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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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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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Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Yoenis Cespedes hits game-winning home run to back Jacob deGrom's eight strikeouts in Opening Day win — After months of anticipation, baseball picked up at Citi Field exactly the way it left off: Yoenis Cespedes, in his first game since 2018, launched a mammoth, go-ahead home run and Jacob deGrom …
Jesse Yomtov / The Tennessean:
MLB Opening Day live updates: Yoenis Cespedes homers in first game since 2018
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Dave Rivera / Daily Record:
Yoenis Cespedes blasts first home run of NY Mets season on Opening Day
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Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds' Matt Davidson placed on IL after positive COVID-19 test — Matt Davidson, who started Opening Day as the designated hitter, was placed on the 10-day injured list after he tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday. — Davidson is the Reds' first known player to test positive since …
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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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Matt Carlson / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Yelich, Smoak homer, Brewers top Cubs 8-3 in testy matchup — By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … Justin Smoak hit long home runs, umpires intervened before a shouting match between the teams got too serious and the — Chicago Cubs 8-3 on Saturday.
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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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Anthony Franco / MLB Trade Rumors:
Yankees Option Clint Frazier — Last night, the Yankees announced they optioned outfielder Clint Frazier and right-handed reliever Ben Heller to their alternate training site. The club plans to bring right-handers Nick Nelson and Brooks Kriske up to the active roster in their stead.
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Jim Salisbury / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Zack Wheeler, J.T. Realmuto, Phil Gosselin instrumental in Phillies' first win of 2020 — By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's — J.T. Realmuto to their first victory of the new season Saturday night. — Wheeler pitched seven innings of one-run ball and Gregorius (solo homer) …
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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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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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