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Abbey Mastracco / New York Daily News:
Pete Alonso leaves early in loss vs. Braves with left wrist contusion, considered day-to-day — ATLANTA — The one player the Mets couldn't afford to lose was Pete Alonso. But an absolute nightmare scenario played out during the top of the first inning at Truist Field on Wednesday night …
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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 5th straight despite valiant effort from Tommy Pham in place of injured Pete Alonso — ATLANTA — Tommy Pham replaced Pete Alonso in the cleanup spot and played the role as cast. However, the rest of the game didn't go according to the script. — The Mets avoided the worst …
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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
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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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New York Daily News:
NYC hazardous air quality: How long will it last? How can I stay safe? — Why is the sky yellow? — The cough-inducing, yellow-orange haze that has smothered New York City and created hazardous air-quality conditions is caused by smoke that's been blown southward from hundreds of Canadian wildfires.
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MLB, WNBA postpone games due to smoke from Canadian wildfires
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Jacob Calvin Meyer / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles crushed by Brewers, 10-2, as Corbin Burnes dominates and Joey Wiemer stars again — MILWAUKEE — Brewers ace Corbin Burnes has spent most of the season searching for the dominant form that won him the 2021 National League Cy Young Award. — He found it Wednesday night against the Orioles.
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Jacob Calvin Meyer / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles manager Brandon Hyde ejected for arguing balls and strikes vs. Brewers — MILWAUKEE — Orioles manager Brandon Hyde was ejected in the fifth inning of Wednesday night's game against the Milwaukee Brewers for arguing balls and strikes. — Home-plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt tossed Hyde …
Carlos Collazo / Baseball America:
2023 MLB Mock Draft Version 3.0 — We're now a month out from the 2023 draft. It's time for Mock Draft V 3.0. — Many scouting departments this week have started their end-of-season meetings and the industry is collectively buzzing about who could go where on July 9.
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Gordon Wittenmyer / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds' Elly De La Cruz does it again, and then some in tape-measure encore — How does a No. 1-ranked prospect in baseball top a big-league debut that included two walks and a double that was hit harder than anything the Cincinnati Reds have hit all season?
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MLB.com:
Transactions — Kansas City Royals signed free agent RHP Justin Anderson to a minor league contract. — Kansas City Royals placed RHP Josh Staumont on the 15-day injured list retroactive to June 6, 2023. Neck strain. — Kansas City Royals recalled LHP Austin Cox from Omaha Storm Chasers.
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San Diego Union-Tribune:
Rider killed at Ramona track was BMX star, X Games medalist Pat Casey — Casey, 29, was riding at Slayground Motocross Park in Ramona when he lost control of his motocross bike and crashed Tuesday afternoon — A 29-year-old man who died Tuesday while attempting a jump on a motocross bike …
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Tim Reynolds / Associated Press:
Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray both have triple-doubles, Nuggets beat Heat 109-94 for 2-1 lead — MIAMI — Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray became the first teammates in NBA Finals history to both record triple-doubles, and Denver's two stars made sure the Nuggets reclaimed the lead in the series …
