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Ohtani breaks Matsui's home run record, Dodgers rout Mets 10-0 to end LA's skid, NY's win streak — LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani broke Hideki Matsui's major league record for homers by a Japanese-born player with a huge two-run shot in the third inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers snapped …
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Dodgers place Kyle Hurt on 15-day injured list — The Los Angeles Dodgers placed right-hander Kyle Hurt on the 15-day injured list Saturday because of right shoulder inflammation. — The move is retroactive to Wednesday. In a corresponding move, the Dodgers recalled left-hander Nick Ramirez from Triple-A Oklahoma City.
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Nick Deeds / MLB Trade Rumors:
Giants Acquire Mitch White — The Giants have acquired Mitch White from the Blue Jays in exchange for cash considerations, as noted by Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area. Right-hander Alex Cobb was placed on the 60-day injured list to clear a spot for White on the club's 40-man roster.
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Zack Wheeler has no-hit bid for 7 1/3 innings as Phillies beat slumping White Sox 9-5 — Zack Wheeler has no-hit bid for 7 1/3 innings as Phillies beat slumping White Sox 9-5 originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago — Zack Wheeler pitched no-hit ball for 7 1/3 innings …
Tim Keown / ESPN:
How Ohtani's interpreter Mizuhara became players' lifeline — MICHAEL CROTTA DIDN'T know anybody or much of anything when he arrived to play professional baseball in Sapporo, Japan, in February 2014. His lack of knowledge of a new culture, and a little nervousness at the prospect of assimilating into it …
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Anthony DiComo / MLB.com:
IYKYK: Mets' City Connect jerseys are for all of NYC — NEW YORK — For more than six decades, the Mets have been defined by two colors: blue from the Dodgers, orange from the Giants. Nearly every uniform they've worn since their inception has featured some combination of those hues.
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