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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Yankees don't agree to extension with Aaron Judge, star will play 2022 on one-year deal — Even before Gerrit Cole threw the first pitch Friday, the Yankees took a loss. Less than two hours before the start of the Bombers' 2022 season, Brian Cashman announced that the team had failed …
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
'I'm not afraid of searching for a job': Aaron Judge prepared to be a free agent after failing to reach extension with Yankees … NEW YORK — Friday's Opening Day game had ended nearly an hour before, and most of his teammates had cleared out of the Yankee clubhouse, when Aaron Judge sauntered over to his locker and slowly dressed.
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Matthew Roberson / New York Daily News:
Yankees Notebook: Josh Donaldson set to bat leadoff as semblance of normalcy returns
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
New York Mets' Francisco Lindor ‘doubts’ Nationals' Steve Cishek intentionally hit him with pitch — WASHINGTON — Francisco Lindor pulled down his lower lip. The inside of his mouth was bloodied, the outside cut and swollen. And despite all that, he said, he felt fortunate.
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Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Buck Showalter, all business, not ready to reflect on emotions of Opening Day just yet — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Buck Showalter on Thursday managed a game for the first time since Sept. 30, 2018. A lot has changed in the 1,285 days between his last time in a major-league dugout …
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Chris Bumbaca / USA Today:
‘It just sort of whispers to you’: How MLB players feel about the PitchCom device that could end sign-stealing — Watch Video: Is MLB Opening Day still special? — WASHINGTON — For his entire career, New York Mets catcher James McCann has dropped into his squat behind home plate …
Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Max Scherzer ready to go for Mets debut in ‘crazy, wild atmosphere’ against Nationals
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Nathan Ruiz / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles fall to Rays, 2-1, in season-opening pitchers' duel — ExpandAutoplay — 1 of 8 — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Orioles' 2022 season was always going to begin difficultly. Some players who could be fixtures of Baltimore's next good team are perhaps already in place …
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Andy Kostka / Baltimore Sun:
With new left field wall in place, Oriole Park at Camden Yards begins 30th anniversary season with a fresh look — There isn't an official name yet, and there might never be one. But it will be known regardless by whatever nickname catches the fancy of the fan base …
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Meghan Montemurro / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago Cubs win 5-4 on opening day — and Seiya Suzuki goes 1-for-2 in his MLB debut — Chicago Cubs manager David Ross burst through the door into postgame news-conference room, prepared to drop a question before facing his own. — “Who had Nico in the first-homer pool?” a beaming Ross asked.
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Meghan Montemurro / Chicago Tribune:
4 things we learned about the Chicago Cubs in their opening win, including Seiya Suzuki's plate discipline in his MLB debut — Rafael Ortega's baseball journey has endured plenty of challenges, taking him to seven major-league organizations with 11 years between his big-league debut and playing for the Chicago Cubs.
Howard Megdal / Sports Illustrated:
How Kelsie Whitmore Became the Face of Women's Baseball Progress — The 23-year-old signed with the Atlantic League's Staten Island FerryHawks on Thursday. She hopes she won't be the last. — View the original article to see embedded media. — The thing to understand …
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Seattle Mariners, SS J.P. Crawford reach five-year contract; sources say deal worth $51M — Seattle has signed shortstop J.P. Crawford to a new five-year contract, tying a vital member of the ascendant Mariners to the organization through his prime years, — Sources familiar with the deal told ESPN …
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Joon Lee / ESPN:
Shortstop Xander Bogaerts, Boston Red Sox remain at odds over contract ahead of season opener — NEW YORK — With shortstop Xander Bogaerts set to opt out of his contract after 2022, the question of whether he will be back with the Boston Red Sox next year looms over the team's season.
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Coley Harvey / ESPN:
Atlanta Braves' Ronald Acuna Jr. acknowledges rift with former teammate Freddie Freeman — MLB, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers — ATLANTA — Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. acknowledged an internal rift with former teammate Freddie Freeman during an interview late Wednesday …
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