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St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Heredia has 4 RBI, leads DSL Twins to 15-4 win over DSL Cardinals Blue  —  , (AP) — Victor Heredia drove in four runs, while Carlos Aguiar and Francisco Martinez drove in three apiece as the DSL Twins beat the DSL Cardinals Blue 15-4 on Monday.  —  Aguiar homered and tripled, scoring three runs while also driving in three.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch:   Romero, De La Cruz spur DSL Nationals to 8-0 win over DSL Phillies Red
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Mock drafts bet that Cardinals return to their comfort spot, select big men on campus
St. Louis Post-Dispatch:   Watts scores winning run in 11th, DSL Giants beats DSL Royals2 8-7 in walk-off finish
St. Louis Post-Dispatch:   Rodriguez, Rivas lead DSL Blue Jays to 10-4 win over DSL Reds
St. Louis Post-Dispatch:   Inojosa, Burgos pitch DSL Rangers1 to 10-2 win over DSL Indians/Brewers
St. Louis Post-Dispatch:   Gomez, Falconett pitch DSL Orioles to 8-1 win over DSL D-backs1
St. Louis Post-Dispatch:   Ramirez's sac fly leads DSL Cardinals Red to 5-4 win over DSL Cubs2
St. Louis Post-Dispatch:   Barajas' single leads DSL Astros to 8-2 win over DSL Royals1
St. Louis Post-Dispatch:   Mota, Medina lead the way for DSL Yankees
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Yankees threaten to boycott ESPN as team, MLB, union negotiate schedule solution  —  Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association are in negotiations with ESPN to reschedule a New York Yankees game that would require them to start three games within 24 hours in two different cities …
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Dave Hogg / Associated Press:
Severino wins 7th straight as Yanks top Tigers 7-4 in opener  —  DETROIT (AP) — Aaron Boone's pitching strategy for the first game of Monday's doubleheader was simple.  —  “We sent our ace out there for the first game and counted on him giving us a big performance,” the New York Yankees manager said.
Pete Caldera / USA Today:
Yankees' ire about Sunday Night Baseball just one example of MLB's ‘ridiculous’ schedule  —  DETROIT - Aaron Boone said it was “ridiculous” that the Yankees are forced to play a night game July 8 at Toronto, with a doubleheader at Baltimore the next day.  —  And he's right.
ESPN:
Yankees look to change quick three-game slot in July  —  The New York Yankees are hoping to resolve a scheduling issue that could have them playing three games, including travel, in a span of a little more than 24 hours.  —  The Yankees-Orioles game scheduled for Sunday in Baltimore was postponed by rain …
Phil Rosenthal / Chicago Tribune:
Column: Yankees echo Joe Maddon's ‘Sunday Night Baseball’ schedule gripe, weigh ESPN boycott  —  Cubs' Joe Maddon on short rest, and on Mike Montgomery batting 8th.  (Mark Gonales/Chicago Tribune)  —  Chicago Tribune  —  It was one thing when Cubs manager Joe Maddon complained about traveling …
Keith LawESPN Senior / ESPN:
Keith Law's 2018 Mock Draft 4.0  —  It is draft day, the most wonderful time of the year, so here is my final — ahem, “final” — projection of first-round selections, but one I present with the caveat that multiple GMs told me Sunday that nothing would really be final until at least Monday afternoon …
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David SchoenfieldESPN Senior / ESPN:
Ready to go jersey shopping?  Your guide to the 2018 MLB draft  —  We take a break from our regularly scheduled programming to remind you the MLB draft kicks off Monday.  Be sure to check out Keith Law's big board of the top 100 prospects and his mock draft heading into the first round.
Keith LawESPN Senior / ESPN:
Keith Law's 2018 Mock Draft 4.1  —  It is draft day, the most wonderful time of the year, so here is my final — ahem, “final” — projection of first-round selections, but one I present with the caveat that multiple general managers told me Sunday that nothing would really be final until …
Discussion: Lone Star Ball
Chris Thomas / Detroit Free Press:
Joey Bart emerging as Detroit Tigers' possible No. 1 MLB draft pick
Detroit Free Press:
Next Slide  —  What happened: The Detroit Tigers (28-32) lost, 7-4, to the New York Yankees in the first game of a doubleheader on Monday afternoon. ...  The Yankees scored six runs on six consecutive hits in the fourth inning off Drew VerHagen to take a 7-1 lead.
