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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Yanks hitting coach Dillon Lawson relieved of duties — NEW YORK — In more than two decades as the Yankees' general manager, Brian Cashman had never dismissed a coach during the season, believing that all performances should be evaluated over a 162-game sample. This time, he had seen enough.
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Gary Phillips / New York Daily News:
Yankees to hire Sean Casey as new hitting coach: report — A new mayor is coming to New York City. — The Yankees will hire Sean Casey to be their new lead hitting coach, according to multiple reports. Per the New York Post's Joel Sherman, Casey's deal is for the rest of the 2023 season.
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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 …
Evan Petzold / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers select Nebraska second baseman Max Anderson with No. 45 pick in 2023 MLB draft — The Detroit Tigers selected Nebraska second baseman Max Anderson with their second-round pick, No. 45 overall, in the 2023 MLB draft. — Anderson, 21, was the third pick by the Tigers in the draft on Sunday night in Seattle.
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Jeff Seidel / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers' first 3 picks of 2023 MLB draft could be a grand slam — or a gut punch — Detroit Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris is nothing if not consistent. — Since he took over the Tigers in October, he has preached the same mantra: We want hitters …
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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
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Chris Bumbaca / USA Today:
Pittsburgh Pirates select LSU pitcher Paul Skenes with No. 1 pick in 2023 MLB draft — The question entering the 2023 MLB draft wasn't whether the Pittsburgh Pirates would select a player from the LSU Tigers first overall. — The question was which of the top two prospects …
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Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Pirates make LSU's Paul Skenes top pick of 2023 MLB draft — SEATTLE — Paul Skenes and Dylan Crews, star teammates on the LSU team that won the Men's College World Series, were selected with the first two picks of Major League Baseball's amateur draft on Sunday, becoming the first pair of teammates to go 1-2 in draft history.
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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 …
Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
Yankees' Gerrit Cole, Diamondbacks' Zac Gallen named MLB All-Star starting pitchers — SEATTLE - A pair of first-time All-Star Game starting pitchers will navigate two treacherous lineups. — New York Yankees right-hander Gerrit Cole and Arizona Diamondbacks ace Zac Gallen were named …
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Gary Phillips / New York Daily News:
Giancarlo Stanton's two-homer day fuels Yankees' offense in win over Cubs — Between a hamstring injury and offensive struggles, little has gone Giancarlo Stanton's way this season. That wasn't the case in the Yankees' 6-3 win over the Cubs on Saturday, though.
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Larry Fleisher / Associated Press:
Stanton homers twice as Yankees rebound with 6-3 win over Cubs
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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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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Psyched in Seattle: Corbin Carroll returns to hometown as an MLB All-Star — SEATTLE − Corbin Carroll bought a plane ticket and planned to spend this week at home in Seattle, staying with his parents and little sister, hanging out with childhood friends. — Well, those plans changed.
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Ronald Acuña Jr. tops MLB jersey sales for first half of 2023 season — SEATTLE − Atlanta All-Star outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr., on pace to become the first player in baseball history to hit at least 30 homers and steal 60 bases, is breaking records in merchandise sales, too.
