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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Nightengale's notebook: Former home run champ Khris Davis following new dream: auto mechanic — SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. − He once was one of the most feared power hitters in the game, hitting more home runs in a three-year span than any player in Major League Baseball.
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Roch Kubatko / MASNsports.com:
Quick Q&A with Dylan Bundy — Dylan Bundy picked up a baseball and couldn't make it zip like the old days. Couldn't come close. And he knew it was time. — The former top prospect's pitching career was over. — Bundy made 29 starts with the Twins in 2022 and six last summer with Triple-A Syracuse in the Mets organization.
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ESPN:
Teoscar Hernández hits a grand slam and Paxton pitches 6 strong innings as Dodgers beat Padres 5-0 — SAN DIEGO — Teoscar Hernández hit a grand slam, James Paxton tossed six scoreless innings to remain undefeated and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Diego Padres 5-0 on Saturday night.
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Charlie Goldsmith / Cincinnati.com:
Reds second baseman Matt McLain discusses his return from a shoulder injury — SAN FRANCISCO — As he rehabs from a shoulder injury, Cincinnati Reds second baseman Matt McLain just got cleared to run and to throw. He's still six weeks away from being cleared to swing a bat …
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C Rafael Marchán / MLB.com:
Injuries & Moves: Realmuto (knee), Schwarber (back) miss finale — Realmuto came to loanDepot park on Sunday morning and said his right knee was “a little banged up,” according to Phillies manager Rob Thomson. Garrett Stubbs started in Realmuto's place. — “I don't know when he did it,” Thomson said.
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ESPN:
Former MLB infielder, LLWS star Sean Burroughs dies at 43 — Sean Burroughs, a winner of the Little League World Series, a 2000 Olympic gold medalist and a first-round pick in the MLB draft, has died at the age of 43. — The Long Beach Little League based in California said in a statement posted …
ESPN:
Homers by Acuña, Albies and Olson in 3rd lead Morton and Braves to 4-2 win over Mets — NEW YORK — Ronald Acuña Jr. hit a titanic home run, just before Ozzie Albies and Matt Olson also went deep in the third inning, and the Atlanta Braves beat the New York Mets 4-2 on Friday night.
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Bill Plunkett / Orange County Register:
Padres snap Dodgers' 7-game win streak on walk-off single by Luis Arraez — The Dodgers' Tyler Glasnow and the Padres' Michael King combine to strike out 21 batters over the first seven innings while allowing just three hits between them before the Padres prevail, 2-1
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Carolyn Burt / Orange County Register:
Angels Deals: Free food and discounts for fans based on Angels games — The Los Angeles Angels partnered with several restaurants to offer free and discounted menu items all season long based on how the Angels play. Here are the deals available and how you can get them: — McDonalds
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Paul Skenes called up to MLB: Inside the Pirates' decision — OVER THE WINTER, as the Pittsburgh Pirates considered how to unleash the best pitching prospect in a generation on the baseball world, they landed on a plan with which they felt entirely comfortable and positively uncomfortable.