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Jay Cohen / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
García homers twice as White Sox pound Twins 10-3 — By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … CHICAGO (AP) — Leury Garcia homered from both sides of the plate, helping — Minnesota Twins 10-3 on Saturday. — Edwin Encarnacion hit a two-run drive as the White Sox bounced …
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Jesse Yomtov / The Tennessean:
MLB Opening Day live updates: Yoenis Cespedes homers in first game since 2018 — Major League Baseball's 2020 season officially began Thursday night but with 14 games on the schedule Friday, we'll call this Opening Day proper. — And with a 60-game season and expanded playoffs, it's going to be a year unlike any other.
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Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Yoenis Cespedes hits game-winning home run to back Jacob deGrom's eight strikeouts in Opening Day win
Dave Rivera / Daily Record:
Yoenis Cespedes blasts first home run of NY Mets season on Opening Day
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Howard Fendrich / Associated Press:
Series MVP Strasburg misses 1st start with hand nerve issue — WASHINGTON (AP) — World Series MVP Stephen Strasburg was scratched from what was supposed to be his first start of the season for the Washington Nationals on Saturday night because of a nerve issue with his right hand.
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Matt Weyrich / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
All Nationals players test negative for COVID-19 following Juan Soto's positive test — By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's — Nationals' roster tested positive for the coronavirus after leftfielder — Juan Soto was scratched from Opening Night on Thursday due to a positive test …
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Kyle Hightower / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Cobb strong in return to mound, Orioles beat Red Sox 7-2 — By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … Anthony Santander and Renato Nunez each drove in two runs and the — Boston Red Sox 7-2 on Saturday to even their season-opening series. — Hanser Alberto finished with three hits.
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Mark Gonzales / Herald & Review:
Kyle Hendricks' dedication to his craft, rather than obsessing about velocity, has taken the Cubs pitcher from trade throw-in to opening-day starter — Four months before the Chicago Cubs signed pitcher Jon Lester to a then-franchise-record $155 million contract in December 2014 …
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Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:
Mike Moustakas homers, drives in 4 runs to lift Cincinnati Reds to Opening Day rout — Mike Moustakas launched a 91-mph fastball halfway up the right-field seats in the seventh inning for his first home run of the season. — The ball landed near advertising tarps for Tide and MSA Design.
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Hartford Courant:
Toronto Blue Jays reject plan to play 2020 season in Hartford, opting for Buffalo — The Toronto Blue Jays will not be playing their home games in Hartford this year. — The Blue Jays, displaced from their home field and Canada altogether due to the coronavirus, will play the shortened season in Buffalo …
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WKYC-TV:
Cleveland Indians wear 'End Racism, It's Time' t-shirts prior to Opening Day game against the Kansas City Royals — The Indians are continuing to focus on social justice. — CLEVELAND — In the weeks prior to Opening Day, the topic of social justice has been a huge story around the Cleveland Indians.
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TC Zencka / MLB Trade Rumors:
Tres Barrera Receives 80 Game Suspension — Washington Nationals catcher Tres Barrera has been suspended 80 games as part of MLB's PED testing program, per Jared Diamond of the Wall Street Journal. Barrera tested positive for Dehydrochlormethyltestosterone.
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Helene Elliott / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Angels begin their crash course in adaptation and look for improved pitching — By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … Joe Maddon's baseball life, with a 6:30 a.m. wakeup followed by a jolt of what he calls “bullet-proof coffee.” — Then the phone calls came, constant but welcome …
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Tim Healey / Newsday:
Mets' Marcus Stroman confident in quick recovery from calf tear — Marcus Stroman was optimistic Friday that he will make a speedy return from the torn muscle in his left calf, but he didn't want to provide even a loose outline for when he might pitch again.
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