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11:10 PM 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:
Yankees Notebook: With rotation in shambles, Michael King could get stretched out  —  MIAMI — With their rotation battling multiple injuries, the Yankees could look to stretch Michael King out moving forward.  —  King was asked to open Saturday's game against the Marlins.
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:
Cedric Mullins expected to rejoin Orioles on Friday; fellow outfielder Aaron Hicks also close to returning | NOTES
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Arizona Republic:
Diamondbacks drop ninth in a row in series-opening loss to Padres  —  Nick Piecoro Theo MackieArizona Republic  —  On the day of the trade deadline, the Diamondbacks acquired outfielder Tommy Pham.  They started that day in a virtual tie for a playoff spot.  Their record stood at seven games over .500.
Discussion: Yahoo Sports and USA Today
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Kevin Acee / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Mariners score five runs in eighth to complete sweep of Padres, who go down feebly again
Abbey Mastracco / New York Daily News:
Tylor Megill, Mets routed by MLB-best Braves in series-opening loss  —  Everything was going well for Tylor Megill until it wasn't.  —  The Mets were routed by the Atlanta Braves 7-0 in the first game of a three-game series Friday night at Citi Field.  Megill, the right-hander who has confounded …
Discussion: Reading Eagle and Yahoo Sports
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.
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 …
Discussion: Reason and Denver Post
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Lindsay Crosby / Sports Illustrated:
Atlanta's High-A affiliate, Rome Braves, announce they're changing their name for the 2024 season  —  We've seen a concentrated effort to change the names of minor league teams to better differentiate them from their major league parents, and Rome is the next team to do so
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.
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.
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.
 
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