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Charles Odum / Associated Press:
Braves' Sean Newcomb apologizes to team for inflammatory tweets — Braves left-hander Sean Newcomb apologized to his teammates on Monday for racist, homophobic and sexist tweets he sent as a teenager. — Newcomb's apology was delivered in a meeting attended by players, coaches, manager Brian Snitker and Atlanta staff.
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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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MLB Baseball News …
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 …
Steve Gardner / USA Today:
Braves' Sean Newcomb apologizes for offensive tweets, says he doesn't recall sending them
Braves' Sean Newcomb apologizes for offensive tweets, says he doesn't recall sending them
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Fox News, Sporting News and MLB Baseball News …
Hayden Bird / Boston Globe:
Jon Lester offers thoughts on young players and social media
Jon Lester offers thoughts on young players and social media
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Chicago Sun-Times, Associated Press and NESN.com
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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Phillies Nation and The Good Phight
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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
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Yankees Acquire Lance Lynn From Twins For Tyler Austin — The Twins and Yankees have announced a trade that will send veteran righty Lance Lynn to New York. First baseman/outfielder Tyler Austin and minor-league right-hander Luis Rijo are headed to Minnesota. — Notably, the Twins will also send some cash in the swap.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mariners Acquire Zach Duke — 5:01pm: MLB.com's Mark Feinsand tweets that the Twins sent $75K to the Mariners in the deal, which will leave Seattle on the hook for just over $600K of Duke's salary. — 4:36pm: The Mariners have deepened their relief corps as they continue to stock …
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MLB Baseball News …, Minor League Ball, U.S.S. Mariner, Lookout Landing, Twinkie Town and MLB Daily Dish
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mariners Acquire Adam Warren
Mariners Acquire Adam Warren
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FanGraphs Baseball, Pinstripe Alley and MLB Daily Dish
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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Tampa Bay Times, MLB Baseball News …, MLB Daily Dish, Phillies Nation and CBSSports.com
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Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
24 hours from deadline, all seems quiet for Rays
24 hours from deadline, all seems quiet for Rays
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MLB Trade Rumors and DRaysBay
Associated Press:
Osuna sent to Astros by Blue Jays for Giles in closer swap — SEATTLE (AP) — Swapping a closer with on-field problems for one with off-field troubles, the World Series champion Houston Astros traded Ken Giles to the Toronto Blue Jays along with a pair of pitching prospects for Roberto Osuna on Monday.
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baseballmusings.com
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Astros Acquire Roberto Osuna, Send Ken Giles To Blue Jays — The Astros have struck a deal to acquire relief pitcher Roberto Osuna from the Blue Jays, as Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic first reported (links to Twitter). Former Astros closer Ken Giles is heading to Toronto along with righties Hector Perez and David Paulino.
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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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 …
Richard Morin / Arizona Republic:
Consistent defense a driving factor in keeping Diamondbacks relevant in playoff race — As it is with anything that lasts as long as a baseball season, things tend to break. — And the baseball season is indeed quite long - and not just in terms of how the season stretches an anomalous 162 games …
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 …
Alex Pavlovic / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Giants place Johnny Cueto and Pablo Sandoval on DL before Padres series — SAN DIEGO - As expected, the Giants placed — Pablo Sandoval on the disabled list. To fill the gaps, at least temporarily, a couple of middle infielders returned to the big-league roster.
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McCovey Chronicles
Associated Press:
Warwick Saupold clears waivers, sent to minors — DETROIT — Tigers right-hander Warwick Saupold has cleared waivers and been sent outright to Triple-A Toledo. — The Tigers announced the move Monday. — Saupold was designated for assignment Saturday. He is 4-1 with a 4.46 ERA this season.
Teddy Greenstein / Chicago Tribune:
Column: It's time: Michael Kopech and Eloy Jimenez need to take their talents to the South Side — Photos of the White Sox outfielder and No. 4-ranked prosepct by Baseball America. — Chicago Tribune — If only the White Sox had a way to improve an outfield whose three Sunday starters have combined to hit 17 home runs.
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MLB Baseball News … and South Side Sox