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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Jordan Montgomery ‘should be good to go’ after taking comebacker to knee: Aaron Boone — Jordan Montgomery was back on the mound Wednesday, three days after taking a come-backer to the side of his left knee and needing to drain the fluid from it. The left-hander threw his regularly scheduled bullpen hours …
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Gerrit Cole, Yankees struggle to challenge Blue Jays, Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s 3 home runs — All Gerrit Cole could do was literally tip his cap. — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had his way with the Yankees ace Wednesday night, hitting two home runs and a double off Cole — and another homer off Jonathan Loaisiga …
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UPI, Sports Illustrated, Denver Post, New York Post, Sportsnet.ca, MLB Baseball News …, Pinstripe Alley and The Athletic
Matthew Roberson / New York Daily News:
Clayton Kershaw pulled from perfect game after 7 innings vs. Twins — For those wondering how the shortened spring training would affect starting pitchers in the early part of the season, we got a clear answer on Wednesday. — Clayton Kershaw retired the first 21 batters he faced …
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Nestor Cortes delivers for Yankees as Bombers bounce back to beat Blue Jays, 4-0
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Boston.com, New York Post and Mercury News
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr., ‘one of the best hitters in the world,’ battles through gash to hit three homers
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Sports Illustrated, New York Post and Sportsnet.ca
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Yankees' bats underwhelm in four-hit shutout loss to Jays
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Mercury News, Boston Herald and Orange County Register
Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Pete Alonso leads Mets to series win in Philly with 3-run homer, 5 RBI — PHILADELPHIA — It wasn't the cleanest baseball game the Mets will play this year. But the Amazin's offense overcame their bullpen headache, managing to leave their first road trip of the year on a high note.
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Jon Heyman / New York Post:
Red Sox stars in even worse contract talks than Yankees, Aaron Judge — While the Yankees and star outfielder Aaron Judge were about $75 million apart in negotiations, sources suggest that figure is dwarfed by the seeming gap in talks between Red Sox and their two young stars — Xander Bogaerts and Rafael Devers.
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NBCSports.com, CBS Boston, Union-News, MLB Trade Rumors and Boston.com
John Shea / San Francisco Chronicle:
Giants' Antoan Richardson: Padres' coach's words had ‘undertones of racism’ — Giants first base coach Antoan Richardson was ejected by crew chief Greg Gibson for a reason he explained long after Tuesday night's 13-2 win over the Padres. — Richardson said Padres third-base coach Mike Shildt used words …
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San Francisco Giants' Alyssa Nakken, 31, makes major league history as first woman to coach on field in regular-season game — MLB, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants — SAN FRANCISCO — Alyssa Nakken was hard at work in the batting cage, just a few steps from the dugout …
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New York Times, Mercury News, NPR and baseballmusings.com
Meghan Montemurro / Chicago Tribune:
Kyle Hendricks hopes a bad start in the Chicago Cubs' 6-2 loss is a one-off: ‘Everything was out of whack’ — PITTSBURGH — Chicago Cubs right-hander Kyle Hendricks knew he was out of sync from the onset of his start Wednesday. — Rushing to the plate. No fastball command.
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Mercury News, Cubbies Crib, Bucs Dugout and Chicago Sun-Times
Andy Kostka / Baltimore Sun:
John Means exits early with left forearm tightness in Orioles' 4-2 loss to Brewers; ace to get further testing Thursday — ExpandAutoplay — 1 of 17 — Baltimore Orioles relief pitcher Jorge Lopez (48), right, rubs his eyes as he's pulled out in the ninth inning, after allowing two Brewers runs.
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Orange County Register, Camden Chat, The Athletic and BaltimoreBaseball.com
Kristian Winfield / New York Daily News:
Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant power Nets past Cavs in play-in game to secure 7th seed and date with Celtics — For two-and-a-half quarters of Tuesday's 115-108 play-in victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Nets gave the fans what they wanted: utter and uncontested command of the game.
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The Athletic, New York Post, The Ringer and Boston Herald
Jack Harris / Los Angeles Times:
Clayton Kershaw is pitch-perfect for seven innings, but is removed as Dodgers roll — Clayton Kershaw gave a wide-eyed smile to Gavin Lux as he walked off the field. — He laughed while fist-bumping teammates in the dugout as he descended the stairs. — Then he found catcher Austin Barnes …
LaMond Pope / Chicago Tribune:
Luis Robert homers and scores twice as the Chicago White Sox win their home opener 3-2 against the Seattle Mariners — Luis Robert did it all in Tuesday's home opener for the Chicago White Sox. — He made a splendid leaping catch to save a run in the third inning against the Seattle Mariners.
