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Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Mets knock three HRs on way to 7-3 win over Braves, clinching series — ATLANTA — The Mets broke out the bats and poured it on in the series finale at Truist Park. They took advantage early and left no doubt about which divisional playoff contender would snatch the critical three-game set …
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Deesha Thosar / New York Daily News:
Francisco Lindor stepping up at the plate crucial to Mets winning series against Braves — ATLANTA — With All-Stars Jeff McNeil and Starling Marte absent, Francisco Lindor stepped up. — Two weeks ago, when the Mets were in a rut offensively, fans would have had a hard time believing …
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Tim Healey / Newsday:
Mets downed by Atlanta's late homers, excellent bullpen — ATLANTA — For a second time in as many games Tuesday night, the Mets' depleted lineup managed to do what few other clubs have done lately, drive up the pitch count of one of Atlanta's highly effective starting pitchers …
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Ira Winderman / Sun-Sentinel:
ASK IRA: Will Heat extension waiting game create a strain with Tyler Herro? — Q: Ira, why can't we sign Tyler Herro to an extension first and then worry about if we need to put him in a trade? - Stephen. — A: If only it were that simple. Because Tyler Herro would be receiving …
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Ira Winderman / Sun-Sentinel:
Heat's Caleb Martin moves up on pay scale, now must scale challenge at power forward — LAS VEGAS — Caleb Martin is thinking big. It is an attitude that delivered his first significant contract. And it is an approach that potentially could make the Miami Heat better for his return.
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Denver Post
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Andrew Benintendi, Whit Merrifield among 10 unvaccinated Kansas City Royals players out for Toronto Blue Jays series — MLB, Kansas City Royals, Toronto Blue Jays — Ten Kansas City Royals players, including four of their top hitters and their best two starting pitchers this season …
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Associated Press:
Toronto Blue Jays fire manager Charlie Montoyo amid recent struggles — TORONTO — The Blue Jays fired manager Charlie Montoyo on Wednesday and promoted bench coach John Schneider to interim manager for the remainder of the season. — Triple-A manager Casey Candaele was named interim bench coach.
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Sports Illustrated, MLB - The Athletic and baseballmusings.com
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Atlanta Braves trade Drew Waters, Andrew Hoffmann, CJ Alexander to Kansas City Royals for 35th pick
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FanGraphs Baseball and Battery Power
LaMond Pope / Chicago Tribune:
Dylan Cease helps the Chicago White Sox earn a doubleheader split with the Cleveland Guardians on a day of impressive pitching — CLEVELAND — Andrew Vaughn's grounder just squeaked between third baseman José Ramírez and shortstop Amed Rosario for a two-out single in the first inning.
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Orlando Sentinel, FanGraphs Baseball, Seattle Sports and South Side Sox
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Alex Speier / The Boston Globe:
John Henry takes stock of the Red Sox' present and future — The Red Sox' present and future await definition. — In the present, the team is a contender but hardly a lock for the postseason. The Sox entered Wednesday with the third-best record in the American League East (47-41) …
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Rob Bradford / Audacy:
J.D. Martinez knows why this trade deadline is ‘very weird’ — LISTEN TO J.D. MARTINEZ'S TAKE ON THE TRADE DEADLINE — Bradfo Sho on the Go: J.D. Martinez talks trade deadline — In 2017, the designated hitter was part of one of the biggest deals of that season's deadline, going from the Tigers to the Diamondbacks.
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NBC Boston and NBCSports.com
Bill Speros / Bookies.com:
The Worst Seat In Baseball: All 30 MLB Ballparks Ranked … The worst seat in baseball is the first seat in baseball. … “America's Most Beloved Ballpark” played host to its first major-league game on April 20, 1912, just five days after the Titanic sank to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.
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Cubs Insider and MLB Baseball News …
Meghan Montemurro / Chicago Tribune:
As the Chicago Cubs bullpen racks up innings, the heavy workload is testing the team's relievers — The All-Star break can't come soon enough for the Chicago Cubs bullpen. — A strength for most of the season, Cubs relievers have been taxed by a rotation marred by injuries and stretches of short outings.
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Bleed Cubbie Blue, Bleacher Nation and Orange County Register
