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Joon Lee / ESPN:
Steve Cohen ‘preparing all contingencies’ if Mets don't improve — NEW YORK — Mets owner Steve Cohen expressed frustration with the state of his underperforming club and suggested the possibility of a trade deadline selloff if the team does not get back into contention for a playoff berth.
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Abbey Mastracco / New York Daily News:
Mets GM Billy Eppler not making drastic changes despite disappointing start to season — The Mets are skidding to the end of one of the worst months of play in the Steve Cohen era. General manager Billy Eppler, the person tasked with building the most expensive roster in North American sports history …
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Abbey Mastracco / New York Daily News:
Mets owner Steve Cohen considering trade deadline moves, backs Buck Showalter and Billy Eppler in presser — George Steinbrenner, he is not. — The first year of the Steve Cohen era was a wild ride, but the wildest part might have been an owner of a professional sports franchise taking …
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Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Here are 3 Deadline strategies Mets could pursue — This story was excerpted from Anthony DiComo's Mets Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. — Entering Spring Training, it seemed as if there was no chance the Mets …
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Jacob Calvin Meyer / Baltimore Sun:
Jordan Westburg records first MLB hit in debut as Orioles top Reds, 10-3, in rain-delayed game: ‘It was really cool’ — Brandon Hyde said he doesn't have words of wisdom for young players making their major league debuts. — Instead, the Orioles manager wants to be “relaxed,” …
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Nathan Ruiz / Baltimore Sun:
Jordan Westburg's time arrives as Orioles promote No. 4 prospect to majors: ‘I embrace the challenge’ — Orioles prospect Jordan Westburg is excited about being called up and making his debut against the Cincinnati Reds. (Baltimore Sun) — Orioles executive vice president …
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Nathan Ruiz / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles reset: What's it like to be baseball's No. 1 prospect? Adley Rutschman, Gunnar Henderson share their experience. — Before the Orioles drafted him in 2019′s second round, Gunnar Henderson was committed to play baseball at Auburn. But in detailing how he's handled the pressures …
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NorthJersey.com:
Perfect game! Yankees' Domingo German pitches his way into baseball history — You never know when you might be watching a bit of baseball history. — Especially on a late Wednesday night in Oakland. — But that's what happened as New York Yankees starter Domingo German pitched …
Andrew Birkle / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers' Miguel Cabrera handed weak ejection after arguing check swing — Not all ejections are created equally. — Miguel Cabrera was kicked out of the Detroit Tigers' game on Wednesday with the Texas Rangers after appearing to disagree with a call made by first base umpire Ben May.
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Gordon Wittenmyer / Cincinnati.com:
Trade talks in limbo, Alec Mills in the house for Cincinnati Reds beleaguered rotation — BALTIMORE — The Cincinnati Reds won't need to dig deep to find a fifth starter again until Tuesday in Washington. — But don't count on general manager Nick Krall landing one in a trade by then despite talks with …
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Darragh McDonald / MLB Trade Rumors:
Cubs To Select Jared Young — 3:30pm: Infielder Miles Mastrobuoni was optioned in a corresponding active roster move, per Sullivan. Left-hander Brandon Hughes, who will require season-ending surgery, has been transferred to the 60-day IL to open a 40-man spot for Young.
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Kiley McDaniel / ESPN:
2023 MLB mock draft: Kiley McDaniel predicts the first 40 picks — The 2022 MLB draft is just a few weeks away, and it's time for my second mock draft projecting the first 40 picks of this year's event. — This is usually the time when my mock drafts are most accurate …
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Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Los Angeles Dodgers star Freddie Freeman collects 2,000th hit — LOS ANGELES — Two-thousand hits hadn't been much of a thought in Freddie Freeman's mind; the hallowed number, and the ultimate goal, is 3,000. But his 6-year-old son, Charlie, kept reminding him about it.
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