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Gary Phillips / New York Daily News:
Yankees place Domingo Germán on restricted list for alcohol abuse — Domingo Germán has been placed on the restricted list for the second time in his career. — The right-hander agreed Wednesday to voluntarily submit to inpatient treatment for alcohol abuse.
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
With 36 runs total in consecutive games, it's beginning to look like 1897 all over again for the Chicago Cubs offense — These are not your father's Chicago Cubs or even your grandfather's or great-grandfather's Cubs. — But in scoring 36 runs in back-to-back wins over the Cincinnati Reds …
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Peter Larsen / Daily Breeze:
Swifties are beyond excited as Taylor Swift kicks off her six nights at SoFi Stadium — But for bad luck, Debbie Wacks and her daughter Bella Spencer would have seen Taylor Swift in concert twice by now. — Wacks tried to score tickets for the Reputation Stadium Tour at the Rose Bowl in 2018 but struck out.
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Pete Caldera / NorthJersey.com:
In an emotional week, Yankees pull together for a satisfying win over Astros — NEW YORK - It had been 284 days since the Houston Astros were last at Yankee Stadium, celebrating their latest American League championship. — As you might recall, it was a four-game sweep by the eventual 2022 world champs.
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Singer throws 8 innings of 3-hit ball as Royals pound Mets 9-2 to complete a series sweep — KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Brady Singer is starting to look like the promising young pitcher that was at times dominant last season, and Bobby Witt Jr. is starting to make good on the expectations …
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Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
Ottavino wants to be in with Mets for the long haul — KANSAS CITY — The Mets' Trade Deadline decision to begin focusing their energies on a longer-term future has left some players in an awkward position. Several prominent Mets, most notably Pete Alonso, aren't guaranteed to be here in two years.
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Darragh McDonald / MLB Trade Rumors:
Yankees Place Anthony Rizzo On IL With Post-Concussion Syndrome — The Yankees are placing first baseman Anthony Rizzo on the injured list today, with Aaron Boone telling reporters that Rizzo has a “likely” concussion. He says the club has traced this to a collision he had with Fernando Tatis Jr …
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Evan Petzold / Detroit Free Press:
Attention shifts to opt-out clause after Detroit Tigers' Eduardo Rodriguez blocks LA trade — PITTSBURGH — Eduardo Rodriguez, still a member of the Detroit Tigers, sat on the floor in the visitor's clubhouse at PNC Park, home of the Pittsburgh Pirates, before Wednesday's start.
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Larry Berger / USA Today:
MLB's top prospect Jackson Holliday is putting on a show - and is hyped for Orioles' future — BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — Most gamedays seem similar for Jackson Holliday. — After awing scouts, fans and his Bowie Baysox coaches and teammates with his precocious on-field skills …
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The Athletic:
The Red Sox considered trading this veteran to the Marlins — This is a digital version of The Windup newsletter. Sign up here to receive this content directly in your inbox every morning. — The trade deadline party is over, we slept it off, and now it's time to go back through the photos to figure out what exactly happened.
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Gary Phillips / New York Daily News:
Yankees' homers, Gerrit Cole fight off Rays sweep — The Yankees found themselves in an early hole on Wednesday, but they managed to avoid getting swept by the Rays with a 7-2 win at Yankee Stadium. — Tampa Bay's Wander Franco started the scoring with a two-run homer off Gerrit Cole in the first inning …
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Gary Phillips / New York Daily News:
For better or worse, the Yankees (mostly) stick with what they have — As reporters awaited the trade deadline on the field at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday, Harrison Bader walked by. — The centerfielder, an impending free agent and rumored trade chip held out of the evening's lineup, smiled and said hello.
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R.J. Anderson / CBSSports.com:
2023 MLB trade deadline grades: Marks for all 30 teams as Angels and Rangers receive an ‘A’, Yankees fail — Another trade deadline has passed — who came out ahead, and who didn't? — Major League Baseball's trade deadline officially passed on Tuesday at 6 p.m. ET.
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