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Abbey Mastracco / New York Daily News:
Poor start by Max Scherzer, Brandon Nimmo's sloppy defense and Drew Smith's ejection sum up Mets' loss to Yankees — No lead is ever safe for the Mets. — Not with the state of the pitching staff and not with the way the bats seem to run out of battery at any given moment.
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Anthony Rieber / Newsday:
Max Scherzer, Mets blow early four-run lead as Yankees win Subway Series opener — The first Subway Series game of the season on Tuesday night didn't have the injured Aaron Judge or Pete Alonso - that's a combined 41 home runs on the shelf — but it had drama and excitement and controversy.
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New York Post, New Jersey Online, The Athletic and Amazin' Avenue
Pete Caldera / NorthJersey.com:
Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton hits a blast off Mets' Max Scherzer as Subway Series begins
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Yahoo Sports and New York Post
Nathan Ruiz / Baltimore Sun:
Led by Gunnar Henderson's grand slam, Orioles blast past Blue Jays, 11-6, for 5th straight win — In discussing his recognition as the American League Player of the Week before Tuesday night's series opener against the Toronto Blue Jays, Orioles infielder Gunnar Henderson credited …
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Nathan Ruiz / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles place Ryan Mountcastle on 10-day injured list with vertigo, designate top-20 prospect Noah Denoyer for assignment — Before Tuesday night's game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said first baseman Ryan Mountcastle was feeling “much, much better” …
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Camden Chat and MLB Trade Rumors
Jacob Calvin Meyer / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles reset: How many All-Stars could Baltimore have? These five players deserve a hard look.
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Boston Herald
Hayes Gardner / Baltimore Sun:
Gunnar Henderson hits 462-foot home run, longest ever to Eutaw Street, as Orioles sweep Royals with 11-3 win
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Brian Wacker / Baltimore Sun:
A healthy Odell Beckham Jr. takes the field for first time with Ravens: ‘It feels good to ... not feel pain’ — “It feels good to be able to get out of bed and not feel pain. It feels good to feel like if I needed to take off running right now,” said Beckham. (Baltimore Sun)
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Childs Walker / Baltimore Sun:
Ravens WR Rashod Bateman ‘out for a couple days’ after receiving cortisone injection in his foot to help recovery — Even as the Ravens welcomed Odell Beckham Jr. to the practice field Tuesday, coach John Harbaugh announced one of the team's other key wide receivers, Rashod Bateman, will miss …
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Brent Schrotenboer / USA Today:
Trevor Bauer faces another sexual assault allegation, which he denies — Another woman in another state has accused pitcher Trevor Bauer of sexual assault. He says it is false and calls it extortion. — Baseball pitcher Trevor Bauer has been accused by another woman of sexual assault …
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Arizona Republic:
Torey Lovullo tossed in wild Diamondbacks win over Phillies — Diamondbacks rally for 4 runs in 6th after falling behind 5-1 — Nick Piecoro Michelle GardnerArizona Republic — When Torey Lovullo left the dugout, he knew what was likely to happen. He was going to get ejected.
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Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
How the Arizona Diamondbacks became baseball's hottest team
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Nevada Senate passes $380M bill to fund new A's stadium in Las Vegas — The Nevada Senate passed a $380 million bill on Tuesday to help fund a new stadium for the Athletics in Las Vegas, the first step toward the expected move of the franchise from Oakland.
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Miami Herald:
How Marlins parlayed 2 players out of baseball and 2 relievers into 3 of 4 best '23 bats — While several Marlins free agent pickups haven't paid dividends in recent years, a handful of savvy trades have helped catapult Miami into playoff contention. — Deals with St. Louis for Sandy Alcantara …
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Stefan Bondy / New York Daily News:
Finals MVP Nikola Jokic carries Nuggets to first championship in franchise history after eliminating Heat — Just four months ago, Nikola Jokic wasn't picked in the All-Star draft. The playground insult. LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo, the captains of the All-Star teams …
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Rob Longley / Toronto Sun:
Blue Jays never wanted Anthony Bass to participate in Pride Night ceremony — It appears that the Blue Jays were never big on since-released pitcher Anthony Bass catching the ceremonial first pitch on Pride Night at Rogers Centre last week. — STORY CONTINUES BELOW
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