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Associated Press:
Nationals shortstop Trea Turner is the latest major leaguer to apologize for offensive tweets — Washington Nationals shortstop Trea Turner apologized Sunday night for some years-old homophobic and racially insensitive tweets, becoming the latest in a series of major leaguers to address offensive language they used on social media.
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Bill Shaikin / Los Angeles Times:
MLB players need to stay away from the dark side of social media — Why does this keep happening? — For the third time in 12 days, a major league player has been confronted with racist and homophobic tweets from 2011 and 2012: Josh Hader of the Milwaukee Brewers at the All-Star game …
Associated Press:
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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Hayden Bird / Boston Globe:
Jon Lester offers thoughts on young players and social media — When former Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester weighed in on the relationship of social media and professional athletes, he naturally did so on Twitter. — Preaching due diligence in the curation of a social media account that thousands …
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Chicago Sun-Times, Associated Press and NESN.com
Paul Kasabian / Bleacher Report:
MLB Trade Deadline 2018: Date, Time and Latest Rumors on Top Names — Sunday was a relatively quiet day on the MLB trade front, with the most notable move being the Atlanta Braves' acquisition of Baltimore Orioles reliever Brad Brach. — However, the non-waiver trade deadline of 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday …
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Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
24 hours from deadline, all seems quiet for Rays — With 24 hours until Tuesday's 4 p.m. deadline for non-waiver trades, the Rays are apparently still more into talk than action. — RHP Chris Archer has been and will be the main topic of conversation, with the Rays sorting through interest …
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Lee Singer / ESPN:
Get ready for playoff baseball in July — Who says you have to wait for the fall for baseball to have a postseason feel? There are three games Monday between teams currently in playoff position. — EDITOR'S PICKS — As Machado gets used to his new surroundings, we examine how the superstar is fitting into L.A.'s lineup.
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Scott Boeck / USA Today:
MLB power rankings: Deadline deals shake up the landscape — With the non-waiver trade deadline looming on Tuesday, major league teams will be scrambling for upgrades down to the final second. — The Boston Red Sox, ranked No. 1 in USA TODAY Sports' power rankings, and the New York Yankees …
Tom Haudricourt / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Brewers mulling high cost of trading for ‘controllable’ pitcher vs. cost of a ‘rental’
Brewers mulling high cost of trading for ‘controllable’ pitcher vs. cost of a ‘rental’
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USA Today and Brew Crew Ball
Jerry CrasnickESPN Senior / ESPN:
What could happen in the final 24 hours before the deadline? — As the trade deadline approaches, it's more about quantity of moves that could be made than the “wow” factor. Once Manny Machado left Baltimore for Los Angeles, the top closers came off the market and Cole Hamels was traded …
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Pete Caldera / Daily Record:
New York Yankees sign Osiel Rodriguez, Cuban pitching prospect, to contract — Flush with an influx of international bonus pool money, the Yankees signed prized Cuban right-hander Osiel Rodriguez. — The Yankees' interest in the hard-throwing 16-year-old was originally reported by MLB.com …
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Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
After previous trade deadline drama, Jesse Chavez relieved to be on the Cubs — Reliever Jesse Chavez discusses joining the Cubs, July 21, 2018. (Mark Gonzales/Chicago Tribune) — Chicago Tribune — Reliever Jesse Chavez returns Tuesday to PNC Park, where his 11-year major-league career began …
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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:
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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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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Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Rays Christian Arroyo sustains concussion after being hit by pitch at Durham — Rays INF Christian Arroyo sustained a concussion after being hit on the helmet by a pitch Sunday playing for Triple-A Durham. — Arroyo was batting with one out in the ninth and Durham losing 7-3 …
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Astros Acquire Roberto Osuna, Send Ken Giles To Blue Jays — 4:46pm: Toronto has announced the trade. In addition to Giles, righties Hector Perez and David Paulino are going to the Blue Jays. — 4:12pm: The Astros have struck a deal to acquire relief pitcher Roberto Osuna from the Blue Jays …
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MLB Daily Dish, The Crawfish Boxes, Bluebird Banter, Lone Star Ball and NESN.com
Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Indians Focused On Adding Center Fielder — The Indians are “focused” on adding a center fielder in the 23 hours leading up to Tuesday's non-waiver trade deadline, tweets ESPN's Buster Olney. His colleague, Jerry Crasnick, offered plenty of additional insight into the matter earlier this morning as well (all Twitter links).