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Abbey Mastracco / New York Daily News:
Mets Notebook: Alvarez's workload will remain heavy as bat stays hot — SAN DIEGO — To say that Francisco Alvarez has earned more playing time would be an understatement. The Mets' rookie backstop long ago earned the trust of the pitching staff and he's had one of the most valuable bats throughout …
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Nightengale's notebook: Mets, Padres fall short of expectations at All-Star break — It was originally billed as a National League title fight, two heavyweights with enough star power and financial clout to create their own galaxy, but the weekend series between the New York Mets …
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McNeil doubles in go-ahead run, the Mets beat the Padres 7-5 to win 6th straight — SAN DIEGO — Jeff McNeil doubled in Starling Marte with the go-ahead run on the first pitch of the 10th inning and the New York Mets extended their winning streak to a season-high six games by beating …
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Larry Fleisher / Associated Press:
Stanton homers twice as Yankees rebound with 6-3 win over Cubs — Giancarlo Stanton hit a mammoth homer in the first inning and added a two-run homer after a video review in the fifth and the New York Yankees beat the Chicago Cubs 6-3 Saturday. Josh Donaldson hit his 10th homer …
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Abbey Mastracco / New York Daily News:
Mets take series opener against Padres after 10th inning outburst gives them 6th straight win — SAN DIEGO — After five games of stellar pitching, timely hitting and clean defense, the Mets went to San Diego and wobbled and bobbled their way through the first nine innings. The 10th, however, was a different story.
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Ryan Ford / Detroit Free Press:
Meet the best pick at each of the Detroit Tigers' 21 MLB draft slots this year — The 2023 MLB draft is upon us and, as always, it inspires a bit of dreaming over what the Detroit Tigers could unearth with their 21 picks, beginning at 7 p.m. Sunday at Lumen Field in Seattle.
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Tony Garcia / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers' newest top 5 MLB draft pick is about to join an exclusive club — The Detroit Tigers, for the fifth time in six seasons, will make a top five pick when the 2023 MLB draft gets underway Sunday evening in Seattle. — The Tigers have the third overall pick and are expected …
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Pete Caldera / USA Today:
Yankees fire hitting coach Dillon Lawson after offense struggles through first half — NEW YORK — Dillon Lawson was fired as the Yankees' hitting coach following Sunday's game, taking the hit for the club's substandard first half at the plate. — No immediate successor has been named …
MLB.com:
Mock draft: MLB Pipeline's final predictions — The hours before the 2023 MLB Draft kicks off are dwindling and time is running out for teams to try to line up their Draft boards. — Trying to bring you the latest intel, we worked late into the night to come up with our best final projections of how the first round will go Sunday.
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Keith Law / The Athletic:
Keith Law's MLB Mock Draft 4.0: Wyatt Langford to Pirates at No. 1 over Dylan Crews, Max Clark
Jonathan Mayo / MLB.com:
Mock draft: More movement near the top
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Gordon Wittenmyer / Cincinnati.com:
How much has Cincinnati Reds lineup improved since Elly De La Cruz joined it? This much: — MILWAUKEE — Cincinnati Reds rookie Elly De La Cruz is so fast that it took him only 29 games to catch enough of the National League's top base stealers to already rank among the top 10 in the league in steals.
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Abbey Mastracco / New York Daily News:
Kodai Senga named to NL All-Star team replacing former Met Marcus Stroman — SAN DIEGO — The ghost fork is heading to Seattle. — Mets right-hander Kodai Senga was named to the NL All-Star team Saturday afternoon, taking the place of Chicago Cubs right-hander Marcus Stroman.
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Evan Petzold / Detroit Free Press:
Matt Manning, Jason Foley and Alex Lange combine for Detroit Tigers' 9th no-hitter — Matt Manning struggled to escape the first inning. — The Detroit Tigers and Toronto Blue Jays, after inclement weather delayed first pitch by more than an hour, started Saturday's game in the pouring rain at Comerica Park.
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