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Kristie Rieken / KHOU-TV:
MLB to keep monitoring netting issue after child is hit — Like all major league stadiums, Minute Maid Park has netting to protect fans near the field from foul balls. — HOUSTON — Major League Baseball said Thursday it will keep examining its policy on protective netting at stadiums …
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News … and USA Today
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Kristie Rieken / Associated Press:
Cubs player Albert Almora Jr. was visibly shaken after hitting a child with a foul ball — Almora Jr.'s line drive down the third base line hit a young child in the stands. The fan was taken to the hospital. — HOUSTON (AP) — A young fan was taken to the hospital after getting struck …
Discussion:
Bleed Cubbie Blue
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Aaron Boone agrees: protect the fans, all teams should extend their nets — Aaron Boone was unequivocal. The Yankees manager thinks the rest of baseball needs to put netting up all around to protect its fans. — “Yeah, that's something going back to my playing days, a handful times a year …
Kent Somers / Arizona Republic:
Major League Baseball can and should move quickly to extend netting to protect fans
Doug Delony / KHOU-TV:
‘What will it take? Someone dying?’ | Some say the MLB should require full netting 'before it's too late'
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News …, CBS New York and ESPN
670 The Score:
Jed Hoyer Calls For Extension Of Protective Netting
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NBC New York and Arizona Sports
CNN:
Foul ball injures a young fan at the Cubs-Astros game and leaves a distraught baseball player in tears
Discussion:
FOX2now.com, MLB Baseball News … and Bleed Cubbie Blue
Mark Gonzales / Chicago Tribune:
5 takeaways from the Cubs-Astros series, including Kyle Hendricks' May mastery and life without Ben Zobrist
Discussion:
Bleed Cubbie Blue
Steve Gardner / USA Today:
Cubs' Albert Almora overcome with emotion after foul ball hits child in stands
Discussion:
NBCSports.com, FOX 61 and MLB Baseball News …
Chandler Rome / Houston Chronicle:
Young fan struck by foul ball during Astros-Cubs game
Discussion:
Houston Chronicle, MLB Baseball News …, NESN.com, USA Today, NPR, Chicago Tribune and UPI
Mark Osborne / ABC News:
Young girl hit by line-drive foul ball at Houston Astros game
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AZ Snake Pit and MLB Baseball News …
Associated Press:
Giants avoid sweep by Marlins, beat Miami 3-1 — Fish take 2 out of 3 — MIAMI - Brandon Crawford hit a tiebreaking two-run double in the eighth inning, and the San Francisco Giants broke a seven-game losing streak by rallying past the Miami Marlins 3-1 Thursday.
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Field Level / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Pomeranz, Giants hope to regroup against Orioles — San Francisco Giants make a rare visit to Baltimore this weekend hoping that Camden Yards can cure what ails pitcher Drew Pomeranz and the team as a whole. — Pomeranz (1-5, 6.45 ERA) pitches Friday's series opener against the Orioles'
Discussion:
McCovey Chronicles
Associated Press:
Alfaro has career-high 4 hits as Marlins beat Giants 4-2 — Marlins hand San Francisco seventh consecutive loss … MIAMI - Jorge Alfaro has put an 0-for-20 skid behind him and been a catalyst for the Marlins in their recent surge. — Alfaro had a career-high four hits and the Miami Marlins handed …
Discussion:
McCovey Chronicles and MLB Baseball News …
Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Edwin Diaz overworked and unavailable for Mets series finale against Dodgers — LOS ANGELES — Edwin Diaz is recovering from what he called the “worst day of my career” by taking a day to rest during the Mets series finale against the Dodgers on Thursday night at Dodger Stadium.
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Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Edwin Diaz, Mets better hope that's their most painful loss of the year
Discussion:
Dodger Blue and Amazin' Avenue
Kevin Kernan / New York Post:
Mets suspect Dodgers' sluggers 'know what's coming'
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News … and Dodger Blue
Mike Cole / NESN.com:
Red Sox Roster Moves: Hector Velazquez To IL; Mike Shawaryn Recalled From Minors — The Boston Red Sox roster shuffle continued Thursday ahead of a pivotal four-game series in the Bronx. — The Sox placed right-handed pitcher Hector Velazquez on the 10-day injured list with back tightness, the team announced.
Discussion:
Over the Monster
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Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:
Mock drafts expect the Cincinnati Reds to target pitching in the 2019 MLB Draft — With a few days remaining before the 2019 MLB Draft, which begins at 7 p.m. Monday, Reds scouting director Brad Meador and the organization's amateur scouting department are in meetings essentially all day to put …
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MLB Baseball News …
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Diamondbacks' Nick Ahmed proving he's more than just a Gold Glove shortstop — DENVER - After watching Nick Ahmed establish a career-high in home runs last year, Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo believes he is seeing his Gold Glove shortstop continue to evolve at the plate.
Travis Sawchik / FiveThirtyEight:
Cody Bellinger Was Already Good. Then He Changed His Swing. — PITTSBURGH — The fly-ball revolution began with desperate players hoping to extend their careers with dramatic changes to their swings. Players like Justin Turner, nontendered by the New York Mets after the 2013 season …
Discussion:
baseballmusings.com
Mark Schmetzer / Cincinnati.com:
Top Cincinnati Reds games: No. 41 - ‘Bumpus’ Jones is first to throw a no-hitter in debut — Mel Queen's debut as a Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher in 1967 was impressive. — Charles “Bumpus” Jones' first start 75 years earlier wasn't just impressive. It was record-setting.
Rob Bradford / WEEI:
Even $1 million won't lure J.D. Martinez to Home Run Derby — NEW YORK — It was a nice try on behalf of Major League Baseball, but J.D. Martinez still isn't taking the bait. — The Red Sox slugger reaffirmed to WEEI.com Thursday at Yankee Stadium that despite MLB offering $1 million …
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News … and NESN.com
Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Rays vs. Twins lineups for Thursday, with Rocco Baldelli back at the Trop — Longtime Rays player, exec and coach returns with majors-best Twins, and brings some other familiar faces. — The series between the surprising Twins, who have the majors best record at 37-17, and Rays …
Discussion:
DRaysBay and Twinkie Town
Gordon Dickson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
Could the Texas Rangers new ballpark someday be a place for betting on baseball? — Imagine you're at a Texas Rangers baseball game on a typical mid-summer weeknight and, during some down time in an early inning, an app on your phone opens and offers you 5-to-1 odds that Joey Gallo will hit a home run in his next at bat.
