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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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Jacob Calvin Meyer / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles reset: How many All-Stars could Baltimore have? These five players deserve a hard look. — In 2016, the Orioles had five players make the All-Star Game. They've failed to have more than the minimum of one in the five Midsummer Classics since. — All-Star voting is underway …
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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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MLB.com, Camden Chat, Denver Post, ESPN and Mercury News
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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Los Angeles Times, New York Post, MLB Trade Rumors and Bleacher Nation
Abbey Mastracco / New York Daily News:
Mets lose another lead before dropping first game of Subway Series 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. Tuesday night at Citi Field was no different.
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Pete Caldera / NorthJersey.com:
Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton hits a blast off Mets' Max Scherzer as Subway Series begins — NEW YORK - For a team desperate for an offensive jolt, the Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton responded early. — Jumping on an 0-2 slider by Mets starter Max Scherzer that hung over the plate …
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Yahoo Sports and New York Post
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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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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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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SBNation.com, Denver Post, The Ringer, HoopsHype, Hoops Rumors, Blazer's Edge, The Athletic, PHNX and FanSided
LaMond Pope / Chicago Tribune:
‘Heartbreaker’: Chicago White Sox can't hold 9th-inning lead for a 2nd straight day, falling 6-5 — For the second consecutive game, the Chicago White Sox were three outs away from a win. — And for the second straight day, the usually reliable bullpen couldn't hold the lead.
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South Side Sox, Boston Herald, Chicago Sun Times and MLB.com
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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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MLB Trade Rumors
Danny Davis / Austin American-Statesman:
Mathews, Stanford beat Texas to set up a winner-takes-all showdown in the super regionals — STANFORD, Calif. — Texas will either end or extend its baseball season on Monday. — Texas was no match for Stanford pitcher Quinn Mathews in an 8-3 loss to Stanford at Sunken Diamond on Sunday night.
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Danny Davis / Austin American-Statesman:
In opener of Stanford super regional, Texas stages a ninth-inning comeback
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Yahoo Sports, FanSided and Mercury News
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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Dave Clark / Cincinnati.com:
'It's like a movie, bro. ... Holy s—.' Ricky Karcher's reaction to his save in MLB debut — Many Cincinnati Reds fans didn't even know who Ricky Karcher was before Monday. — But there he was, becoming the first Reds pitcher since saves became a statistic in 1969 to enter a game …
