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Abbey Mastracco / New York Daily News:
Poor performances from Mets' role players contributing to rough stretch — ATLANTA — The Mets are in a tough spot with struggling role players they might have relied on a little too heavily. — Daniel Vogelbach isn't giving the Mets much of anything at the designated hitter spot right now.
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Abbey Mastracco / New York Daily News:
Mets lose to rival Braves, 6-4, despite home runs from Pete Alonso, Francisco Lindor — ATLANTA — The last time the Mets were in Atlanta, their stars went dim. This time, the Mets' biggest stars hit like stars early in the game, but by the end the pitching and hitting failed to come through.
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Pete Caldera / USA Today:
Aaron Judge heading to IL with toe injury after running into outfield wall vs. Dodgers — NEW YORK ― After three days of intrigue regarding Aaron Judge's aching right big toe, the New York Yankees announced Tuesday night that the reigning AL MVP was headed to the 10-day injury list.
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Gary Phillips / New York Daily News:
Aaron Judge, Nestor Cortes headed to injured list — Slugger Aaron Judge is headed to the injured list with a contusion and sprained ligament in his right big toe, manager Aaron Boone announced after Tuesday's loss to the Chicago White Sox. — While no moves have been officially made …
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Gary Phillips / New York Daily News:
Yankees Notebook: Aaron Judge ‘doing better,’ but still no diagnosis
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Gary Phillips / New York Daily News:
Yankees-White Sox game postponed due to Canadian wildfire smoke causing air quality issues in New York — UPDATE: The Yankees announced that Wednesday night's game against the Chicago White Sox at Yankee Stadium has been postponed because of the poor air quality due to smoke from the Canadian wildfires.
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Brendan Kuty / The Athletic:
Why experts think fans at Yankees game could be at risk from Canadian Wildfire smoke — NEW YORK — Dan Westervelt, a climate scientist and an assistant research professor at Columbia University, looked outside the window of his Upper East Side home Tuesday night. He could see faint smoke in the air.
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Rangers ace Jacob deGrom to have surgery on UCL tear — Jacob deGrom will have surgery to repair a tear in his right ulnar collateral ligament, cutting short his first season with the American League West-leading Texas Rangers after signing a five-year, $185 million deal in the offseason.
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Fiifi Frimpong / New York Daily News:
Rangers ace Jacob deGrom to undergo surgery on UCL tear — Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom is out indefinitely and will undergo surgery to repair an ulnar collateral ligament tear, general manager Chris Young announced Tuesday. — The news comes a day after the Rangers placed the ace on the 60-day injured list.
John Flanigan / Yahoo Sports:
Former Mets ace Jacob deGrom to undergo Tommy John surgery
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Cincinnati.com:
Elly De La Cruz reaches 3 times in debut for Cincinnati Reds, who rally to beat Dodgers — “El-ly! El-ly! El-ly!” — By the time the top prospect in baseball stepped to the plate in the big leagues for the fourth time in his life, Elly De La Cruz had reached base three times …
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Charlie Goldsmith / Cincinnati.com:
The Elly De La Cruz story: From nearly giving up to making it to MLB
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Gordon Wittenmyer / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds call up top prospect Elly De La Cruz
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Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
Phillies not thinking sell at trade deadline, plus Astros' needs and Shane Bieber's value — Even before the Phillies' current four-game winning streak against the lowly Nationals and Tigers, president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski wasn't experiencing flashbacks to 2015, the last time he was a seller at the trade deadline.
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LaMond Pope / Chicago Tribune:
Lucas Giolito is lifted after 6 no-hit innings — and Liam Hendriks gets his 1st save — in the Chicago White Sox's 4th straight win — NEW YORK — Lucas Giolito had a no-hitter through six innings. — But the Chicago White Sox starter was at 100 pitches and knew it was time for the team to go to the bullpen.
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Meghan Montemurro / Chicago Tribune:
An uncertain trade deadline status awaits the Chicago Cubs. Will they be buyers or sellers? — ANAHEIM, Calif. — Any hope the Chicago Cubs would start stacking wins to move closer to .500 during their West Coast trip has not gained traction. — Their 7-4 loss at Angel Stadium …
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Shams Charania / The Athletic:
Suns, Chris Paul exploring options, including trade or waive: Sources — The Phoenix Suns have notified Chris Paul that they intend to find a resolution this offseason that fits the veteran star and the Suns organization, which could include parting ways, league sources tell The Athletic.
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