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9:05 AM ET, August 27, 2022

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Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Aaron Judge hits homer No. 49, Gerrit Cole strikes out 11 as Yankees surge continues with 3-2 win over A's  —  OAKLAND — Aaron Judge is back on track.  The Yankees slugger, who snapped a nine-game homer drought earlier this week, hit his third home run in the last four games Friday night …
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Lindsey Adler / MLB - The Athletic:
Yankees' Nestor Cortes placed on injured list with groin injury  —  The New York Yankees placed starter Nestor Cortes on the 15-day injured list with a groin injury on Thursday.  They called up right-handed reliever Greg Weissert from Triple A to join the team in Oakland.
Kristie Ackert / New York Daily News:
Just as Yankees were getting healthy again, Nestor Cortes heads to IL with groin injury
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Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
‘This is what we did to ourselves’: Can White Sox overcome ‘demons’ in time to make playoffs?
Discussion: MLB Baseball News …
LaMond Pope / Chicago Tribune:
Big hits elude the Chicago White Sox once again — 'everybody's frustrated' — in a 5-3 loss to the Baltimore Orioles
Discussion: Reading Eagle
Marc Topkin / Tampa Bay Times:
Rays sign Tyler Glasnow to extension through 2024 season, with a $25M salary  —  The right-hander is in the final stages of recovery from August 2021 Tommy John surgery, with a late-season return possible.  —  BOSTON — The Rays have signed right-hander Tyler Glasnow to a contract extension …
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Susan Slusser / San Francisco Chronicle:
Giants lefty José Álvarez likely headed for Tommy John surgery  —  MINNEAPOLIS — The San Francisco Giants, who have needed a reliable left-hander in the bullpen much of the season, won't be getting a veteran lefty back down the stretch as they'd hoped.
David Furones / Sun-Sentinel:
‘Jobs to be settled’: Dolphins' preseason finale vs. Eagles gives players final chance to make team  —  Sun Sentinel reporters Chris Perkins and David Furones discuss QB Tua Tagovailoa, Dolphins' joint practice with Eagles ahead of their preseason game. (, /South Florida Sun Sentinel)
Discussion: Reading Eagle
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Nathan Ruiz / Baltimore Sun:
Before facing Orioles for first time, Astros' Trey Mancini says he would ‘of course’ welcome return to Baltimore  —  Trey Mancini discusses his time with the Houston Astros ahead of facing the Orioles for the first time.  (Baltimore Sun)  —  HOUSTON — In a Zoom call that followed his decision …
Bobby Nightengale / Cincinnati.com:
Reds outfielder Jake Fraley says fan ‘crossed a line’ before viral video confrontation  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. - The nine-second video was viewed more than one million times on Twitter, and Cincinnati Reds left fielder Jake Fraley is glad it caught attention.  —  Fraley was on the warning track …
Discussion: New Jersey Online
Jake Crouse / MLB.com:
Oneil Cruz crushes hardest-hit ball possibly ever  —  PITTSBURGH — Oneil Cruz was born to break Statcast.  —  The Pirates' 6-foot-7 shortstop has already set marks with his crazy strong arm, but in Wednesday's 14-2 loss to the Braves, he recorded the hardest-hit ball in Statcast history …
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NBC Chicago:
Oneil Cruz Has Hardest-hit Ball Recorded by MLB: 122.4 Mph
Ira Winderman / Sun-Sentinel:
ASK IRA: Can Heat develop Yurtseven and Jovic at the same time?  —  Q: There are a lot of questions and concerns over power forward.  Could the answer to power forward be Nikola Jovic?  He has height, length and shooting.  - Frank, Plantation,  —  A: Nikola Jovic is so raw …
Kiley McDaniel / ESPN:
Cuban teen Luis Morales declared free agent by MLB, expected to get record bonus for a pitcher, source confirms  —  Cuban right-hander Luis Morales, a coveted 19-year-old prospect who is expected to demand a record-breaking sum for a pitcher from the international bonus pool …
Antwan Staley / New York Daily News:
Jets WR Denzel Mims asks to be traded or released, according to his agent  —  Denzel Mims has been fighting for a roster spot throughout Jets training camp this summer.  —  Now it appears the wide receiver is ready to move on to another team.  —  According to his agent Ron Slavin, Mims has requested to be either traded or released.
Ken Rosenthal / MLB - The Athletic:
What would Angels sale mean for Shohei Ohtani?  Plus AL MVP, Dansby Swanson and more  —  Now what for the Angels?  —  Fans are in an understandably celebratory mood over Arte Moreno's plan to sell the club.  The franchise's potential under new ownership is almost dizzying.
Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
All 30 Major League Baseball teams to play one another in a season for first time in 2023  —  play  —  All 30 teams will play one another in a season for the first time in the interleague era, Major League Baseball announced Wednesday as it released the schedule for the 2023 season.
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MLB.com:
MLB announces 2023 regular season schedule
Discussion: NBCSports.com
 
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