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Matthew Roberson / New York Daily News:
Yankees, Aaron Judge settle on $19M contract before Friday's scheduled arbitration hearing — Before actually engaging in an arbitration hearing, which was scheduled to begin at noon on Friday, Aaron Judge and the Yankees settled on a contract agreement. Judge will make $19 million this season …
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Sporting News and Boston Herald
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Buster Olney / ESPN:
Sources: Aaron Judge declines $19M settlement offer from New York Yankees, seeks arbitration victory — Aaron Judge is betting big on himself, again — this time by going to an arbitration hearing with the New York Yankees that starts at noon Friday rather than agreeing to a settlement.
Discussion:
Orange County Register
Pete Caldera / USA Today:
Aaron Judge, Yankees agree to $19 million deal to avoid arbitration hearing
Aaron Judge, Yankees agree to $19 million deal to avoid arbitration hearing
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MLB Baseball News …
Matthew Roberson / New York Daily News:
Astros throw combined no-hitter to hand mighty Yankees second-straight loss, 3-0 — The 2022 Yankees, a galactic force, were brought back to this planet on Saturday. They didn't just lose, they got no-hit, as Astros' pitchers Cristian Javier, Hector Neris and Ryan Pressly turned in a historic performance …
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Boston Herald
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Peter Gammons / The Athletic:
Yankees, Dodgers et al are obvious buyers, but mid-tier sellers have decisions to make — With the trade deadline on the horizon, how do the Dodgers know exactly what they need to do? They don't know if they'll have Walker Buehler or Dustin May at even 80 percent on Labor Day.
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New Jersey Online, NESN.com, Boston.com, NBCSports.com, MLB Trade Rumors and Union-News
Associated Press:
Los Angeles Dodgers lose right-handed reliever Daniel Hudson for rest of season, and 'it's a big loss' — MLB, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers — ATLANTA — Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Daniel Hudson was placed on the injured list Saturday because of a season-ending torn left ACL.
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Orange County Register, New York Post, The Athletic, Los Angeles Times, MLB Baseball News … and True Blue LA
Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:
Revisiting the Slap Heard 'Round Baseball as Tommy Pham, Reds head to San Francisco — It was nearly a month ago when Tommy Pham delivered the slap heard ‘round baseball during batting practice and was suspended for all three of the Cincinnati Reds’ games against the San Francisco Giants.
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Susan Slusser / San Francisco Chronicle:
Giants' Joc Pederson hopes fans ‘respectful’ during Reds series after Tommy Pham's slap flap
Giants' Joc Pederson hopes fans ‘respectful’ during Reds series after Tommy Pham's slap flap
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NBCSports.com, ESPN and MLB Baseball News …
Jon Greenberg / The Athletic:
Cubs, DraftKings betting you want to visit their sportsbook (in 2023): Dollars and sense — DraftKings wants your money. The Cubs want everyone's money. — So a DraftKings sportsbook on the Cubs' property is a match made in heaven. Or Wrigleyville. — On Friday morning …
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Chicago Tribune
Nathan Ruiz / Baltimore Sun:
Adley Rutschman homers, catches shutout as outfield defense dazzles in Orioles' 4-0 win over White Sox — ExpandAutoplay — 1 of 7 — CHICAGO — Adley Rutschman has arrived. — Sure, the top prospect in baseball and the Orioles' farm system reached the majors more than a month ago.
Discussion:
Boston Herald and Camden Chat
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Associated Press:
LA Sparks | Nneka Ogwumike scores 24 to lead Sparks past Storm — SEATTLE — Nneka Ogwumike scored 24 points to lead four players in double figures and the Los Angeles Sparks clamped down in the fourth quarter to beat the Seattle Storm 85-77 on Saturday night.
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SGV Tribune, Swish Appeal and Associated Press
ESPN:
Former No. 1 pick Mark Appel, 30, gets big league call-up from Philadelphia Phillies — Mark Appel, the 2013 No. 1 overall pick whose baseball career included a three-season absence from the sport, is getting his first major league call-up Saturday at the age of 30.
Discussion:
baseballmusings.com
Peter Abraham / The Boston Globe:
How a Wilmington-based company developed a chemical coating for baseballs that improves grip and can be applied uniformly — New baseballs pop out of the box so white and shiny that they're called pearls. — Shiny also means slippery, and for years now baseballs have been prepared for games …
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NESN.com and MLB Trade Rumors
ESPN:
Kansas City Royals C Salvador Perez to have surgery to repair thumb ligament — Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez needs surgery on his left thumb and has been placed on the 10-day injured list. — The surgery will be to repair the ulnar collateral ligament in the thumb, and his IL move is retroactive to Tuesday.
Ryan McFadden / Baltimore Sun:
Former Poly star Justin Lewis reportedly agrees to two-way deal with Chicago Bulls — Former Poly and Marquette forward Justin Lewis has agreed to a two-way deal with the Chicago Bulls, according to The Athletic, after going unselected in the 2022 NBA draft on Thursday night.
Discussion:
Bleacher Nation, Orange County Register and Hoops Rumors
Orlando Sentinel:
Magic choose Michigan's Caleb Houstan in 2nd round of NBA draft — Columnist Mike Bianchi on the Orlando Magic drafting Paolo Banchero with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft. (Orlando Sentinel) — The Orlando Magic once again dipped into the University of Michigan pipeline …
Discussion:
Orange County Register
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