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Alex Speier Globe / BostonGlobe.com:
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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Peter Abraham Globe / BostonGlobe.com:
A much-needed victory, for both David Price and the Red Sox
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Associated Press:
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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Erik Erickson / Associated Press:
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 …
Todd Zola / ESPN:
Fantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Monday
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
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.
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Trust him: Waino is ‘not over the hill’ and proves it as Cardinals sweep Cubs — Sunday's matchup of Chicago Cubs veteran Cole Hamels and longtime Cardinals linchpin Adam Wainwright marked the 406th start of Hamels' career and 297th of Wainwright's. In that collection of 703 starts …
Bernie Wilson / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
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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Field Level / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
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’
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Paul Daugherty / Cincinnati.com:
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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Anthony Fenech / Detroit Free Press:
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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David Ginsburg / Star Tribune:
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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Bryce Miller / Miami Herald:
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.
Jeff Wilson / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
‘Maybe one day.’ The march to the big leagues begins Monday for prep star Bobby Witt Jr. — The moment Bobby Witt Jr. has been awaiting arrives this week. — “This is what we've worked for since August, even the last three years,” he said Saturday. — No, it's not the MLB First-Year Player Draft on Monday night.
Eduardo A. Encina / Tampa Bay Times:
Another foul ball incident spurs talk about increased safety netting at MLB ballparks — After a foul ball injures a 4-year-old in Houston last week, the league considers ways to prevent batted ball injuries — ST. PETERSBURG — Just beyond the far end of both dugouts at Tropicana Field …
J.P. Hoornstra / Daily News:
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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Matthew Moreno / Dodger Blue:
Dodgers News: Tony Cingrani Undergoing Shoulder Surgery That Will Likely End 2019 Season
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Jesse Yomtov / USA Today:
MLB power rankings: Rockies are coming on strong, but can they even make a dent in Dodgers' huge lead? — They started the season 3-12 and were five games below .500 as recently as May 19, but the Colorado Rockies have now won 11 of 13, including eight in a row through Sunday and are the biggest risers …
Jesse Yomtov / USA Today:
2019 MLB draft: Order, time, TV info for first round and Day 1 — Major League Baseball's 2019 first-year player draft begins Monday with the first 78 selections. — The draft takes place over three days at the MLB Network studios in Secaucus, N.J. and can run up to 40 rounds.
Associated Press:
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 …
Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Goold: Past misses helped Cardinals learn to find and nurture pitching riches in draft — It would be another four years before their similarities would be the talk of October and their arrival in St. Louis help clinch a National League pennant, but even in
