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Meghan Montemurro / Chicago Tribune:
Willson Contreras embraces villain role on the other side of the Cubs-Cardinals rivalry: 'When you get booed, you're doing something right' — Willson Contreras, decked out in St. Louis Cardinals red, admitted to experiencing nerves Monday in the visitors dugout at Wrigley Field.
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
St. Louis Cardinals are trying to make Willson Contreras feel loved after putting him in a ‘timeout’ behind the plate — Wilson Contreras was the talk of major-league baseball Monday as he returned to Wrigley Field with the St. Louis Cardinals. — But instead of returning as the conquering hero …
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Meghan Montemurro / Chicago Tribune:
'You can't ignore the numbers': Chicago Cubs recall hot-hitting Christopher Morel from Triple-A Iowa — Christopher Morel's production at Triple-A Iowa became impossible for the Chicago Cubs to ignore. — Days after president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer and manager David Ross …
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Howard Stutz / The Nevada Independent:
A's pivot to new site for Vegas baseball stadium, lowering public funding request — The Oakland A's and Bally's Corp. have an agreement in place for the team to build a $1.5 billion stadium on a portion of the Tropicana Las Vegas site, a move expected to reduce the amount of public financing sought for the project to $395 million.
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The Nevada Independent:
A's revisit other Vegas stadium sites as legislative process lags — Three weeks after confirming they had a “binding agreement” on a 49-acre site west of the Strip for a $1.5 billion baseball stadium, the Oakland A's have reached out to owners of Southern Nevada sites the team previously considered …
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Gary Phillips / New York Daily News:
Yankees Notebook: Aaron Judge ready to return — and avoid headfirst slides — After a few days of hitting off machines, running and throwing behind the scenes, Aaron Judge is ready for the real thing. — The Yankees slugger is set to return from a right hip strain on Tuesday, he and Aaron Boone confirmed Monday.
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Associated Press:
Yankees activate Aaron Judge after 10-game IL stint — NEW YORK — Aaron Judge was reinstated from the injured list by the New York Yankees and the record-setting slugger was back in right field batting second Tuesday night against the Oakland Athletics. — The reigning AL MVP …
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Joon Lee / ESPN:
Aaron Judge (hip) to return for Yankees from IL on Tuesday
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Baltimore Sun:
Orioles place Ramón Urías on injured list, promote pitching prospect Drew Rom in roster shuffle — Orioles general manager Mike Elias talks about how the team is playing so far this season. (Baltimore Sun Handout) — The Orioles shuffled their bullpen and bench ahead …
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Jacob Calvin Meyer / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles minor league report: 8 prospects move up in Baseball America's latest top 100 list — This offseason, the Orioles had Baseball America's top-ranked farm system for the first time since the publication began ranking them in 1984. In total, eight Baltimore prospects were recognized among the 100 best in baseball.
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Stefan Bondy / New York Daily News:
Julius Randle disappears, Knicks outworked and now on brink of elimination as Heat takes Game 4 — MIAMI — The Knicks sit on the brink of elimination. And they deserve that position. — Outcoached, outhustled, outclassed and punked again, New York fell Monday night to the Miami Heat …
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Dan Gelston / New York Daily News:
Harden makes winning 3 in OT, 76ers tie series with Celtics
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Stefan Bondy / New York Daily News:
Knicks are toast if Julius Randle doesn't get out of his playoff funk
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James O'Connell / New York Daily News:
Max Scherzer scratched from Tuesday's start against Reds due to neck spasms — When it rains, it pours. — Max Scherzer has been scratched from Tuesday's start against the Cincinnati Reds due to neck spasms, the Mets announced. David Peterson has been recalled from Triple-A Syracuse …
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Sarah Valenzuela / Los Angeles Times:
Shohei Ohtani checks off another Ruthian mark, but Angels fall to Astros — It took less than two innings for Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani to surpass another career achievement by Babe Ruth. Yet behind the plate for this milestone was an unfamiliar face.
ESPN:
Dodgers, Padres expected to open 2024 in South Korea, source says — The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres are expected to open the 2024 season with a pair of games in South Korea, a source familiar with the process told ESPN's Alden Gonzalez on Sunday.
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