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MLB notes: Phillies acquire outfielder Jay Bruce from Mariners — Former All-Star outfielder Jay Bruce was traded to Philadelphia by the Seattle Mariners, a deal that will cost the Phillies just $2.75 million over the next 1 1/2 seasons. — As part of the trade finalized Sunday …
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Pujols HR, Suarez wins in debut, Angels rout Mariners — SEATTLE (AP) - Albert Pujols hit his 643rd career homer and drove in five runs, Jose Suarez won in his major league debut and the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Seattle Mariners 13-3 on Sunday. — Called up from Triple-A Salt Lake …
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Fantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Monday
Fantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Monday
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Adam Ottavino could have been a difference maker in Red Sox bullpen — NEW YORK — The setting was perfect for the introduction of a prominent free agent who'd just reached an agreement on a homecoming of sorts to address his new team's late-innings need. On Jan. 19, Adam Ottavino arrived …
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Where are the Red Sox headed after their weekend in the Bronx? — NEW YORK — You can't really characterize the 2019 Boston Red Sox as a bad baseball team. Two months in, they sit just outside the wild-card race, trailing the Tampa Bay Rays and Texas Rangers for the two playoff spots …
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Yankees send message, but they're not perfect yet — NEW YORK — Youth and inexperience have been among the driving forces behind the New York Yankees' early-season success. — They've also, at rare moments, been the source of some of the Yankees' troubles.
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Alfaro's 4 RBIs help carry Marlins over Padres 9-3 — Jorge Alfaro homered, doubled and drove in a career-high four runs for the — San Diego Padres 9-3 on Sunday in a game delayed 28 minutes after a swarm of bees settled on a microphone on the netting near the home dugout.
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Phillies, Padres set for Harper-Machado Round 1 — Since the start of March, many people in baseball have had the next three days at Petco Park in San Diego marked down on their calendars. — The — Phillies vs. the — Padres. — The two most costly free agents from the 2018-19 cycle on the same field for the first time.
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Jordan McPherson / Miami Herald:
Jose Urena's run of consistency giving Marlins someone they ‘can count on for innings’
Jose Urena's run of consistency giving Marlins someone they ‘can count on for innings’
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Wong's defensive gem stymies Chicago rally — Kolten Wong did a little of everything Sunday afternoon as the Cardinals completed a three-game sweep of the visiting Chicago Cubs. — But he had no trouble picking his personal play of the day. — “Definitely, that play in the eighth,” he said.
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Cardinals notebook: Knizner enjoys solid big-league debut — On Saturday night, after a 3-hour 37-minute rain delay, rookie catcher Andrew Knizner took to the Busch Stadium turf and began sprinting and stretching in the outfield as if he was about to enter the game. He didn't.
Stu Durando / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals break loose after long delay for 7-4 win over Cubs
Cardinals break loose after long delay for 7-4 win over Cubs
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Ron Gardenhire will keep pushing Detroit Tigers' starting pitchers. Here's why — ATLANTA - Sure, if Ron Gardenhire knew that Daniel Norris was going to allow a two-run home run to Atlanta Braves rookie Austin Riley in the bottom of the sixth inning on Saturday afternoon, he wouldn't have sent him back out.
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We won't see many pitching performances like Scherzer put on anymore — Mandatory Credit: David Kohl-USA TODAY Sports (Photo: David Kohl, David Kohl-USA TODAY Sports) — His last pitch, number one-hundred-and-twenty, was a 97 mph menacing whoosh that Joey Votto watched for strike three.
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From dominating Triple-A to hitting off Reds' bench, Josh VanMeter adjusting to role
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Dodgers' Tony Cingrani will undergo arthroscopic surgery, likely ending his season — Persistent shoulder problems will force left-hander to have surgical procedure Wednesday — LOS ANGELES - Dodgers pitcher Tony Cingrani will have arthroscopic surgery on his left shoulder Wednesday in Los Angeles.
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Dodgers News: Tony Cingrani Undergoing Shoulder Surgery That Will Likely End 2019 Season
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Jorge Castillo / Miami Herald:
Rookie Smith's walkoff homer lifts Dodgers over Phillies
Rookie Smith's walkoff homer lifts Dodgers over Phillies
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Crawford hits 2 HRs to help Giants breeze past Orioles 8-1 — BALTIMORE — The San Francisco Giants and Evan Longoria came to Camden Yards looking to break out of extended slumps. — Having accomplished that objective at the expense of the horrid Baltimore Orioles, both the team …
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Padres slugger Franmil Reyes in Home Run Derby would add tasty subplot — No one has owned a better vantage point to witness Franmil Reyes' unflinching abuse of baseballs than Padres bench coach Rod Barajas. He's seen it across Triple-A, when he managed El Paso.
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Sampson gets first win as starter as Rangers top Royals 5-1 — ARLINGTON, Texas — Adrian Sampson provided evidence Sunday that he doesn't need to follow a closer to the mound for the Texas Rangers to be successful. — The 27-year-old right-hander struck out a career-high 11 in seven innings …
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Spending power could prove pivotal for Diamondbacks' draft — With a little more than $16 million to spend, the Diamondbacks have the largest draft bonus pool in baseball, meaning they have a chance to make waves when the draft gets underway on Monday night.
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Fired-up Scherzer strikes out 15 at Nationals beat Reds 4-1 — CINCINNATI (AP) — Max Scherzer struck out a season high 15, allowing three hits over eight innings to lead the Washington Nationals over Cincinnati 4-1 on Sunday, their 12th win in 14 games against the Reds.
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Former Braves draft pick starts uncharted MLB detour through Japan — Carter Stewart will begin his professional baseball career by taking an uncommon route. — The 19-year old pitcher from Florida has signed a six-year contract with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Japan's Pacific League that will guarantee him as much as $7 million.