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10:50 AM ET, August 12, 2023

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Gary Phillips / New York Daily News:
Reaggravated rotator cuff strain could end Nestor Cortes' season  —  MIAMI — Saturday was supposed to serve as a homecoming for Nestor Cortes.  Instead, he will watch his Yankees play the Marlins from the injured list.  —  The Yankees shelved the Cuban native and Hialeah resident on Friday …
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Gary Phillips / New York Daily News:
Nestor Cortes — son of South Florida and Cuba — will have to wait to make his bucket list start in Miami  —  MIAMI — The last time the Yankees visited the Marlins, Nestor Cortes found himself filling an unusual role in a familiar setting.  —  A resident of nearby Hialeah, Florida …
Discussion: New York Post
Nathan Ruiz / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles activate center fielder Cedric Mullins, recall left-hander Nick Vespi before Mariners series  —  SEATTLE — Before his latest rehabilitation assignment, Cedric Mullins last played for the Bowie Baysox in 2019, when he plummeted from the top of the Orioles' opening day lineup down to Double …
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Jacob Calvin Meyer / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles place Danny Coulombe, club's top left-handed reliever, on injured list with left biceps tendinitis  —  After allowing five runs in back-to-back losses to the Houston Astros, the Orioles' third-best reliever is heading to the injured list.  —  Danny Coulombe, the best left-hander …
Jacob Calvin Meyer / Baltimore Sun:
Cedric Mullins expected to rejoin Orioles on Friday; fellow outfielder Aaron Hicks also close to returning | NOTES
Baltimore Sun:
John Angelos sought development rights to state-owned parking lots as Orioles negotiate new Camden Yards lease  —  As part of seeking an agreement on a new lease that will bind the Orioles to Baltimore, club chairman and CEO John Angelos sought commercial development rights to three state-owned parking lots …
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Dan Horn / Cincinnati.com:
Retired Reds beat writer John Fay's life story is a love story  —  Ask anyone about John Fay and they'll tell you he loved the Cincinnati Reds and loved covering them for more than three decades for The Enquirer.  —  They'll also tell you his greatest love had nothing to do with baseball or newspapers.
Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
The Cubs fought to stay together.  Now they must prove it was worth it.  —  Sign up for The Windup newsletter |  Levi Weaver and Ken Rosenthal deliver expert analysis on the biggest MLB stories every weekday.  Get it sent to your inbox.  —  The date was June 9.
Dave Hogg / Associated Press:
Torkelson, Cabrera lead Tigers to 9-5 win over Twins  —  Spencer Torkelson homered twice and the Detroit Tigers had 17 hits in a 9-5 win over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night.  “I wasn't seeing the ball well the last week or so,” said Torkelson, who struck out in his first two at-bats.
ESPN:
José Bautista retires with Blue Jays, to be honored by team  —  José Bautista, whose playoff home run — and the bat flip that followed — cemented him in Toronto Blue Jays history, has signed a one-day contract to retire as a member of the team with which he played 10 seasons.
Rey Castillo / Corpus Christi Caller-Times:
RoughRiders stymie Hooks for second straight night  —  ROUGHRIDERS 6, HOOKS 2  —  RoughRiders: Evan Carter 1-4, R; Trevor Hauver 2-3, 3 R, RBI, 2B; Kellen Strahm 5-4, R, 4 RBI, HR; Aaron Zavala 1-4, RBI; Nick Krauth (Win, 4-8) 6 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K.
Discussion: Yahoo Sports
Berry Tramel / The Oklahoman:
Remembering the late Bobby Morgan, one of last remaining Brooklyn Dodgers  —  Bobby Morgan grew up in Oklahoma City, went to Classen High School, fought 16 months in World War II's European Theater and played baseball for the Boys of Summer Brooklyn Dodgers.  —  You might say it was quite a life.
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