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Matthew Roberson / New York Daily News:
Aaron Boone showed he's the rare manager with a backbone in the Josh Donaldson fiasco — Time and time again, the relationship between player and manager forces the manager to mindlessly defend their player, sticking up for their guy no matter what the situation may be.
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Orange County Register and Boston Herald
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Matthew Roberson / New York Daily News:
Joey Gallo, Kyle Higashioka placed on COVID-19 injured list — Before their Sunday doubleheader against the White Sox, the Yankees announced that Joey Gallo and Kyle Higashioka had been placed on the COVID-19 injured list. — Both players are vaccinated, as they were able to travel to and play in the team's series in Toronto.
LaMond Pope / Chicago Tribune:
‘Utter bull(bleep)’: Chicago White Sox closer Liam Hendriks rejects Josh Donaldson's explanation for his ‘Jackie’ comment — NEW YORK — Chicago White Sox closer Liam Hendriks wasn't buying Josh Donaldson's explanation for the New York Yankees third baseman's comments to Tim Anderson during Saturday's game at Yankee Stadium.
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Sports Illustrated, NBCSports.com, ESPN, MLB Baseball News …, New York Post and FanSided
LaMond Pope / Chicago Tribune:
Tim Anderson's 3-run homer punctuates the Chicago White Sox's doubleheader sweep of the New York Yankees — NEW YORK — Johnny Cueto was terrific in Game 1 of Sunday's doubleheader against the New York Yankees. — Michael Kopech was even better in Game 2 as the Chicago White Sox swept the twinbill, beating the Yankees 3-1 and 5-0.
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Associated Press, New Jersey Online, Chicago Sun-Times and South Side Sox
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Josh Donaldson accused of racial taunt by White Sox's Tim Anderson; Yankee claims it was a joke between them — White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson said that Yankees designated hitter Josh Donaldson made a racist and disrespectful remark to him on the field Saturday, sparking the benches to clear …
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Boston Herald, New Jersey Online, The Athletic, New York Post, Pinstripe Alley, MLB Baseball News … and Sports Illustrated
Matthew Roberson / New York Daily News:
Aaron Boone says Josh Donaldson shouldn't have made ‘Jackie’ comment; Yankees trying to diffuse tension in aftermath — Josh Donaldson sparked a benches-clearing incident on Saturday after calling White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson “Jackie,” meaning Jackie Robinson.
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New York Post and The Athletic
Matthew Roberson / New York Daily News:
Chad Green will have Tommy John surgery — The Yankees officially announced that Chad Green will have Tommy John surgery. — Green last pitched on Thursday, when he left the game mid at-bat with forearm discomfort. The Yankees feared the injury was “significant” at the time …
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Boston Herald, New York Post and Sports Illustrated
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Nathan Ruiz / Baltimore Sun:
Even in 6-1 loss to Rays, Adley Rutschman's Orioles debut brings different feel to Camden Yards: 'It's a big deal' — ExpandAutoplay — 1 of 16 — Orioles vs Tampa Bay. New catcher Adley Rutschman runs between 2nd and 3rd base after hitting a triple. May 21, 2022 (Barbara Haddock Taylor/Baltimore Sun)
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Boston Herald, The Athletic, Camden Chat and Sports Illustrated
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Baltimore Sun:
As Adley Rutschman joins a young Orioles lineup, the future looks more like the present
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MLB.com, Camden Chat, BaltimoreBaseball.com and Orange County Register
Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Starling Marte crushes emotional home run on first pitch he sees since grandmother died — DENVER — Baseball can be poetic, and for Starling Marte, this was one of those moments. — Marte, on the first pitch he saw since returning from the bereavement list following his grandmother's sudden death …
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Boston Herald
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Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Mets beat Rockies behind Carlos Carrasco to open DH, get clobbered in nightcap
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NorthJersey.com
Rick Hummel / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Cardinals' Matz leaves game in first with shoulder stiffness; Liberatore sent out but perhaps not for long — PITTSBURGH — It's one and out for left-handed rookie Matthew Liberatore after the 22-year-old made his big-league debut for the Cardinals Saturday night, allowing four runs in 4 2/3 innings.
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baseballmusings.com
ESPN:
Washington Nationals' Stephen Strasburg slated for rehab assignment on Tuesday — Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg will begin a rehabilitation assignment on Tuesday with Single-A Fredericksburg. — Nationals manager Dave Martinez said they're planning for Strasburg to work four innings and throw 60-plus pitches.
James Wagner / New York Times:
Baseball's Unlikeliest Performance Enhancer: Cologne — In a sport full of traditions and superstitions, numerous players believe a heavy dose of cologne or women's perfume is essential before they take the field. — It was sometime during the 2012 season when Alcides Escobar …
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The Good Phight
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Nightengale's notebook: MLB's payroll disparity continues to be a big problem in sport — The salary disparity and competitive balance in baseball, even with stiffer luxury tax penalties, remains as wide as the Grand Canyon.
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MLB Trade Rumors
Brian Niemietz / New York Daily News:
Iconic New Yorker baseball writer Roger Angell dead at 101 — Colorful New Yorker baseball writer Roger Angell, who covered balls and strikes with elegance and panache for more than seven decades, is dead at 101. — The New Yorker reported that the veteran wordsmith died Friday after a lifetime of covering America's pastime.
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FanGraphs Baseball and Orange County Register
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David Remnick / New Yorker:
Remembering Roger Angell, Hall of Famer
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The Athletic, Sports Illustrated and Bluebird Banter
Ira Winderman / Sun-Sentinel:
Heat survive loss of both Jimmy Butler and huge lead, hold off Celtics 109-103 for 2-1 series lead — BOSTON — It was a game that was going to leave the Miami Heat at a loss, regardless of the outcome, with Jimmy Butler's night done at halftime due to knee inflammation.
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Union-News, Sports Illustrated, Heat Alert, The Athletic, Boston Herald and Orange County Register
Ian Browne / Red Sox News:
Gomes corrals Story's slam in Monster Seats, goes nuts — BOSTON — You know the good times at Fenway Park are rolling again when the hottest hitter on the Red Sox hits a grand slam that just happens to be caught in the Monster Seats by a 2013 World Series hero.
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NBCSports.com
