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Ronald Blum / Associated Press:
Yankees fans boo Manny Machado in star's first visit to New York since free agency  —  San Diego Padres' Manny Machado stands in the dugout during the second inning of a game against the New York Yankees, Monday, May 27, 2019, in New York.  (Michael Owens / AP)
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Yankees' Paxton expected to return Wednesday  —  NEW YORK — Left-hander James Paxton is likely to rejoin the New York Yankees' rotation Wednesday against San Diego, followed by CC Sabathia this weekend against Boston.  —  On a day of updates for many of the Yankees' 15 players on the injured list …
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:   Yankees pitchers slowly returning to health
MLB Baseball News, Scores, Standings …:
Yankees top Padres 5-2 before sellout crowd
Discussion: Pinstripe Alley and New York Post
Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Red Sox Activate Brock Holt, Move Dustin Pedroia To 60-Day IL  —  The Red Sox have activated infielder Brock Holt from the 10-day injured list and transferred second baseman Dustin Pedroia to the 60-day IL, per a club announcement.  The team also optioned left-hander Darwinzon Hernandez to Double-A Portland.
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ESPN:
Bill Buckner dies at 69 after battling dementia  —  Bill Buckner, the longtime major leaguer whose error in the 1986 World Series for years lived in Red Sox infamy, died Monday.  —  “After battling the disease of Lewy Body Dementia, Bill Buckner passed away early the morning of May 27th surrounded …
Cassandra Negley / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Key figure in World Series lore Buckner dead at 69
Michael McMahon / NESN.com:
Red Sox Notes: Rafael Devers Anchoring Boston Lineup Through May
Joon Lee / ESPN:   Rafael Devers' anticipated breakout is happening now
Associated Press:
Chirinos pulled after 5 no-hit innings, Rays beat Blue Jays  —  Tampa Bay's plan to use an opener was derailed by recent heavy bullpen use.  —  Yonny Chirinos showed that fill-in starters, even on a pitch count, can be an excellent replacement.  —  Chirinos was pulled after five no-hit innings …
Discussion: McCovey Chronicles
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Ernest Hooper / Tampa Bay Times:   For a day, Rays' Yonny Chirinos quiets talk of adding a starter
Yahoo Canada / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Blue Jays commit breathtaking act of fielding butchery
Erik T / Bluebird Banter:
Game #54 Preview: Sanchez vs Chirinos
Discussion: baseballmusings.com
Nick Piecoro / Associated Press:
Diamondbacks' bullpen blows late lead in walk-off loss to Rockies in 11 innings  —  DENVER - Raimel Tapia singled in the winning run in the 11th inning to give the Colorado Rockies another dramatic victory, 4-3 over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday.  —  It was Colorado's third walk-off win in four games.
Discussion: Purple Row and AZ Snake Pit
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Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Rockies Place Charlie Blackmon On Injured List  —  The Rockies have placed outfielder Charlie Blackmon on the 10-day injured list, Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post reports.  Blackmon hasn't played since May 23 because of a right calf problem.  His roster spot is going to outfielder Yonathan Daza …
David Wilson / Miami Herald:
On Memorial Day, Marlins' Adam Conley remembers his favorite game he ever pitched  —  Adam Conley is almost certainly not going to be in the Hall of Fame.  He might never even be an All-Star or start another game.  He does, however, have a unique place in MLB history because of a midsummer win in 2016.
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Toronto Sun:
Scherzer, Nats seek four-game sweep of Marlins
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
Eddie Matz / ESPN:   Where do the Nationals and Davey Martinez go from here?
ESPN:
Memorial Day standings check: Teams to watch, worry about and more
Discussion: NESN.com and Lone Star Ball
Kristie Rieken / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Cole fans 12 as Astros down Cubs 6-5  —  Gerrit Cole tied a season high with 12 strikeouts in six solid innings and the  —  Cole Hamels early and held on for a 6-5 win over the  —  Chicago Cubs in the opener of an interleague series on Monday.  —  Anthony Rizzo hit a two-run homer in the first inning …
Discussion: Bleed Cubbie Blue
Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers sluggish, sloppy on Memorial Day in loss to Orioles, 5-3  —  BALTIMORE — The Detroit Tigers should've showed themselves better than this.  —  After losing a weekend series against the Mets, they arrived in Baltimore on Sunday evening, many hours before the Orioles returned home from a trip to Colorado, past 2 a.m.
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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
Check out Detroit Tigers' Zac Reininger's custom Memorial Day cleats
Discussion: Camden Chat and Bless You Boys
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals' May malaise drags on with 10-inning loss that ‘stings a little more than most’  —  The Cardinals already were mired in a May malaise of historic proportions.  It had been precisely 100 years, since 1919, that the Cardinals had waited this deep into the month of May before winning two successive games.
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:   Cardinals notebook: Cabrera will pitch Wednesday as Cardinals' 2,000th player
Joe Lyons / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:   Braves come away with 4-3 win in 10 innings at Busch
ABC News:
Profar, Phegley homer to lead A's to 10th straight win  —  Jurickson Profar and Josh Phegley homered off former Oakland starter Trevor Cahill and the Athletics rolled to their 10th straight win, 8-5 over the Los Angeles Angels on Monday.  —  Profar tied the game with a two-run homer …
Discussion: Halos Heaven
ESPN:
Power Rankings: Can the Twins rise past AL elite to reach No. 1?  —  The more the Twins keep piling up wins, the more they get their due.  After spending two weeks perched at No. 5, this week they've risen up to No. 2 on the strength of two first-place votes.
Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Woodward thought Pence might retire in 2018.  Now, the outfielder's career has been reborn  —  The Los Angeles Dodgers were the final opponent last season for the San Francisco Giants, who turned their season finale into an unofficial Hunter Pence Day.  —  They were saying goodbye …
Steve Gardner / USA Today:
MLB's best nicknames: From ‘Thor’ through ‘El Mago,’ we pick the top ones in the game  —  To make the big-time in major league baseball requires natural talent, the right opportunity and ... eventually, a nickname.  —  Yes, just making it to The Show is an accomplishment in itself.
Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
Montgomery (finger) exits before throwing pitch  —  HOUSTON — Chicago Cubs left-hander Mike Montgomery exited Monday's game against the Houston Astros before even throwing a single pitch after possibly popping a blood vessel in his finger, but he thinks he'll be OK.
Reuters:
Rain plays havoc for White Sox, Royals  —  The Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Royals endured a rain delay of nearly three hours Monday before the game resumed in the bottom of the fifth inning in Chicago — only to have play stopped again within minutes.  —  It was long enough, however, for the White Sox to tie the score.
 
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Phil Miller / Star Tribune:
Garver leaves early for Florida as Twins open series with Brewers
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Reynolds leads Pirates past Reds 8-5 in doubleheader opener
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ESPN:
D-backs' Weaver goes to IL with forearm injury
Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Pirates Acquire Yefry Ramirez, Designate Jesus Liranzo
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Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:
Injured Cincinnati Reds pitcher Alex Wood hopes to begin rehab assignment in next 3 weeks
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Henry Schulman / San Francisco Chronicle:
Giants, Buster Posey have felt pain of concussions. What is MLB doing?
Discussion: McCovey Chronicles
Tim Tucker / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Braves at the one-third mark: 'We've progressed. We're a good club.'
Jordan McPherson / Miami Herald:
Marlins prospects acquired in Yelich trade showing steady improvement in minor leagues
Anne Keene / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Honoring Texas' MLB WWII Veterans, three of which live in Fort Worth area
 

 
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