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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Chad Green leaves Yankees game with right forearm discomfort — BALTIMORE — Yankees right-handed reliever Chad Green left Thursday afternoon's game with what the team called right forearm “discomfort.” Green left in the middle of an at-bat against Austin Hays in the sixth inning …
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Yankees lose to Orioles, still have best record in baseball — BALTIMORE—When it rains it pours. On weather education day at Camden Yards, the Yankees' winning streak came to an end with an Anthony Santander's first walk-off hit of his career, a three-run shot off Lucas Luetge.
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Andy Kostka / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles beat Yankees, 9-6, on Anthony Santander's 3-run walk-off homer to left field, ending six-game losing streak — ExpandAutoplay — 1 of 39 — Baltimore Orioles batter Anthony Santander (25) gets mobbed by teammates after crossing home plate following his home run …
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Nathan Ruiz / Baltimore Sun:
‘Nobody likes it’: Orioles' Trey Mancini responds after Aaron Judge, Yankees take aim at Camden Yards' left field wall
‘Nobody likes it’: Orioles' Trey Mancini responds after Aaron Judge, Yankees take aim at Camden Yards' left field wall
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Aaron Judge hits two more home runs as Yankees beat Orioles at Camden Yards
Aaron Judge hits two more home runs as Yankees beat Orioles at Camden Yards
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Andy Kostka / Baltimore Sun:
Late rally not enough as Orioles fall to Yankees, 5-4, for fifth straight defeat
Late rally not enough as Orioles fall to Yankees, 5-4, for fifth straight defeat
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Joon Lee / ESPN:
New York Mets' Max Scherzer out 6-8 weeks with oblique strain — New York Mets right-hander Max Scherzer is expected to miss six to eight weeks after suffering a “moderate to high grade” oblique strain during Wednesday night's start against the St. Louis Cardinals, the team announced Thursday.
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Matthew Roberson / New York Daily News:
Max Scherzer diagnosed with oblique strain; Buck Showalter reveals pitcher also dealing with blister — Max Scherzer's official injury diagnosis is in. — The Mets' pitcher will miss six to eight weeks with a “moderate to high grade” internal oblique strain, according to the team.
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Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Max Scherzer pulls himself out of his start with left side discomfort in Mets win over Cards — An uneasy feeling of anxiety or dread, or maybe both, settled over Citi Field. — Max Scherzer took himself out of his start in the middle of an at-bat against Albert Pujols in the sixth inning …
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Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Mets split doubleheader against Cardinals despite more late-game heroics
Mets split doubleheader against Cardinals despite more late-game heroics
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Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Starling Marte placed on bereavement list; James McCann has hand surgery
Starling Marte placed on bereavement list; James McCann has hand surgery
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Dave Hyde / Sun-Sentinel:
After being put in a deep, dark hole, how will humbled Heat respond in Boston? — Erik Spoelstra said the following about how his Miami Heat should react to their looking outmatched and overcome in their staggering playoff loss: — “Don't listen to the noise,” he said. “There's no excuses, no blame, inside our room.
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Ira Winderman / Sun-Sentinel:
Celtics load up, tie East finals 1-1 with 127-102 pounding of Heat
Celtics load up, tie East finals 1-1 with 127-102 pounding of Heat
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Jon Heyman / New York Post:
Chris Paddack's medical red flag killed Mets-Padres deal — MORE FROM: — The Post's Jon Heyman delivers news and notes from around MLB. — Now it can be told. The Mets-Padres deal was canceled after Mets doctors raised a red flag over right-hander Chris Paddack's medicals.
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Buster Olney / ESPN:
Will the Nationals trade Juan Soto? Could Carlos Correa be on the move? 10 X factors as MLB trade market heats up — The summer trade market is weeks away from its final form, but the foundation has been poured already. Seven MLB teams are on track to win 100 or more games …
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Brendan Kuty / New Jersey Online:
Yankees cut outfield prospect who allegedly stole from teammates and defrauded fans — BALTIMORE — The Yankees considered Jake Sanford a legitimate hitting prospect who could hit with power and play both corner outfield positions. Among his teammates, however, he was known for stealing …
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Frank Pingue / Reuters:
Exclusive: Former NFL quarterback Vick coming out of retirement — Michael Vick, the once-dynamic NFL quarterback whose involvement in a dogfighting ring halted a breathtaking career in its prime, has agreed to come out of retirement to join startup league Fan Controlled Football, a source told Reuters on Friday.
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Keith Law / The Athletic:
2022 MLB mock draft: Orioles take Jacob Berry over Druw Jones in Keith Law's first look — The MLB draft is just about two months away — which still seems ridiculous to say when we're about to see the college conference tournaments begin, yet here we are. There are at least some indications …
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ESPN:
Boston Red Sox star Trevor Story hits 3 HRs in historic performance for second baseman — BOSTON — Trevor Story had 3 homers, 4 hits, 7 RBIs and a stolen base to help the Boston Red Sox rally from a four-run deficit to beat the Seattle Mariners 12-6 Thursday night.
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Alex Murphy / Sports Illustrated:
Astros' Jake Odorizzi Carted Off Field After Apparent Left Leg Injury Against Red Sox
Astros' Jake Odorizzi Carted Off Field After Apparent Left Leg Injury Against Red Sox
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Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Matt Harvey suspended 60 games by MLB for distributing oxycodone — Matt Harvey, the veteran starting pitcher who has struggled to replicate his early-career stardom with the New York Mets, was handed a 60-game suspension on Tuesday for distributing a prohibited “drug of abuse” and thus violating Major League Baseball's drug program.
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Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
deGrom's scapula healing, based on latest tests
deGrom's scapula healing, based on latest tests
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