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Coley HarveyESPN / ESPN:
Aaron Boone: Yankees can still win without Aaron Judge — NEW YORK — As the Yankees turn to others to help account for the expected three-week absence of Aaron Judge for a chip fracture in his right wrist, manager Aaron Boone said he couldn't anticipate the future but that he “absolutely” …
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Jon Tayler / Sports Illustrated:
Moustakas? Bautista? Harper? Evaluating the Yankees' Options After Aaron Judge's Injury — The Yankees could just stand pat in light of Aaron Judge's wrist injury, or they could turn to the trade market for help. Could that possibly include Bryce Harper?
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Bleacher Report, CBSSports.com and The Athletic
Coley HarveyESPN / ESPN:
Aaron Judge has fractured right wrist, can't swing bat for 3 weeks
Aaron Judge has fractured right wrist, can't swing bat for 3 weeks
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HotNewHipHop.com, Pinstripe Alley and Yanks Go Yard
Joel Sherman / New York Post:
Yankees exploring their Aaron Judge emergency options
Yankees exploring their Aaron Judge emergency options
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Pinstripe Alley and baseballmusings.com
Alex Butler / UPI:
New York Yankees lose injured Aaron Judge for three weeks
New York Yankees lose injured Aaron Judge for three weeks
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MLB Baseball News …, Pinstripe Alley and Deadspin
Jenna West / Sports Illustrated:
Aaron Judge Sustains Chip Fracture in Wrist, Out at Least Three Weeks
Aaron Judge Sustains Chip Fracture in Wrist, Out at Least Three Weeks
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MLB Baseball News …, The Comeback and Pinstripe Alley
Alex Butler / UPI:
Chicago Cubs acquire Cole Hamels from Texas Rangers — The Chicago Cubs have acquired veteran pitcher Cole Hamels from the Texas Rangers. — Sources told the Dallas Morning News and ESPN that the deal was pending an exchange of medical reports as of Thursday night.
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Bleed Cubbie Blue, Dallas Morning News and ESPN
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Cole Hamels trade is official; Cubs send Eddie Butler, Rollie Lacy and player to be named to Rangers
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
When will Cole Hamels make his Cubs debut, and other questions that need answering
Tim Bannon / Associated Press:
5 things to know about Cole Hamels, Cubs' newest pitcher
5 things to know about Cole Hamels, Cubs' newest pitcher
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Chicago Tribune and Orlando Sentinel
George Sipple / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers' Ron Gardenhire ready for deadline deals to start — If general managers really want to deal with the Detroit Tigers, this weekend would be a good time to call manager Ron Gardenhire. Most of the Tigers' front office is in Cooperstown, N.Y. to see Alan Trammell and Jack Morris inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Hall of Fame inductee Jack Morris: ‘Thank God I played in the era I did’ — COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Can you imagine Jack Morris, who once broke blood vessels by slamming the ball down so hard in his manager's hand, trying to keep his cool in today's era when data points, and not performance, dictate how long you stay in a game?
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Bradford DoolittleESPN / ESPN:
Hall-worthy peaks, active Hall of Famers and MLB's next big thing — Back in January 2012, I attended a forum on the Hall of Fame candidacy of Minnie Minoso, arguably the second-best player in the American League during the 1950s. It was in the big conference room at whatever it was the Chicago White Sox called their ballpark then.
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MLB Baseball News …
David SchoenfieldESPN Senior / ESPN:
What makes each member of this HOF class a Hall of Famer
What makes each member of this HOF class a Hall of Famer
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MLB Baseball News …
Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:
Slump or no slump, Cincinnati Reds star Joey Votto feels as good as last year at the plate — There are numbers that show Joey Votto is, as usual, one of the top hitters in baseball. — Votto leads the National League in on-base percentage by a sizeable margin. No player in the Majors has hit more line drives than him.
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Jerry CrasnickESPN Senior / ESPN:
Trade talk we're hearing: Twins could be deadline's next big seller — The Minnesota Twins beat the Boston Red Sox 2-1 Thursday for their fourth straight victory and moved within seven games of Cleveland in the American League Central. The Twins are 6-3 against the Indians this season …
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MLB Baseball News …, AZ Snake Pit and MLB Daily Dish
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Making a case that the idling Cardinals should trade for a starter — ST. LOUIS • This past offseason as word spread that the Cardinals and Tampa Bay Rays were talking about a trade, sparks flew into the wind that the Cardinals, shopping for a closer and curious about a third baseman …
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Janie McCauley / Toronto Sun:
Hader earns win in first road outing since tweets public — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Sure, Josh Hader heard the boos. Of course, he knew they were coming. — The All-Star reliever retired four batters to earn a win while making his first appearance on the road since the lefty's years-old racist …
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Brew Crew Ball
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Tim KeownESPN Senior / ESPN:
Brewers' Josh Hader booed by Giants fans in first road game since Twitter controversy — SAN FRANCISCO — In Josh Hader's first road game since his racist, misogynistic and anti-gay tweets were unearthed, the Brewers All-Star reliever received a reception far different from the standing ovation bestowed upon …
New York Daily News:
Mets sign veteran outfielder Austin Jackson — The Mets have signed veteran outfielder Austin Jackson, an industry source confirmed to the Daily News. — Jackson, who was originally drafted by the Yankees and dealt to the Tigers in the 2009 deal that brought Curtis Granderson to the Bronx …
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mets To Sign Austin Jackson
Mets To Sign Austin Jackson
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Amazin' Avenue and MLB Baseball News …
ESPN:
Cardinals reportedly expected to part with RP Greg Holland — EDITOR'S PICKS — Each club still has an outside shot at October. Then again, it might be wiser to start over. They have six days — and counting — until the deadline. — Holland never panned out for the Cardinals …
Jorge Castillo / Washington Post:
Tommy Milone overcomes an early case of nerves to give the Nationals a shot in the arm — MIAMI — Tommy Milone already had 126 career starts, and 146 appearances overall, on his major-league résumé before he took the mound at Marlins Park on Thursday night, but the jitters surfaced anyway.
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Phil Rogers / Chicago Tribune:
Avisail Garcia on display vs. Blue Jays as White Sox near trade deadline — Chicago Tribune — Avisail Garcia is ideally positioned as the White Sox face Blue Jays right-hander Marcus Stroman on Friday night to open a homestand that will carry them to Tuesday's non-waiver trade deadline.
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MLB Baseball News …, South Side Sox and Bluebird Banter
Daily Record:
New York Yankees game against Royals postponed, to become doubleheader — The Yankees will have to wait until Saturday for their first game without Aaron Judge. — The team announced its game Friday with the Royals was postponed due to rain. It was the second game in its series with Kansas City …
Dave Sheinin / Chicago Tribune:
Arms race at MLB trade deadline reflects the maturing science of collecting outs — The Washington Post — It requires a minimum of 297 outs for a team to win a World Series — 11 playoff wins, at 27 outs apiece — and the path by which you get there is half science and half art.