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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Isiah Kiner-Falefa's ‘bonehead play’ costs Yankees in loss to White Sox: 'It won't happen again' — CHICAGO — At one point, Friday night, Gleyber Torres simply went over to Isiah Kiner-Falefa and put his arm around his shoulder. Torres has been there and understands all too well the pressure of being the Yankees shortstop.
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New York Post, Boston Herald and Pinstripe Alley
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LaMond Pope / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago White Sox surrender 7 runs in the 8th inning in loss to the New York Yankees: 'You had to see it to believe it. I still don't believe it.' — ExpandAutoplay — 1 of 32 — White Sox reliever Joe Kelly stands on the mound during the eigth inning of a game against the Yankees on May 12, 2022, at Guaranteed Rate Field.
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Boston Herald and South Side Sox
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Yankees break out big bats for season-high 15 runs against White Sox — CHICAGO — Giancarlo Stanton thinks it's fun to watch. In the hole behind Anthony Rizzo on deck, the slugger watches as opposing pitchers have to face Aaron Judge. — “It's awesome to watch. I get the second best view of it, Rizzo gets the best.
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Boston Herald and Orange County Register
David Waldstein / New York Times:
The Loneliest Team in Baseball — With the Oakland Athletics having gutted their roster and flirted with Las Vegas, their once loyal fans appear to be in revolt. — OAKLAND — One quiet night earlier this month, fewer than 3,000 fans went to an Oakland Athletics game.
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baseballmusings.com
Evan Petzold / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers pitcher Michael Pineda leaves game with right hand contusion — Detroit Tigers right-hander Michael Pineda departed Saturday's start with a right hand contusion. — The 33-year-old tossed a fastball to Ramon Urias to get the first out in the second inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Comerica Park.
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MLB Baseball News … and baseballmusings.com
Andy Kostka / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles struggle again with runners in scoring position, can't back up Jordan Lyles in 4-2 loss to Tigers — DETROIT — Just for good measure, the Orioles were presented another golden opportunity. Left-hander Gregory Soto entered out of the bullpen in the ninth inning and promptly hit …
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Boston Herald
Stephen Whyno / Associated Press:
Verhaeghe the hero again, scoring in overtime as Panthers oust Capitals for first playoff series win in 26 years — Jonathan Huberdeau couldn't remember what it was like to be on the smiling side of a handshake line. — The feelings were so strong after he and the Florida Panthers beat …
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Orange County Register
Tim Keown / ESPN:
Being Gabe Kapler: Inside the mind of the San Francisco Giants' nonconformist manager — THE WATCH ON Gabe Kapler's left wrist started as a curiosity and traveled a smooth path to obsession. Big, chunky and obviously expensive, it was both striking and vexing.
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NBCSports.com
Alex Speier / The Boston Globe:
Red Sox pitching prospect Noah Song completes Naval flight training, applies for waiver to resume career — Noah Song, once a top pitching prospect whose Red Sox career was put on pause while he completed flight school for the Navy, has completed his aviation training and applied to the Secretary …
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Union-News, MLB Trade Rumors and NBCSports.com
Joon Lee / ESPN:
PitchCom — aimed at foiling MLB's would-be sign-stealers — is (mostly) winning over the skeptics — Texas Rangers closer Joe Barlow was skeptical about PitchCom at first. — The electronic device, used to transmit pitch signals from the catcher to the pitcher in an effort to curb sign stealing …
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True Blue LA and Battery Power
Ira Winderman / Sun-Sentinel:
Heat have to wait until Sunday to see if it's Celtics or Bucks as opponent in East finals | Schedule — It will be one and done when it comes to Miami Heat full-scale preparations for the Eastern Conference finals. — With the Boston Celtics defeating the Milwaukee Bucks 108-95 Friday night …
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Orange County Register
Lynn Worthy / Kansas City Star:
Benintendi wins arbitration case against Kansas City Royals, set to make $8.5 million — Andrew Benintendi accomplished what no other player has done during Dayton Moore's tenure as the head of the Kansas City Royals' baseball operations department. — On Friday, Benintendi became …
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Royals Review and MLB Trade Rumors
Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Taijuan Walker rebounds with seven shutout innings, Mets beat Nationals for another series win — WASHINGTON — Now that's what you call a rebound. — Taijuan Walker bounced back from the disappointing results in his previous outing to shut out the Nationals over seven innings in the Mets' 4-1 win on Thursday at Nationals Park.
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Amazin' Avenue
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