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Michael Hixon / Daily Breeze:
‘It gave me chills:’ Hundreds pack local park to cheer El Segundo's big Little League win — A crowd of El Segundo residents who packed a local park erupted when Louis Lappe hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the final inning on Sunday, Aug. 27. The 12-year-old's dramatic solo shot …
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Mercury News, Los Angeles Times and Associated Press
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Brett R. Crossley / Daily Breeze:
El Segundo wins Little League World Series with walk-off HR by Louis Lappe — WILLIAMSPORT — Louis Lappe hit a game-winning home run in the sixth inning, becoming an instant legend and giving El Segundo the Little League World Series title with a 6-5 win over Curaçao Sunday.
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Los Angeles Times and Bleacher Nation
Associated Press:
Little Little World Series: Curacao stuns Taiwan to claim international title — SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Jay-Dlynn Wiel and Nasir El-Ossais got back-to-back singles off Taiwanese ace Fan Chen-Jun and later scored, leading Curacao to a 2- victory over Taiwan on Saturday in the international title game …
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Daily Breeze, Arizona Sports and Associated Press
Nathan Ruiz / Baltimore Sun:
Honeybee swarm delays Orioles' game vs. Rockies in first inning — Talk about the Birds and the bees. — The Orioles' game against the Colorado Rockies on Sunday at Camden Yards was temporarily paused in the bottom of the first inning because of a swarm of honeybees in left field near the bullpens.
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Denver Post and WBFF-TV
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Jacob Calvin Meyer / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles place closer Félix Bautista on 15-day IL with elbow injury, recall top pitching prospect DL Hall from Triple-A — DL Hall was seen as the Orioles' most likely addition when rosters expand in September. — The club's top pitching prospect has regained his form …
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Associated Press, Camden Chat, Denver Post, BaltimoreBaseball.com, New York Post and Yahoo Sports
Jacob Calvin Meyer / Baltimore Sun:
Gunnar Henderson's 2-run homer in 8th lifts Orioles to 5-4 comeback win over Rockies, extending AL East lead
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Denver Post, BaltimoreBaseball.com, MLB.com, Camden Chat, Purple Row, Bleacher Nation and Yahoo Sports
Jacob Calvin Meyer / Baltimore Sun:
Orioles closer Félix Bautista exits win vs. Rockies with right arm discomfort: 'That's never a good feeling'
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Camden Chat, ESPN, The Baltimore Banner and BaltimoreBaseball.com
Chicago Tribune:
Questions linger after 2 women were shot at Guaranteed Rate Field during White Sox game Friday night — A day after two women were wounded by gunfire while sitting in the outfield seating area at Guaranteed Rate Field on Friday night, questions remained on whether the shots were fired inside …
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NBC Chicago, The Athletic, MLB.com, Boston Herald, ABC7, Daily Herald, Yahoo Sports, Bleacher Nation, Denver Post, New York Post and Chicago Sun Times
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Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
Chicago White Sox defend decision to continue play after shooting at Guaranteed Rate Field. Was it the right call? — The unthinkable happened Friday night at Guaranteed Rate Field when two women were hit by gunfire in the left-field bleachers during the fourth inning of the Chicago White Sox's loss to the Oakland A's.
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Associated Press and Denver Post
Abbey Mastracco / New York Daily News:
Carlos Carrasco roughed up by Shohei Ohtani, Angels as Mets drop series — The phrase “a hush fell over the crowd” might be cliche and overdramatic, but when Shohei Ohtani comes up to bat, a hush literally does come over the crowd. That has certainly been the case this weekend at Citi Field.
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Denver Post, Los Angeles Times, New York Post, Yahoo Sports and Amazin' Avenue
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Bill Plunkett / Orange County Register:
Tony Gonsolin done for the year but Dodgers eyeing other potential returns — Blake Treinen, Joe Kelly, Walker Buehler and others are in various stages of recovery from their injuries, giving the Dodgers' potential options in the postseason — BOSTON - The Dodgers have their eyes on a number …
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MLB Trade Rumors and True Blue LA
Orange County Register:
2 more Cook's Corner mass shooting victims ID'd as deeper picture of accused killer emerges — Two more people killed in a shooting rampage at a Trabuco Canyon bar were identified on Friday, as a clearer picture emerged of the Jekyll-and-Hyde nature of the gunman who authorities …
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Press Enterprise and San Bernardino Sun
Josh Dubow / Associated Press:
Joshua Kelley, Chargers beat 49ers in preseason finale — SANTA CLARA — On a night when the Chargers and San Francisco 49ers took different approaches to their preseason finale, running back Joshua Kelley made his case to be Austin Ekeler's backup with a long touchdown run.
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Daily News and Bleacher Nation
Meghan Montemurro / Chicago Tribune:
Drew Smyly returns to the Chicago Cubs bullpen, looking to recapture success and help lead a run to the postseason — PITTSBURGH — Drew Smyly is maintaining his humor through the disappointment of being moved back to the Chicago Cubs bullpen. — The 24-year-old left-hander …
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Bleed Cubbie Blue, Denver Post, NBC Sports Chicago, MLB Trade Rumors, Boston Herald, Chicago Sun Times, Daily Herald and Yahoo Sports
