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Jerry CrasnickESPN Senior / ESPN:
Trade talk we're hearing: Will the Rays deal Chris Archer? — The Tampa Bay Rays jumped into the trade deadline fray Wednesday and sent Nathan Eovaldi to the Boston Red Sox for prospect Jalen Beeks. Eovaldi is a pending free agent with overpowering stuff and a medical history that makes …
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Coley HarveyESPN / ESPN:
Yankees GM: Catcher Gary Sanchez out until at least late August — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The New York Yankees are expecting injured catcher Gary Sanchez to be shelved until late August or early September, according to general manager Brian Cashman. — “Thankfully what Gary …
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Associated Press:
Versatile Romo helps hold off Yanks for 3-2 win — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Sergio Romo relieved in the eighth inning, shifted to third base when Jonny Venters replaced him in the ninth, then struck out Brett Gardner to end the game with two on and give the Tampa Bay Rays a 3-2 win over the New York Yankees on Wednesday.
Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Rays trade Nathan Eovaldi to Red Sox
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Pete Caldera / Daily Record:
New York Yankees frustrated after latest loss to Tampa Bay
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Kirk Meyer / New York Daily News:
Yankees reveal Gary Sanchez will be out at least a month with latest groin injury
Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Starter traded? Romo playing third base? Rays team up for 3-2 win over Yankees
Stephen Ruiz / Orlando Sentinel:
Oviedo's A.J. Cole emerges in Yankees' bullpen after trade with Nationals
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Mark Polishuk / MLB Trade Rumors:
Diamondbacks Acquire Matt Andriese
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Aaron Bracy / Associated Press:
Plouffe's homer in 16th leads Phillies over Dodgers — PHILADELPHIA (AP) Trevor Plouffe hit a three-run homer off infielder Kike Hernandez with one out in the 16th inning as the Philadelphia Phillies outlasted the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-4 Tuesday night in a game that lasted nearly six hours.
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Matthew Moreno / DodgerBlue.com:
Dodgers Activate Pedro Baez, Place Zac Rosscup On 10-Day Disabled List
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ESPN:
Mets minor-leaguer Tim Tebow says surgery on right hand successful — New York Mets minor-leaguer Tim Tebow said the season-ending hand surgery he underwent on Tuesday was a success. — “Doc said the surgery went well, so we got that going for me, which is nice,” Tebow said in a video posted Wednesday on Twitter.
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David Haugh / Chicago Tribune:
Paul Konerko on Jim Thome: ‘He was everything they said he was — and more’ — Paul Konerko celebrates a two-run homer with teammate Jim Thome in 2007. “The truth is, when a guy like (Thome) comes to play for you, they can let you down in some regard,” Konerko said. “But Jim was everything they said he was - and more.”
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George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
Alan Trammell still hopeful Lou Whitaker will join him in Hall of Fame — Detroit Tigers Alan Trammell on the 1984 World Series victory Detroit Free Press — Former Detroit Tigers second baseman Lou Whitaker will be in Cooperstown this weekend for the Baseball Hall of Fame ceremonies.
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Associated Press:
Indians top Pirates 4-0, end Pittsburgh's 11-game win streak — CLEVELAND (AP) — Trevor Bauer struck out 10 over seven innings, Brad Hand got his first save for Cleveland and the Indians stopped the Pittsburgh Pirates' winning streak at 11 with a 4-0 win on Wednesday.
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John Fay / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds win in Sal Romano's return, 7-3, take series from the St. Louis Cardinals — Sal Romano's short sabbatical from the starting rotation seemed to do him good. — Romano went six innings and allowed two runs on seven hits to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-3 before a crowd of 20,940 at Great American Ball Park.
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Tyler Chatwood / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Late error helps Cubs salvage series against D-backs — MLB: Arizona Diamondbacks at Chicago Cubs — Chicago Cubs on Thursday — scored the winning run as an eighth-inning pinch runner, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 2-1 win over the visiting — Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday afternoon at Wrigley Field.
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Javier Baez and Kris Bryant out of Cubs lineup against Diamondbacks
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Jacob Bogage / Chicago Tribune:
Major League Baseball wants to expand. Montreal wants its Expos back. — The Washington Post — Major League Baseball is bound for expansion one of these days. Commissioner Rob Manfred has kicked around the idea of a 32-team league for a while now and brought up the notion again during last week's All-Star festivities.
Tim Bannon / Chicago Tribune:
Cubs closer Brandon Morrow won't return from disabled list Saturday — Cubs closer Brandon Morrow says he is not ready to come off the disabled list yet, Wednesday, July 25, 2018. (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune) — In another setback to the Cubs' beleaguered bullpen …
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Jesse RogersESPN / ESPN:
Cubs' Brandon Morrow (biceps) not coming off DL Saturday
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Buster OlneyESPN Senior / ESPN:
Olney: Buyers or sellers? These five teams need to decide now — Better than any of their peers, the good folks who run the Minnesota Twins' front office have demonstrated how wrenching the decision to buy or sell can be. A year ago today, they decided to be buyers …
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Joel Sherman / New York Post:
Padres' interest in Mets' star pitchers shows another trade option — The Padres checked in on Jacob deGrom and Noah Syndergaard. (The Athletic's Dennis Lin first reported the Syndergaard contact.) — San Diego, despite current non-contention, would consider a starter with multiple years …
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Erik Brady / Tennessean.com:
Expect lots of haters when Josh Hader takes to the road starting Thursday — You're Josh Hader. You've got four games coming up in San Francisco against the Giants, beginning Thursday. And you just know you're going to get booed like you play for the damn Dodgers.
Rob Longley / Toronto Sun:
Hernandez “has got to be better” in Blue Jays outfield — Read what you will into the muted words of Blue Jays manager John Gibbons when discussing struggling left fielder Teoscar Hernandez on Wednesday. — Hernandez was not in the starting lineup for Toronto's game against the Minnesota Twins …
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