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Jacob Calvin Meyer / Baltimore Sun:
Shintaro Fujinami joins first-place Orioles after trade: 'I'll do my best here' — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Orioles' attendance at Camden Yards this season has improved, but it's far from one of the best in the major leagues. — To Shintaro Fujinami, though, the home crowds he'll pitch …
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Jacob Calvin Meyer / Baltimore Sun:
Bats go cold as Orioles fall back into tie atop AL East with 3-0 loss to Rays: 'Just wasn't our night offensively' — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — No team over the past two weeks has been hotter than the Orioles. None had been colder than the Tampa Bay Rays. — They swapped places Friday night.
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Jacob Calvin Meyer / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles take sole possession of first place in AL East with 4-3 win over Rays in extra innings: ‘A great team win’
Orioles take sole possession of first place in AL East with 4-3 win over Rays in extra innings: ‘A great team win’
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Jacob Calvin Meyer / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles acquire right-handed reliever Shintaro Fujinami from Athletics for minor leaguer
Orioles acquire right-handed reliever Shintaro Fujinami from Athletics for minor leaguer
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Gordon Wittenmyer / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds belt 3 HRs in a row to beat Arizona Diamondbacks for fourth straight win — Some of the Cincinnati Reds believe it's too early in the season to start scoreboard watching. — But that doesn't mean the scoreboards shouldn't watch out for themselves.
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Gordon Wittenmyer / Cincinnati.com:
Why Cincinnati Reds say adding starter at deadline may not be ‘necessity’ (even if it is) — What if the Cincinnati Reds don't trade for starting pitching help at the deadline? — General manager Nick Krall has been working the phones, and the mission for the Aug. 1 deadline is clear …
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Gordon Wittenmyer / Cincinnati.com:
Cincinnati Reds go streaking again with 2nd straight win behind Andrew Abbott, big hitting
Cincinnati Reds go streaking again with 2nd straight win behind Andrew Abbott, big hitting
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Stephen Hawkins / Associated Press:
Dodgers beat Texas 11-5 in return to Globe Life Field, where they won 2020 World Series; Seager hurt — Mookie Betts insists that he didn't even think about 2020, or hear the loud chants for the visiting team, when the Los Angeles Dodgers returned to Globe Field for the first time since winning a World Series title there.
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MLB.com:
MLB Gameday: Dodgers 16, Rangers 3 Final Score (07/22/2023) — Follow MLB results with FREE box scores, pitch-by-pitch strikezone info, and Statcast data for Dodgers vs. Rangers at Globe Life Field
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Peter Sblendorio / New York Daily News:
Yankees Notebook: Jose Trevino to undergo season-ending wrist surgery, Aaron Judge continues progress — Yankees catcher Jose Trevino is set to undergo season-ending surgery on a tear in his right wrist that's ailed him all season, he revealed Friday. — Trevino says the injury stems …
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Abbey Mastracco / New York Daily News:
Mets-Red Sox suspended Friday due to rain, will play split-doubleheader Saturday — BOSTON — The Mets and the Boston Red Sox managed to play just over three innings Friday night before thunderstorms rolled into Boston and the game was suspended. Fans sat through a nearly two-hour delay …
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Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Shohei Ohtani focused on Angels' playoff run, blocking out talk of future — ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani stepped outside the Los Angeles Angels' clubhouse and stood against a concrete wall to face a horde of English- and Japanese-speaking media members Friday night …
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ESPN:
Bryce Harper starts at 1B, makes catch tumbling into photo pit — CLEVELAND — Bryce Harper enjoyed feeling the soft infield dirt under his cleats. — The floor of the camera well wasn't as welcomed. — Harper made a stunning catch in foul territory in his first career start at first base …
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Patrick McAvoy / Sports Illustrated:
Yankees Reportedly Could Deal All-Star Ahead Of Trade Deadline If Struggles Continue — Should the Yankees trade one of their All-Stars ahead of the trade deadline? — The New York Yankees aren't in a great place right now. — New York has lost eight of its last 10 games and currently …
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Keith Law / The Athletic:
Top 60 MLB prospects 2023: Keith Law's rankings has Jackson Holliday vs. Jackson Chourio — This is my midpoint check-in on the best baseball prospects still in the minor leagues, including players drafted two weeks ago who have signed by now but have not debuted in pro ball.
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