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12:15 PM ET, September 16, 2022

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Matthew Roberson / New York Daily News:
Mets honor Roberto Clemente before Thursday's matchup against his former team  —  Thursday was Roberto Clemente Day across Major League Baseball.  —  With the Pittsburgh Pirates — Clemente's old team — in town for a nationally televised game, the Mets and Pirates were the only teams …
Discussion: Amazin' Avenue
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Anthony McCarron / New York Daily News:
Carlos Delgado on Roberto Clemente's legacy: ‘He was bigger off the field than on’  —  Every so often, Carlos Delgado will go on YouTube to watch highlights from a remarkable career and life that ended abruptly, tragically, 50 years ago.  There, in old video, is Roberto Clemente darting …
Discussion: Bucs Dugout
Matthew Roberson / New York Daily News:
David Peterson records one out in start, Mets suffer series sweep after losing 6-3 to Cubs  —  If that was David Peterson's last start of the season, it's one that he'll be stewing over all winter.  —  Peterson, who was making his 19th start of the year and will drop out of the rotation …
Adam Berry / MLB.com:
Rays field MLB's first all-Latino lineup on Clemente Day  —  TORONTO — Manager Kevin Cash didn't realize until about halfway through the Rays' 11-0 win over the Blue Jays that he'd made history with the lineup he wrote out Thursday afternoon.  Third baseman Yandy Díaz didn't think anything …
David Furones / Sun-Sentinel:
Terron Armstead returns to Dolphins' Thursday practice, but Austin Jackson still missing  —  Sun Sentinel columnist Chris Perkins and reporter David Furones discuss Dolphins' O-line injuries, QB Tua Tagovailoa's performance and give their Week 2 pick. (, /South Florida Sun Sentinel)
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David Furones / Sun-Sentinel:
Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa 'hasn't been satisfied at all' after Week 1 as he prepares for Ravens  —  Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is working on cleaning up the offense during practice this week after watching the film from their Week 1 victory.  (South Florida Sun Sentinel)
Chris Perkins / Sun-Sentinel:
Dolphins' run game struggled vs. Patriots, but Miami isn't worried  —  Sun Sentinel columnist Chris Perkins and reporter David Furones discuss Dolphins' O-line injuries, QB Tua Tagovailoa's performance and give their Week 2 pick. (, /South Florida Sun Sentinel)
Discussion: Mercury News and Denver Post
Edgar Thompson / Orlando Sentinel:
Questions, reality check for No. 18 Gators with USF on tap  —  GAINESVILLE — Florida's 26-16 loss to Kentucky was a setback and reality check for coach Billy Napier's squad.  —  How the Gators and quarterback Anthony Richardson respond Saturday against USF could set the tone for what's ahead on Year 1 under Napier.
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Jeff Passan's early 2022-23 MLB free agency tiers  —  Less than a month remains in baseball's regular season, and with October bound to breeze by as it always does, free agency is nearly upon Major League Baseball.  —  The 2022-23 class is solid, headlined by a mix of MVP-caliber hitters and elite, wizened pitchers.
MLB - The Athletic:
The Royals' rebuild was supposed to be built on pitching.  What has gone wrong?  —  Ten years ago this month, the Kansas City Royals approached a crossroads.  The club had entered the 2012 season with big hopes, the result of a promising minor-league system and a talented young core which had debuted in the majors the year before.
Daily News:
Galaxy's unbeaten streak ends in Vancouver  —  The Whitecaps score three second-half goals to snap the Galaxy's six-match unblemished run, costing the visitors a chance to move into playoff position  —  VANCOUVER — The Galaxy dominated possession but Coach Greg Vanney's squad could not do much with it …
Jordan McPherson / Miami Herald:
‘I thought I would have been back’: Marlins' Jazz Chisholm Jr. reflects on season-ending injury  —  Jazz Chisholm Jr. didn't think the injury would amount to this.  Even at his worst in the days after initially being sidelined by a back injury, the days in late June and early July when any sort …
Discussion: Fish Stripes
Fiifi Frimpong / New York Daily News:
Aaron Judge hits home runs 56 and 57 in Yankees' 7-6 win over Red Sox, moves closer to Roger Maris' all-time team mark  —  Opposing teams still choose to pitch to Aaron Judge and he keeps hitting bombs.  —  The Yankees' All-Star slugger moved closer to breaking Roger Maris' team record …
Discussion: Denver Post and Sports Illustrated
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Marly Rivera / ESPN:
New York Yankees' Aaron Judge blasts 56th, 57th home runs of season
Discussion: New Jersey Online
LaMond Pope / Chicago Tribune:
Eloy Jiménez stays hot with a 3-run homer in the Chicago White Sox's 4-2 victory — their 10th win in 13 games  —  ExpandAutoplay  —  1 of 19  —  White Sox designated hitter Eloy Jiménez (74) celebrates with shortstop Elvis Andrus after Jiménez hit a three-run home run …
Discussion: South Side Sox and Purple Row
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
White Sox winning under interim manager Miguel Cairo. What's that mean for Tony La Russa's future?
 
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