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Matthew Roberson / New York Daily News:
Yankee rookies JP Sears, Ron Marinaccio help Bombers get by Orioles — The theme of the Yankees' day, and really the whole week, was injuries. — Giancarlo Stanton went on the injured list on Wednesday with a right calf strain. DJ LeMahieu was held out yet again with discomfort in his left wrist.
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New York Post and New Jersey Online
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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Yankees' emphasis on bullpen depth being put to the test after key injuries — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Yankees rode their bullpen to a hot start this season, now they desperately need to find a way to maintain it. In just the last week they have lost Chad Green for the season …
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Mercury News
Al Bello / New York Daily News:
Jose Trevino hits RBI single in 11th to give Yankees 7-6 win over Orioles, snaps three-game losing streak — Where were you for the Jose Trevino game? — A back and forth, marathon contest at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday night ended with the catcher smacking a ball down the left field line for a walk-off single in the 11th inning.
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Boston Herald, Sports Illustrated, New York Post and Pinstripe Alley
ESPN:
New York Yankees put slugger Giancarlo Stanton on 10-day injured list because of calf strain
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DraftKings Nation
Matthew Roberson / New York Daily News:
Aaron Judge joins the likes of Mickey Mantle, Babe Ruth with 17 home runs in first 42 games
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Boston Herald
Matthew Roberson / New York Daily News:
Aaron Judge's two-homer game not enough to beat lowly Orioles
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Boston Herald, Camden Chat, New York Post and New Jersey Online
Matthew Roberson / New York Daily News:
Josh Donaldson suspended by MLB for ‘Jackie’ comment to Tim Anderson
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Boston Herald, Mercury News, New Jersey Online, Chicago Sun-Times, Sports Illustrated, FanSided and Union-News
Kate Feldman / New York Daily News:
The 21 ‘beautiful angels’ who lost their lives in Uvalde, Texas school shooting — Twenty-one lives were stolen Tuesday in Texas, ripped from their parents, their siblings, their spouses. They were 19 children thinking about softball games and summer vacation, two teachers who had poured …
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Boston Herald, CNN, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post and KSAT-TV
Meghan Montemurro / Chicago Tribune:
Tensions escalate late — including David Ross' 1st ejection of the season — in the Chicago Cubs' 4-3 loss to the Cincinnati Reds — CINCINNATI — Chicago Cubs reliever Rowan Wick never had spoken to fellow Canadian and Cincinnati Reds star Joey Votto. — That changed during Wednesday …
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Orange County Register, New York Post, Bleed Cubbie Blue, Chicago Sun-Times, Bleacher Nation and Boston Herald
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Charlie Goldsmith / Cincinnati.com:
Joey Votto keeps up his best stretch of the year as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Cubs — At the end of April, when Cincinnati Reds first baseman Joey Votto was hitting below .130 and called his 2022 season an “embarrassing experience,” he started working on a few adjustments at the plate.
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Bleacher Nation, Cubs Insider, Red Reporter and MLB Baseball News …
LaMond Pope / Chicago Tribune:
Jake Burger's 3-run homer leads the Chicago White Sox to a 3-1 win against the Boston Red Sox — ExpandAutoplay — 1 of 19 — White Sox designated hitter Jake Burger is congratulated in the dugout after hitting a three-run home run in the fifth inning on May 25, 2022, at Guaranteed Rate Field.
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Boston Herald and Union-News
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Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Thomas Szapucki coughs up nine runs to Giants, Mets lose second series of the season — SAN FRANCISCO — Thomas Szapucki will not be invited back to pitch for the Mets anytime soon. — The young left-hander, making his first career major-league start, spoiled the afternoon before it even had a chance to begin.
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Newsday, NorthJersey.com, New York Post, Orange County Register and Mercury News
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Ira Winderman / Sun-Sentinel:
Heat fail to fire, now one loss from elimination after falling 93-80 to Celtics — MIAMI — The first-quarter futility from their Monday night Game 4 loss at TD Garden this time came midway through the second half for the Miami Heat. — Which leaves only two options for the Heat's next home game …
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The Ringer, Names released … and Celtics Wire
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David Schoenfield / ESPN:
Is panic over Atlanta Braves warranted? Will Cody Bellinger turn it around? An early verdict on MLB's biggest disappointments — Seven weeks into a full 162-game MLB season, some teams have gotten off to hot starts while others have struggled out of the gate.
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AZ Snake Pit, Battery Power and True Blue LA
Ryan McFadden / Baltimore Sun:
Ravens QB Lamar Jackson absent from OTAs as he enters final year of rookie contract: 'It's up to him' — Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, who is entering the final year of his rookie contract, was absent for the second straight day of voluntary organized team activities on Wednesday.
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Mercury News, CBS Baltimore and The Athletic
ESPN:
Who in MLB is must-see TV right now? This season's most watchable teams and players — We're a quarter of the way through the 2022 MLB season, and as baseball fans, we've started to settle into our viewing habits for the year: the teams we turn to first when we put on MLB.TV …
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Kansas City Star and True Blue LA
