona Diamondbacks at Washington Nationals
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:   Arizona Diamondbacks at Washington Nationals
Associated Press:
Darvish denied win, but Cubs beat Brewers  —  Darvish denied win despite strong effort  —  Yu Darvish avoided the fifth-inning blues on a cool Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field, leaving the mound to chants of “Yuuuu” after throwing six strong innings against Milwaukee.
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:   Column: The fun never stops for Cubs' Javier Baez
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:   Cubs expect Kris Bryant to return to lineup Saturday
Associated Press:
Brewers' Eric Thames out 6-8 weeks after thumb surgery  —  CHICAGO — Brewers first baseman Eric Thames had surgery on his left thumb, and Milwaukee said it expects him to return in six to eight weeks.  —  Dr. Donald Sheridan operated on Thames on Friday in Scottsdale, Arizona.
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Associated Press:
Baseball notebook: Pirates' Kang starts spring training work
Associated Press:
Xander Bogaerts returns to Red Sox from disabled list  —  BOSTON (AP) — Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts returned to the starting lineup after missing 15 games with a broken talus bone in his left ankle.  —  Bogaerts was activated from the 10-day disabled list Friday.
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Mike Shalin / UPI:
Rays on roll entering series with Red Sox
Teddy Greenstein / Chicago Tribune:
White Sox take on Royals while manager Rick Renteria attends mother's funeral  —  Photos of White Sox manager Rick Renteria.  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Rick Renteria's body is in Austin, Texas, for the funeral of his mother.  The White Sox hope his mind is there, too.
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Teddy Greenstein / Chicago Tribune:   A highlight from Joe McEwing's playing days — helping survivors on 9/11
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Candelario back in lineup for Detroit Tigers after day off  —  BALTIMORE — Jeimer Candelario was due for a day off.  —  Entering Thursday's series finale against the Pirates, the young Detroit Tigers third baseman had played in every inning so far this season.
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:   Detroit Tigers' Leonys Martin providing hilarious soundtrack to season
Associated Press:
Manaea follows no-hitter with another win for A's  —  HOUSTON (AP) — Sean Manaea followed up his no-hitter with seven solid innings, three Athletics homered and Oakland beat the Houston Astros 8-1 on Friday night for its fifth win in six games.  —  Manaea (4-2) no-hit Boston last Saturday …
Andy McCullough / Los Angeles Times:
Pedro Baez falls off the mound and Dodgers lose to Giants 6-4 … In the dugout, a pained expression haunted the face of manager Dave Roberts.  The moment did not defy belief, not if you've cataloged the ineptitude of this Dodgers team in this season's first month.
Discussion: McCovey Chronicles
ESPN:
All you need to know about Yankees' toughest stretch of 2018  —  The final weekend in April and the beginning of May will feel a whole lot like October for the New York Yankees.  —  The Bronx Bombers kick off a 13-game stretch Friday night in Anaheim that will see them play the four teams …
Associated Press:
White hits walk-off single, Modesto beats San Jose 6-5  —  MODESTO, Calif. (AP) — Evan White hit a walk-off single with two outs in the ninth inning, as the Modesto Nuts beat the San Jose Giants 6-5 on Friday.  —  Jorge Solano scored the game-winning run after he entered the game …
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Mets, who finished 2017 last in NL runs saved, are still struggling defensively  —  SAN DIEGO — Last fall, Sandy Alderson realized the Mets had to change their approach to defense.  It had never been a high priority when he was building around arms that overpowered hitters.
Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
Road games in Mexico figure to be like home games for the Dodgers  —  The schedule originally called for the Dodgers to play three home games next weekend.  Technically, the games would have been played at Petco Park, but the Dodgers are good, the Padres are not, and the place usually is overrun by Dodgers fans.
Craig Davis / Orlando Sentinel:
Marlins get strong start from Urena but no offense in losing Prado's return  —  Marlins manager Don Mattingly discusses Juse Urena holding the Rockies to one run in seven innings, but losing on a hit by the opposing pitcher.  —  Sun Sentinel  —  South Florida has curbed its enthusiasm for the Marlins.
 
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