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Dave Clark / Cincinnati.com:
MLB.com's Duquette: Reds' Gennett, Iglesias among 10 top trade targets — A pair of Cincinnati Reds - second baseman Scooter Gennett and closer Raisel Iglesias - are among 10 of “the likeliest to receive considerable attention given where contending clubs' needs stand today,” …
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Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:
Dilson Herrera promoted to Cincinnati Reds roster, adding solid bat to the Reds' bench — CHICAGO - Battling injuries during the start of Spring Training and placed on waivers in March, Reds infielder Dilson Herrera admitted there were moments where he questioned if he would ever return to the Major Leagues.
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Reds Select Dilson Herrera
Reds Select Dilson Herrera
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MLB Baseball News … and Red Reporter
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson out of lineup against Astros — Chicago Tribune — White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson is out of the starting lineup for Game 2 of the Astros series after being hit by a pitch in his left forearm during Thursday's game. — Leury Garcia will start at short in Anderson's place.
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers prospects Matt Manning, Dawel Lugo to play in Futures Game — The Detroit Tigers are sending two players to the All-Star Futures Game this season. — Right-hander Matt Manning will pitch for the United States team and second baseman Dawel Lugo will play for the World team …
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Royals Review, MLB Baseball News …, Federal Baseball, Brew Crew Ball and Lone Star Ball
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Craig Calcaterra / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Futures Game Rosters Announced
Futures Game Rosters Announced
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Bleed Cubbie Blue and Amazin' Avenue
Tyler Byrum / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Final 2018 MLB All-Star Game Roster projection
Final 2018 MLB All-Star Game Roster projection
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Pinstripe Alley, DRaysBay and Bless You Boys
Harvey Valentine / UPI:
Stunned Marlins try to regroup vs. Nationals — WASHINGTON — The Washington Nationals will try to build off an historic win when they host the Miami Marlins on Friday night. — Washington fell behind Miami 9-0 in the top of the fourth inning Thursday night but rallied for an improbable 14-12 victory …
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Michael Wagaman / Associated Press:
Cardinals hit 3 HRs to back Weaver in Cardinals' 11-2 win — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) St. Louis pitcher Luke Weaver flirted with perfection, had to overcome a little frustration, and settled for domination. — The Cardinals' offense was pretty good, too. — Weaver pitched two-hit ball …
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David SchoenfieldESPN Senior / ESPN:
Giants getting healthy might mean trouble for other NL contenders
Giants getting healthy might mean trouble for other NL contenders
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USA Today
cbs8.com:
Lauer, Hedges help Padres beat slumping Diamondbacks 6-3 — PHOENIX (AP) — Eric Lauer limited Arizona to a run over five innings, Austin Hedges homered for the first time since April 10 and the San Diego Padres opened a four-game series in the desert with a 6-3 victory over the slumping Diamondbacks on Thursday night.
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AZ Snake Pit, Gaslamp Ball and MLB Baseball News …
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Bob McManaman / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. San Diego Padres
Associated Press:
Chris Herrmann's HR helps lift Mariners over Angels — SEATTLE (AP) - Chris Herrmann hit his first home run for Seattle and Marco Gonzales pitched six solid innings to lead the Mariners to a 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday night. — Gonzales (9-5) gave up five hits while striking out seven in a 102-pitch outing.
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Winona Daily News and MLB Baseball News …
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Ryan Divish / The Seattle Times:
Mariners continue mastery of division-rival Angels, win 4-1
Mariners continue mastery of division-rival Angels, win 4-1
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Lookout Landing
Matt Breen / Philly.com:
Phillies should follow their motto, ‘Be Bold,’ and trade for Manny Machado — Each Phillies player found a red shirt draped over their clubhouse chair five months ago when the team reported to Clearwater for the first day of spring training. A motto was born in white letters across the chest.
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Talking Chop
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Shelly Anderson / UPI:
Surging Philadelphia Phillies open long road trip vs. skidding Pittsburgh Pirates
Surging Philadelphia Phillies open long road trip vs. skidding Pittsburgh Pirates
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Phillies Nation, Bucs Dugout and The Good Phight
Bradford DoolittleESPN / ESPN:
A July 4th attendance boom and MLB's next big thing — How was your Fourth of July? What did you do? I'm curious because, after all, it's the heart of summer and most of you had the day off, and in today's world, there are countless ways to spend leisure time. — You know what a heck of a lot of people did Wednesday?
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
MLB Reinstates Jenrry Mejia For 2019 Season — Major League Baseball announced today that Mets reliever Jenrry Mejia will be reinstated for the 2019 season. He had previously been banned following a third positive PED test. — Mejia, who is now 28 years of age, last pitched in the majors in 2015.
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MLB Baseball News …, MLB Daily Dish and Amazin' Avenue
Matt Breen / Philly.com:
Phillies prospect Enyel De Los Santos could take the mound in the majors sooner than expected — PITTSBURGH - Enyel De Los Santos will travel to Washington later this month to represent the Phillies in the annual Futures Game. But before De Los Santos arrives at Nationals Park …
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MLB Baseball News …
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Arizona Diamondbacks draft history: First round picks … The Diamondbacks will not sign their top pick, infielder Matt McLain, sources confirmed Friday, and instead will receive a compensatory pick in next year's draft. — Details remain sketchy, but it appears the club did not meet McLain's demands …
Dave Clark / Cincinnati.com:
Reds' Lorenzen would ‘absolutely’ participate in Home Run Derby at MLB All-Star Game — Would Reds relief pitcher Michael Lorenzen, who hit three home runs in a week in late June and has homered five times in 60 career at-bats for Cincinnati, participate in the Home Run Derby on July 16 if invited?
Mike Fitzpatrick / Associated Press:
MLB All-Star Game predictions: Who will start on July 17? — Now that fan voting is finished, it's a good time to take a hard look at All-Star Game selections. — Which players are worthy of participating July 17 in Washington, and who gets left out? — Let's touch on this topic first …
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Bleed Cubbie Blue
Tom Haudricourt / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Brewers place Brent Suter on DL with forearm tightness, summon Aaron Wilkerson to start Saturday — The Milwaukee Brewers have been dealing with injuries all season and another popped up Friday when they announced that left-hander Brent Suter was placed on the 10-day disabled list, retroactive to Tuesday, with left forearm tightness.
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Brew Crew Ball
Stephen Ruiz / Orlando Sentinel:
Umpires rally around Sanford peer after infection costs him his legs — Randy Harvey, a renowned umpire who has called games for more than 3 decades in college and the major leagues, had both his legs amputated after a mysterious illness that doctors still haven't determined the source.
Alan Shipnuck / Golf.com:
‘This will take us out of our comfort zone’: Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson planning $10 million match-play showdown — Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are working on putting together a $10 million, winner-take-all match-play event. — The greatest match that never was almost took place …
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