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Connor Byrne / MLB Trade Rumors:
Mets Player, Staffer Test Positive For Coronavirus; Mets Games Thursday, Friday Postponed — A Mets player and a staff member have tested positive for the coronavirus, per Jon Heyman of MLB Network and Tim Healey of Newsday. As a result, their road game against the Marlins tonight has been postponed …
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New York Yankees vs. NY Mets Subway Series opener postponed due to Mets COVID cases — NEW YORK - This year's initial Subway Series won't be starting Friday night as scheduled at Citi Field. — MLB postponed the opener of a three-game set between the Mets and Yankees following positive COVID-19 tests among …
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Max Goodman / Sports Illustrated:
Yankees' James Paxton, Gleyber Torres Placed on Injured List — NEW YORK — Both Yankees' shortstop Gleyber Torres and left-hander James Paxton are headed to the injured list, the team announced Friday evening. — Torres has Grade 1 strains in both his left hamstring and quad while Paxton …
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Yankees Place Zack Britton On Injured List, Option Miguel Andujar
Yankees Place Zack Britton On Injured List, Option Miguel Andujar
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Jorge Castillo / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Clayton Kershaw passes Don Drysdale on Dodgers' all-time strikeout list in win — By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's — The 2,487th strikeout of Clayton Kershaw's career, the one that moved him into second place on the Dodgers' all-time strikeout list, was aptly completed, with a biting slider that darted off the plate.
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Dodgers place Pedro Báez on injured list with groin strain — By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … The Dodgers placed right-hander Pedro Báez on the 10-day injured list Thursday with a right groin strain. Josh Sborz, one of the team's three players on the taxi squad in Seattle …
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Yankees, Phillies Swap David Hale For Addison Russ — 2:03pm: The Phillies have formally announced the trade. — 12:30pm: The Yankees are sending right-hander David Hale to the Phillies, per Ken Rosenthal and Matt Gelb of The Athletic (Twitter link). Hale was designated for assignment earlier …
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Rays To Select Josh Fleming — The Rays will select the contract of lefty Josh Fleming from their alternate training site this weekend, manager Kevin Cash announced to reporters (Twitter link via Rays pregame/postgame host Neil Solondz). He'll start Sunday's game for Tampa Bay.
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John Shipley / Post Bulletin:
Twins down Brewers, claim another series — Jose Berrios finds his form, Twins take rubber match — Jose Berrios found his form, and Nelson Cruz found his home run stroke as the Twins beat the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday, 7-1, at Target Field to take two of three from their cross-state rival.
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Brian Hall / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Yelich homers, Anderson solid as Brewers beat Twins 9-3
Yelich homers, Anderson solid as Brewers beat Twins 9-3
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Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Angels' Joe Maddon says ‘enough is enough’ as Shaun Anderson nearly hits Mike Trout again — San Francisco Giants reliever Shaun Anderson threw another fastball near Mike Trout's head on Thursday, two days after throwing two fastballs near Trout's head. — The latest incident drew a warning …
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Rob Longley / Toronto Sun:
Blue Jays tell their players not to wear homeless T-shirts … BUFFALO — When injured Blue Jays reliever Ken Giles went to the trouble of ordering T-shirts for his teammates poking fun at the “homeless Jays,” he certainly wasn't intending to bring the heat to his team.
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David Ginsburg / MLB Baseball News, Scores …:
Red Sox hand Orioles 5th straight loss 7-1 behind Eovaldi — By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … Nathan Eovaldi allowed five hits over seven innings, — Red Sox beat Baltimore 7-1 Thursday to extend the Orioles' losing streak to a season-high five games.
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Marlins To Promote Sixto Sanchez, Jesus Sanchez — 1:18pm: Miami is also promoting top outfield prospect Jesus Sanchez, Heyman tweets. — 1:02pm: The Marlins are calling up top pitching prospect Sixto Sanchez, per MLB Network's Jon Heyman (Twitter link). The flamethrowing righty will likely step into Miami's rotation.
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