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Jeff Fletcher / Orange County Register:
Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs dead; Monday's game canceled — ARLINGTON, Texas — Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs was found dead in his hotel room on Monday afternoon, just hours before the club was scheduled to play a game against the Texas Rangers. — The game was canceled just as the Angels released …
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Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs, 27, dies in Texas — Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs died Monday at the age of 27, stunning the baseball world and leading to the postponement of the team's game against the Texas Rangers. — Police responded to a report of an unconscious man in a hotel room …
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Andy McCullough / Los Angeles Times:
Angels' Tyler Skaggs remembered for confidence, competitiveness and wit — Tyler Skaggs stood in front of an Angels logo a week ago, flanked by star teammate Shohei Ohtani and a translator. They were filming a video to drum up All-Star support for another teammate, Tommy La Stella.
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Fabian Ardaya / The Athletic:
Remembering Tyler Skaggs, who touched countless lives in the city he loved — Tyler Skaggs was passionate about a lot of things. And he really loved pitching in Southern California. — Skaggs pitched for the Angels but didn't have the typical homegrown-player tale.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Tyler Skaggs Passes Away At 27 Years Of Age
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Bill Baer / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs dies at 27
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
2019-20 International Signing Period Opens Today — The 2019-20 international signing period kicks off this morning, meaning that from now until next June 15, teams are officially able to begin signing amateur talents from countries outside of the United States and Canada.
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Ben Badler / Baseball America:
2019 MLB International Signing Preview — With the 2019-2020 international signing period opening on July 2, today we have a preview of the top players each team is expected to sign. Each team is expected to sign between 20-70 players throughout the course of the signing period, which closes next year on June 15.
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Lauren Campbell / NESN.com:
Red Sox To Name Nathan Eovaldi Closer After Return From IL — TORONTO — The Boston Red Sox spent an off-day trying to recover from a transatlantic flight and two losses to the New York Yankees. — The bullpen again became a concern as the Yankees scored 22 runs in 12 2/3 innings of work by Red Sox relievers over the weekend.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Brewers Sign Drew Smyly — The Brewers announced today that they have signed southpaw Drew Smyly to a minor-league deal. He had previously been designated for assignment and then released by the Rangers. — Smyly is due $7MM in total this year, but that cost will all be borne …
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Alex Speier / BostonGlobe.com:
Red Sox plan to call up righthander Trevor Kelley — The Red Sox are planning to call up righthander Trevor Kelley from Triple-A Pawtucket, according to multiple major league sources. Kelley, a 25-year-old native of Providence, has been dominant for the PawSox, forging a 5-2 record and .96 ERA …
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
The legend of The Martian, the Yankees' $5 million, 16-year-old international coup — In the tight-knit world of baseball in the Dominican Republic, the legend of the kid spread quickly. He was a switch-hitter with world-class speed, an arm nobody would challenge and the body of a man.
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Will Graves / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Bell mashes 3 home runs, Pirates thrash Cubs 18-5 — Josh Bell isn't worried about the Home Run Derby messing with the considerable mojo he's built during his breakout season. Quite the opposite. Bell is pumped for the chance to step into the batter's box and swing for the fences with everyone in baseball watching.
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Joe Kay / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Yelich hits 30th homer as Brewers rally to beat Reds 8-6 — Christian Yelich singled with the bases loaded and hit his major league-leading 30th homer Monday night, helping the — Milwaukee Brewers rally for their sixth straight victory at Great American Ball Park, 8-6 over the — Cincinnati Reds.
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