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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 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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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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Domingo German authors perfect game as Yankees top Athletics — OAKLAND, Calif. — Domingo German authored a perfect game against the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday night, as the New York Yankees starter allowed no hits and no walks on 99 pitches in an 11-0 victory.
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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 …
Charlie Goldsmith / Cincinnati.com:
Nobody slides like Reds infielder Elly De La Cruz — Cincinnati Reds infielder Elly De La Cruz turns sliding into acrobatics. — When he slides, he combines all of his physical tools. De La Cruz's record-setting speed, his 6-foot-5 frame and his incredible reach give him the ability …
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Jason Mackey / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Air quality concerns delay Pirates game, cause tempers to flare between players, MLB — Baseball has often been described as a kids game. — Amid another smoky backdrop along the North Shore on Wednesday, Major League Baseball, the MLB Players' Association and the Pirates re-learned …
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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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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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