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
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Detroit Free Press:   Next Slide  —  Drew VerHagen pitched well for three innings for the Detroit Tigers.
Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
Gleyber Torres could play first career game at shortstop in Game 2 of Yankees' doubleheader vs. Tigers
Discussion: Pinstripe Alley
George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
Sandy Baez can't hide excitement after call up from Detroit Tigers
Detroit Free Press:   James McCann returning to Detroit Tigers lineup for Game 2 vs. Yankees
ESPN:
Power Rankings: Make way for new contenders in NL shakeup  —  Another week into the season, the same three American League power houses rule the roost — and in the same order for the time being — but things are getting interesting in the Senior Circuit as the National League's top teams sort out their own pecking order.
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Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
MLB power rankings: Once-dismal Dodgers continue climb toward top  —  They're not yet a .500 team, far from a prohibitive choice to win their division and still have damaged or misfiring parts.  —  Yet, the Los Angeles Dodgers are very much alive, a status that amazingly seemed in doubt just one month ago.
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
White Sox take Oregon State infielder Nick Madrigal with No. 4 pick  —  Oregon State's Nick Madrigal lays down a bunt against Yale during an NCAA regional tournament game in Corvallis, Ore., on June 4, 2018.  (Mark Ylen / AP) Chicago Tribune  —  The White Sox selected 5-foot-7-inch infielder Nick Madrigal …
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George Stoia / Detroit Free Press:   2018 MLB draft: Michigan high school, college players to watch
David Haugh / Chicago Tribune:
Column: Jake Arrieta, returning to Wrigley Field with Phillies, transformed Cubs into a team to be feared  —  Cubs manager Joe Maddon on the 4-game road sweep of the Mets: “That's pretty awesome.”  (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune)  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Yu Darvish could be undefeated …
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Matt Breen / Philly.com:   Phillies insist ‘everything is fine’ as they limp into big test against Cubs
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Jake Arrieta, Yu Darvish and decision time: Inside the Cubs' take-it-or-leave it offer
ESPN:
Report: Rays' Anthony Banda to undergo Tommy John surgery  —  Tampa Bay Rays pitching prospect Anthony Banda will undergo Tommy John surgery to repair the left-hander's pitching elbow, according to the Tampa Bay Times.  —  Banda, who joined the Rays in a trade with the Arizona Diamondbacks in February …
Discussion: Tampa Bay Times
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Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:   Rays journal: Wilson Ramos has reasons to be excited about return to Washington
Phil Rogers / Chicago Tribune:
Young White Sox will be challenged by stretch of 21 games in 20 days  —  Chicago Tribune  —  Here comes the deep water for the White Sox.  —  They are on pace to lose 100 games, have a roster loaded with rookies and job-seekers and now must navigate a stretch of schedule that will test …
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Associated Press:
White Sox reinstate Davidson from DL, option Gonzalez, Skole
Associated Press:
Veteran pitcher Oliver Perez's deal with Indians is for $1.75 million  —  CLEVELAND — Pitcher Oliver Perez has a $1.75 million salary while in the major leagues under his deal with the Cleveland Indians.  —  The 36-year-old left-hander signed with the Indians on Saturday and pitched …
Orlando Sentinel:
UF's Jonathan India, Stetson's Logan Gilbert selected in first round of MLB draft  —  Florida's Jonathan India was selected No. 5 in the 2018 MLB draft Monday night.  (Cyndi Chambers / AP)  —  Jonathan India was the first player from a state of Florida high school or college selected in the Major League Baseball draft Monday.
Discussion: Lookout Landing
Mike Mazzeo / New York Daily News:
Yankees option Tommy Kahnle to Triple-A, activate Adam Warren from 10-day DL  —  DETROIT — The Yankees have optioned Tommy Kahnle back to Triple-A Scranton in a surprising move that clears the way for Adam Warrren's reinstatement from the disabled list.  Warren had been out with a back injury.
Robin Fambrough / The Advocate:
Pittsburgh Pirates select former Denham Springs star Travis Swaggerty 10th in MLB draft  —  An emotional Travis Swaggerty told his family he loved them and cried after hearing his name called by the Pittsburgh Pirates as the 10th selection of the Major League Baseball draft Monday night.
Discussion: Bucs Dugout and Call to the Pen
 
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