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Jenna West / Sports Illustrated:
Cardinals to Resume Play With Doubleheader vs. White Sox on Saturday — The Cardinals last played on July 29 before the club's coronavirus outbreak. — The Cardinals will resume their season with a doubleheader against the White Sox in Chicago on Saturday, MLB announced Friday.
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St. Louis Cardinals News … and Lone Star Ball
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Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals coach Willie McGee, concerned about family and health, opts out of season — The Cardinals, who haven't played a game for 17 days, have had an opt-out. He hasn't played a game this season or for more than 20 seasons, in fact, but one of the franchise's greats is going home.
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MLB Trade Rumors
Connor Grott / UPI:
New York Yankees put star OF Aaron Judge on IL with calf injury — The New York Yankees have placed star outfielder Aaron Judge on the 10-day injured list because of a calf injury, the team announced Friday. — Yankees manager Aaron Boone called Judge's injury a “very mild strain of his calf.”
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Yankees News and baseballmusings.com
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James Wagner / New York Times:
For Clint Frazier, Another Chance to Prove He Belongs in the Bronx — For years, the young outfielder has been too flawed to play full-time but too talented to trade away. Now, a series of Yankees injuries has given him a fresh chance to make his mark. — Two days after making …
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MLB Baseball News …
Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Stephen Strasburg Leaves Start Early — Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg's early season injury issues continued Friday in a start against the Orioles. Strasburg departed in the first inning, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com was among those to report. The Nationals replaced him with righty Erick Fedde.
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MLB Baseball News …
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Matt Weyrich / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Baseball fan Stephen Strasburg gets ejected from the stands for arguing balls and strikes
Baseball fan Stephen Strasburg gets ejected from the stands for arguing balls and strikes
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Yahoo! Sports, Federal Baseball, Yahoo! Sports, Yahoo! Sports and Amazin' Avenue
Justin Toscano / NorthJersey.com:
Instant analysis: NY Mets' first-inning outburst sets tone in 11-6 win over Nationals
Instant analysis: NY Mets' first-inning outburst sets tone in 11-6 win over Nationals
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MLB Baseball News … and Daily Record
Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Red Sox President Sam Kennedy On Slow Start, Trade Deadline — The Red Sox suffered their 13th loss in 19 games on Thursday, dropping an embarrassing 17-8 decision to the Rays. Before that, Red Sox president Sam Kennedy joined The Greg Hill Show on WEEI and expressed optimism that the team …
Discussion:
Over the Monster, Pinstripe Alley and Surviving Grady
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Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Latest On Josh Taylor, Darwinzon Hernandez
Latest On Josh Taylor, Darwinzon Hernandez
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MLB Baseball News …
Ryan Hannable / WEEI:
Sam Kennedy on GHS: Red Sox have had trade discussions with other teams, no player untouchable
Sam Kennedy on GHS: Red Sox have had trade discussions with other teams, no player untouchable
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Pinstripe Alley and Over the Monster
Rob Longley / Toronto Sun:
Buffalo Bombers: Blue Jays bats explode in blowout win over Rays … BUFFALO — Rowdy Tellez had to be joking, right? — With a straight face, Tellez said prior to the game that his team's new home away from home — Sahlen Field — wasn't a hitter's ballpark. The evidence is really starting to dispute it.
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DRaysBay
Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Dodgers' Mookie Betts hits 3 home runs in a game for record-tying sixth time — Dave Roberts, as might be expected, was a deep admirer of Mookie Betts from afar. The Los Angeles Dodgers' manager loved Betts' blend of speed, defense, arm strength, strike-zone recognition and bat-to-ball skills.
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MLB Baseball News …, Halos Heaven and baseballmusings.com
Associated Press:
Indians' Zach Plesac says he and Mike Clevinger unfairly cast as ‘bad people’ after COVID violation — CLEVELAND — Indians pitcher Zach Plesac said he feels he and teammate Mike Clevinger have been unfairly portrayed as “bad people” in the aftermath of the pitchers being quarantined by the team …
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Let's Go Tribe and ESPN
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Nationals To Promote Luis Garcia — The Nationals will promote infield prospect Luis Garcia, per Mark Zuckerman of MASNsports.com (via Twitter). He's expected to join the team for its game this evening. — Garcia, who just turned 20 in May, will step right into the starting lineup.
Discussion:
MLB Baseball News … and Federal Baseball
Josh Norris / Baseball America:
MLB Mulls Plan For Teams To Add 15 More Players To Alternate Site — The cancellation of the minor league baseball season has left thousands of players out of work. Only the few dozen selected by each organization for a spot in its 60-man player pool have had any semblance …
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MLB Baseball News …, Lookout Landing and Bleed Cubbie Blue
John Hickey / Sports Illustrated:
Athletics' Kemp, Giants' Yastrzemski Make Their Bay Area Mark as a Shared Experience — The Giants and the A's, who meet Friday night in Oracle Park for the first time in the 2020 regular season, will always maintain a rivalry. — With the teams playing in stadiums just eight miles away …
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Athletics Nation