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Evan Petzold / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers' Miguel Cabrera becomes 33rd player in MLB history with 3,000 hits — Miguel Cabrera became the 33rd player in MLB history to reach 3,000 hits Saturday, delivering a single off Colorado Rockies right-hander Antonio Senzatela to right field in the first inning at Comerica Park in Game 1 of a doubleheader.
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Tyler J. Davis / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers updates vs. Colorado Rockies: Miguel Cabrera gets 3,000th hit in first inning — Detroit Tigers (5-7) vs. Colorado Rockies (8-4) — When: 1:10 p.m.; 6:40 p.m. Saturday; split doubleheader. — Where: Comerica Park. — TV: Bally Sports Detroit. — HISTORY!:
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ESPN:
Miguel Cabrera, needing 1 hit for 3,000 milestone, intentionally walked by New York Yankees — Miguel Cabrera's pursuit of baseball history will last at least one more day after a controversial free pass. — Cabrera, needing only one hit to become the 33rd player in major league history with 3,000 hits …
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Kirkland Crawford / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers fans livid after Yankees intentionally walk Miguel Cabrera one hit from 3,000 — The stage was set for something special at Comerica Park. — Detroit Tigers star Miguel Cabrera, one hit away from 3,000, stepped to the plate with runners on second and third with two outs with a 1-0 lead.
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Evan Petzold / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers' Miguel Cabrera, one hit away from 3,000: ‘I think I might cry’
Detroit Tigers' Miguel Cabrera, one hit away from 3,000: ‘I think I might cry’
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Julia Poe / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago Bulls suffer a 111-81 blowout loss to the Milwaukee Bucks, who take a 2-1 lead in their playoff series — ExpandAutoplay — 1 of 24 — Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine (8) heads to the locker after a 111-81 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks at United Center on April 22, 2022, in Chicago.
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Julia Poe / Chicago Tribune:
DeMar DeRozan's 41 points — a postseason career high — lead the Chicago Bulls to a 114-110 win that evens their 1st-round series — MILWAUKEE — DeMar DeRozan is a man of his word. He proved that to Chicago Bulls fans Wednesday night, devouring the Milwaukee Bucks defense in the second half …
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Pat Leonard / New York Daily News:
Giants looking to trade wide receiver Kadarius Toney: sources — Soon, K.T. will be O.U.T. — The Giants are looking to trade wide receiver Kadarius Toney, sources tell the Daily News, making calls to see what they can get for their 2021 first-round pick.
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Pat Leonard / New York Daily News:
Kadarius Toney's early offseason absence another red flag for Giants receiver
Kadarius Toney's early offseason absence another red flag for Giants receiver
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Daryl Van Schouwen / Chicago Sun-Times:
White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson apologizes after suspension from MLB — MINNEAPOLIS — Shortstop Tim Anderson was suspended one game and fined an undisclosed amount by MLB on Friday for his inappropriate actions toward fans during the White Sox' game Wednesday against the Guardians at Progressive Field.
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Matthew Roberson / New York Daily News:
This version of Carlos Carrasco might make the Mets a juggernaut — It's going to be hard to beat the Mets if they get this version of Carlos Carrasco all year. — They've already got Max Scherzer, at some point they'll hopefully get Jacob deGrom back, and now Carrasco has found the wayback machine.
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Matthew Roberson / New York Daily News:
Mets, without Buck Showalter, crumble to Giants
Mets, without Buck Showalter, crumble to Giants
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Jay Jaffe / FanGraphs Baseball:
Welcome to Hitless Baseball — By his own definition, Max Scherzer had a shot at a no-hitter. In the nightcap of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Giants at Citi Field, in his first home start since signing with the Mets, he held San Francisco hitless for 5.2 innings before Darin Ruf lined …
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The Tennessean:
Funding for a new Tennessee Titans stadium? It's back with lawmakers giving final approval — Adam Friedman Melissa BrownNashville Tennessean — After drawn-out negotiations, the Senate and House passed a state budget Thursday that will include $500 million in bonds for a new Tennessee Titans Stadium in Nashville.
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Janie McCauley / Associated Press:
Trey Mancini, manager Brandon Hyde ejected in Orioles' 6-4 road loss to Athletics as Baltimore drops series: ‘I was very surprised’ — ExpandAutoplay — 1 of 11 — OAKLAND, Calif. — Sean Murphy snapped out of an offensive funk and played heads-up defense in a close game, too.
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ESPN:
Pregame demonstration involving parachuters at Nationals Park causes brief evacuation of U.S. Capitol — WASHINGTON — The U.S. Capitol was briefly evacuated Wednesday evening after police identified an aircraft that they said posed “a probable threat” — but the plane was actually carrying members …
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David Appelman / FanGraphs Baseball:
A FanGraphs WAR Fielding Update — Since we launched FanGraphs WAR in 2008, we have used various components of Ultimate Zone Rating (UZR) such as Range, Outfield Arm, and Double Play Conversion to evaluate position player fielding. Today, we're changing one of those components.
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Jon Heyman / New York Post:
Yankees' season hinges on this shaky trio of hitters — MORE FROM: — The Yankees are worth a record $7.01 billion dollars according to Sportico, making them 701 times more valuable than 50 years ago — when George M. Steinbrenner and friends paid $10 million for them (yes, exactly that .01 in the $7.01 billion there).
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