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Cubs' Cody Bellinger placed on injured list with fractured ribs — Chicago Cubs outfielder Cody Bellinger has two fractured ribs and has been placed on the 10-day injured list, manager Craig Counsell said Wednesday. — Bellinger, a two-time All-Star selection, crashed …
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Cubs OF Cody Bellinger sidelined by two fractured ribs on his right side — Cody Bellinger has two fractured ribs on his right side, sidelining another key player for the Chicago Cubs. Bellinger got hurt when he hit the wall in center while trying to make a play on Yainer Diaz's RBI double …
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White Sox drop to 3-22 as Julien hits 2 of Twins' 5 homers in 6-3 win for 4-game sweep — MINNEAPOLIS — The Chicago White Sox dropped to 3-22, wasting a two-run lead and stretching their losing streak to a season-high seven with a 6-3 defeat to Minnesota on Thursday as Edouard Julien hit two of the Twins' five solo home runs.
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What MLB pitchers think of baseball's pitching injury rise — The rate of pitcher injuries in baseball has been a topic of conversation across the sport in recent years, but debate reached a boiling point when aces Shane Bieber and Spencer Strider and budding star Eury Perez …
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Giants Place Blake Snell On Injured List Due To Adductor Strain — The Giants scratched Blake Snell from his scheduled start today and will place the reigning NL Cy Young winner on the 15-day injured list with a left adductor strain, retroactive to April 23, per a team announcement.
Stuart Miller / Mercury News:
How does Zendaya tennis film ‘Challengers’ rank with other Hollywood love matches — To achieve greatness, the movie needs to provide genuine excitement and realistic drama on the court. — “Challengers,” a sexy tennis love triangle from acclaimed director Luca Guadagnino and budding superstar Zendaya …
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Bradford Doolittle / ESPN:
Why the Royals' hot start to 2024 might be sustainable — As the 2024 season nears its one-month mark, the Kansas City Royals — the team that matched a franchise record with 106 losses last year — are not only on the right side of .500, but feature one of the best run differentials in baseball.
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What are the Top 10 front offices in MLB? Here's how 40 executives voted — In 2018, Major League Baseball unveiled its Executive of the Year Award. The honor tends to go to the chief baseball officer of a team that exceeded expectations in a given season.
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Dianna Russini / The Athletic:
What I'm hearing about the NFL Draft and Jayden Daniels, Drake Maye and teams moving up — Don't get cute. — If I had a dollar for every time an NFL team employee used that phrase in April over the phone or in text, I'd be buying my own NFL franchise. (I'd put the team in Miami …
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Logan Webb extends scoreless streak to 19 innings as the Giants send the Mets to 3rd straight loss — SAN FRANCISCO — Logan Webb pitched eight strong innings and extended his scoreless streak to a career-high 19 as the San Francisco Giants beat the New York Mets 5-1 on Tuesday night.
Jorge Castillo / ESPN:
Yankees' DJ LeMahieu exits 1st rehab game early with sore foot — NEW YORK — DJ LeMahieu's return to the New York Yankees from a fractured right foot encountered a setback Tuesday night. — The veteran infielder exited the first game of his rehab assignment with soreness in the foot, the Yankees announced.
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Theo Mackie / Arizona Republic:
Merrill Kelly heads to injured list as Diamondbacks' health woes continue — ST. LOUIS — The Arizona Diamondbacks added to their growing injured list with perhaps the most impactful injury yet. Merrill Kelly, the club's reliable front-line starter, was placed on the 15-day IL with a teres major strain in his right shoulder.
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