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Chicago Cubs fall into a tie for the No. 3 wild-card spot after an 8-6 loss: 'We've got to turn it around' — The calendar is working against the Chicago Cubs. — The Cubs' postseason hopes could not afford a series loss to the lowly Pittsburgh Pirates, yet their spiral continued Thursday with an 8-6 defeat at Wrigley Field.
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Chicago White Sox are a season-worst 37 games under .500: 3 takeaways from series loss vs. Washington Nationals — WASHINGTON — The Chicago White Sox were aiming for their first series win since early August. — Instead, they made two errors and gave up a grand slam in the first three innings Wednesday …
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Tigers hire ex-Blackhawks, Cubs exec Jeff Greenberg as GM — The Detroit Tigers hired Jeff Greenberg as their new general manager Thursday, filling out their front office a year after Scott Harris joined the team as president of baseball operations. — Greenberg spent the past two seasons …
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Tigers Name Jeff Greenberg General Manager
Tigers Name Jeff Greenberg General Manager
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How the $445 million Mets crashed and burned — It was May, barely a month into the Mets season, and the visiting clubhouse at Comerica Park was silent. The typical frenzy of a getaway day had been replaced by introspection, players sitting at nearly every locker, heads down as they scrolled through their phones.
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Miami Marlins' Sandy Alcantara has setback after rehab outing. Here's the latest — ORDER REPRINT → — Miami Marlins ace Sandy Alcantara experienced forearm tightness after his rehab start with the Triple A Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, the team announced Friday.
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Pacers, Buddy Hield have begun talks to find potential trade: Sources — After contract extension negotiations stalled out, Buddy Hield and the Indiana Pacers have started a dialogue to work on finding a potential trade with another team, league sources say.
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Kevin Kiermaier open to Yankees' free-agency pursuit: ‘Especially like here’ — In the same week Jasson Dominguez underwent Tommy John surgery, it is possible the Yankees witnessed their 2024 Opening Day center fielder patrol the outfield in The Bronx. — Kevin Kiermaier sure sounds open …
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Oakland vs. the A's: The inside story of how it all went south (to Las Vegas) — AT 6 P.M. ON Wednesday, April 19, Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao was driving home from an event for the opening of a local business when she received a call from A's president Dave Kaval. — “Hey, just a heads-up,” Thao recalls Kaval saying.
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The ‘Mini-Bombs’ Blowing Up the Elbows of Baseball's Top Pitchers — Pitching injuries are a huge problem in baseball. What's to blame: the pitch clock, the mechanics of throwing nasty stuff or even the ban of sticky stuff? — Max Scherzer made a dark prediction at the beginning of the baseball season.
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Orioles fall to Guardians, 5-2, reducing AL East lead to 1.5 games as boom-or-bust September continues — CLEVELAND — Orioles manager Brandon Hyde did not hide his rooting interests after watching the Tampa Bay Rays rally for an afternoon victory against the Los Angeles Angels.
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What former BYU QB Jacob Conover said about being ready to play if Arizona State calls on him again — The Arizona native, who started the season as the Sun Devils' fourth-stringer, played last week in a lopsided loss after injuries sidelined three other Arizona State QBs
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Sources: Rays calling up top prospect Junior Caminero — The Tampa Bay Rays are calling up top infield prospect Junior Caminero, bolstering their roster for a stretch run that will cap one of the best seasons in franchise history, sources told ESPN. — Caminero, who turned 20 in July …
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'I've been built for these situations': Hunter Greene is embracing expectations — For three weeks in July, Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Hunter Greene woke up early, went to the gym at the Reds spring training complex and tried to do a core muscle exercise that at times felt impossible.
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Cincinnati Reds' slumping Elly De La Cruz benched for crucial game vs. Minnesota Twins
Cincinnati Reds' slumping Elly De La Cruz benched for crucial game vs. Minnesota Twins
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