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LEADING OFF: Newcomb, Turner face fallout after tweets — A look at what's happening around the majors today: — TWEET TROUBLE — Atlanta pitcher Sean Newcomb and Washington shortstop Trea Turner will face the fallout from their tweets, a day after they apologized for offensive posts from 2011 and 2012.
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Jon Lester's advice to young players: Scrub your Twitter account — Chicago Tribune — Cubs pitcher Jon Lester took to Twitter Monday to defend the recent rash of players whose old, insensitive tweets have surfaced and to implore people to scrub their accounts.
Associated Press:
Chipper Jones, Jim Thome among six greats inducted into Hall of Fame — COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Chipper Jones didn't bow to the pressure of the moment, and it was considerable. — Jones was inducted Sunday into the Baseball Hall of Fame, and he stood there delivering his speech with wife …
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Jim Thome's childhood dream comes true with induction into Baseball Hall of Fame — National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Jim Thome, reacts as his daugter Lila Thome sings the national anthem during an induction ceremony at the Clark Sports Center on Sunday, July 29, 2018, in Cooperstown, N.Y. (Hans Pennink / AP)
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Baseball Hall of Fame: Bruce Bochy skips game, endures travel odyssey to support Trevor Hoffman
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CBSSports.com and McCovey Chronicles
Rob Tornoe / Philly.com:
Chase Utley is target of a bizarre rant by Braves announcer Joe Simpson — Joe Simpson, a former MLB outfielder and the longtime analyst on the Atlanta Braves television broadcast team, has spoken with Chase Utley over remarks he made about the Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman's batting …
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Orange County Register, USA Today and NESN.com
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George Henry / Associated Press:
Braves pitcher Sean Newcomb nearly throws no-hitter, then has to apologize for offensive tweets — Sean Newcomb thought his near no-hitter would be the story of the day. — Then he picked up his phone. — Newcomb said he had forgotten about racist, homophobic and sexist tweets he sent as a teenager …
Steve Gardner / USA Today:
Braves' Sean Newcomb loses no-hitter in 9th vs. Dodgers
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MLB Baseball News …, Halos Heaven and Talking Chop
Associated Press:
J.A. Happ only allows one run over six innings in NY debut as Yankees top Royals 6-3 — J.A. Happ made the midseason impact the Yankees hoped for, pitching one-run ball over six innings to win his New York debut 6-3 over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday. — Three days after New York acquired …
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Pinstripe Alley
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Coley HarveyESPN / ESPN:
Yankees happy with J.A. Happ's first outing — NEW YORK — So far, so good for J.A. Happ, who made Brian Cashman look like a genius on Sunday. — In his New York Yankees debut, the 35-year-old Happ allowed just three hits and a run in a strong, six-inning outing in the Yankees' 6-3 win over the Kansas City Royals.
Pete Caldera / Daily Record:
At a NY Yankees' moment of need, Clint Frazier is dealing with post-concussion migraines — NEW YORK - This should have been Clint Frazier's opportunity to play, with Aaron Judge sidelined three weeks with a chip fracture to his right wrist. — Yet, the right-handed hitting outfielder …
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Pinstripe Alley
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Zach Braziller / New York Post:
Yankees' unlikely cleanup hitter looks like he belongs there
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Pinstripe Alley
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
3 things we learned from the latest Cubs-Cardinals series — Chicago Tribune — Here are three things we learned from the weekend's Cubs-Cardinals series — in which the Cubs dropped two of three in St. Louis. — Bote's instincts were impressive Sunday night, particularly in charging and making two barehanded stops.
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Kyle Hendricks overcomes rough start, retires 17 straight in Cubs' 5-2 win over Cardinals
Discussion:
Bleed Cubbie Blue
Jesse RogersESPN / ESPN:
Cubs earning ‘bragging rights’ with position-player pitching
Discussion:
Bleed Cubbie Blue
ESPN:
Power Rankings: Contenders clash in climb toward No. 1 — As we count down the hours until the non-waiver trade deadline on Tuesday afternoon, we're finding out just how big a move some teams can make in our Power Rankings. This week, the Diamondbacks made the biggest jump in the rankings …
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
Joe Maddon douses A-Rod's sharp comments about Yu Darvish causing rift in Cubs clubhouse — Chicago Tribune — Cubs pitcher Yu Darvish has missed more than two months due to right triceps tendinitis, and he made a trip to Dallas last month to be examined by Rangers team doctor Keith Meister.
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Associated Press:
Holliday agrees to MLB contract — DENVER — The Colorado Rockies have signed former star outfielder Matt Holliday to a minor league contract. — The 38-year-old Holliday reported to the Grand Junction Rockies, the organization's Rookie level team on Sunday.
Associated Press:
Goldschmidt, Ahmed, Pollock homer in Arizona's 5-4 win — SAN DIEGO — Three home runs, two video reviews that went their way and some nice defense helped the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Diego Padres 5-4 Sunday for a three-game sweep. — Paul Goldschmidt and Nick Ahmed each hit …
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McCovey Chronicles
Ken Powtak / Associated Press:
Nathan Eovaldi sharp in debut as Red Sox blank Twins — Nathan Eovaldi is ready to be back in the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry. He knows he'll have the fans on his side in Fenway Park, too, especially after his debut with Boston. — Eovaldi pitched seven impressive innings …
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Over the Monster, Beyond the Box Score, MLB Baseball News …, Twinkie Town and Associated Press
Matt Ehalt / NorthJersey.com:
With trade rumors swirling, Zack Wheeler throws six scoreless innings in NY Mets' 1-0 win — Zack Wheeler discusses his outing in the 1-0 win over the Pirates Matt Ehalt, Staff Writer, @MattEhalt — PITTSBURGH — As trade rumors continue to swirl, Zack Wheeler won't be checking Twitter every twenty minutes Monday.
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Talking Chop
