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Jeff Horseman / Press Enterprise:
2 killed as Fairview fire rips through 700 acres near Hemet — An evacuation order is in effect for residents south of Stetson Avenue, north of Cactus Valley Road, west of Fairview Avenue and east of State Street. — Two people are dead and one injured as a fast-growing wildfire Monday …
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Brian Rokos / Press Enterprise:
Deadly Fairview fire up to 4,000 acres burned, still 5% containment — Deputies are in evacuated areas looking for looters and any residents in need — The deadly Fairview fire burning in the rocky foothills several miles southeast of Hemet, which initially had raced up Avery Canyon before slowing …
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San Bernardino Sun, Mercury News and Orange County Register
Matthew Roberson / New York Daily News:
Explaining MLB's new 6-team per league playoff format and the advantages of the No. 3 seed — As the old saying goes, if it ain't broke, Rob Manfred will break it. — While Major League Baseball's previous playoff format included the controversial wild card game, which usually meant …
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Associated Press:
Mets falter again, fall to lowly Pirates; NL East now tied — PITTSBURGH — The New York Mets built their lead in the National League East in part by feasting on also-rans. — In September, the also-rans are fighting back, and a division title that seemed almost a foregone conclusion during portions …
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Newsday, New York Daily News, Faith and Fear in Flushing and New Jersey Online
ESPN:
Baltimore Orioles, Toronto Blue Jays get heated as benches clear in 7th inning — BALTIMORE — Benches cleared during the seventh inning of Baltimore's game against Toronto on Tuesday night after Orioles reliever Bryan Baker appeared to make a hand signal toward the Blue Jays' dugout.
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Andy Kostka / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles' bullpen gives up 4 late runs in 7-3 loss to Blue Jays in first game of crucial doubleheader — ExpandAutoplay — 1 of 6 — Toronto's George Springer is safe at third as Baltimore's Ramon Urias tries to tag in the first game of a double header Monday. The Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-3.
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Associated Press, Orange County Register, Camden Chat, BaltimoreBaseball.com and Mercury News
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Sources: Boston Red Sox reach 1-year, $10 million extension with Enrique Hernandez — Center fielder Enrique Hernández and the Boston Red Sox agreed on a one-year, $10 million contract extension Monday, keeping the 31-year-old in the city where he starred in the 2021 postseason, sources told ESPN.
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Union-News, NESN.com, Sports Illustrated, Battery Power, MLB Trade Rumors, MLB Baseball News …, Lookout Landing and True Blue LA
Evan Drellich / MLB - The Athletic:
MLBPA says it has majority support for minor league union, seeks formal recognition from MLB — In just a week-and-a-half's time, more than 50 percent of minor leaguers have returned signed union authorization cards, Major League Baseball Players Association officials told The Athletic.
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Royals Review, Sports Illustrated, MLB Trade Rumors, Associated Press, Bleacher Nation, Mercury News and The Good Phight
LaMond Pope / Chicago Tribune:
'He's our horse': Lance Lynn strikes out 11 in the Chicago White Sox's 3-2 win over the Seattle Mariners — SEATTLE — Lance Lynn credited the shadows during an afternoon game at T-Mobile Park. — The Chicago White Sox starter's pitches were pretty good too.
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LaMond Pope / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago White Sox get healthier as Aaron Bummer and Yoán Moncada return from the IL and Luis Robert is back in the lineup — SEATTLE — The Chicago White Sox called on reliever Aaron Bummer in a tough spot June 7 against the Los Angeles Dodgers. — With two outs in the seventh inning …
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Jayson Stark / MLB - The Athletic:
Joe Maddon sounds off on analytics in baseball: It's not the info, it's the imposition — “I want analytics,” Joe Maddon said at one point. — “Information is good,” Maddon said at another point. — “So I'm not arguing against analytics and information,” Maddon said at yet another point.
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Bleacher Nation and Daily News
CNN:
1 suspect in mass stabbing in Canada found dead, the other is still missing — Damien Sanderson, one of the suspects in a mass stabbing in Saskatchewan, Canada, that left 10 dead and 18 injured, was found dead Monday morning on the James Smith Cree Nation in a heavily grassed area near a house …
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Theo Mackie / Arizona Republic:
How Diamondbacks prospect Ryne Nelson turned his season around to earn major league debut — In early May, Ryne Nelson was a mess. Just eight months after being named the Diamondbacks 2021 minor league pitcher of the year, he had a 7.36 ERA in Triple-A Reno. Nothing felt right.
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
Diamondbacks prospect Ryne Nelson to make MLB debut Monday vs. Padres
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