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Sara Germano / Financial Times:
How Liverpool and Red Sox owner John Henry won it all — He turned a commodities fortune into a sporting empire. Now sovereign wealth is rewriting the rules of the game — Within 10 minutes of meeting John Henry for the first time, alarm bells started ringing.
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Jorge Castillo / ESPN:
Yankees' Juan Soto dealing with left forearm inflammation — NEW YORK — The New York Yankees avoided a season-changing setback Friday when testing on superstar Juan Soto's left forearm revealed just inflammation and no structural damage. — Manager Aaron Boone said Soto …
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Yankees beat Twins 8-5 for 8th straight win to cap season sweep with Dodgers series on deck in Bronx — NEW YORK — Trent Grisham homered and had three RBI, doubling his totals in both categories, and the New York Yankees completed a season sweep of the Minnesota Twins with an 8-5 victory Thursday night …
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Tom Dierberger / Sports Illustrated:
White Sox's Disastrous Season Perfectly Summed Up by One Embarrassing Error — It doesn't get much worse than this. — The Chicago White Sox are in the midst of a historic slump. And it doesn't appear to be getting better anytime soon. — The White Sox, who have lost …
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ESPN:
Rockies place Kris Bryant, Sean Bouchard on injured list — The Colorado Rockies placed first baseman/designated hitter Kris Bryant and outfielder Sean Bouchard on the 10-day injured list Thursday. — Bryant, who also missed 31 games with a low back strain earlier this season …
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Associated Press:
Astros' Jose Urquidy, Cristian Javier to have surgery, out for season — HOUSTON — Houston starters Cristian Javier and José Urquidy are both scheduled to have right elbow surgery, a big blow to an Astros team trying to rebound after a terrible start to the season.
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Chandler Rome / New York Times:
Astros' Cristian Javier to undergo Tommy John surgery: Source — HOUSTON — Astros starter Cristian Javier will undergo Tommy John surgery Thursday, a league source said Tuesday, dealing a crippling blow to a Houston rotation that's absorbed too many of them.
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Tim Healey / Newsday:
Mets in London: What to know about the games against the Phillies in England — LONDON — For the first time, the Mets will play in Europe this weekend. — They departed the United States for the United Kingdom late Wednesday night, and on Saturday and Sunday will compete against the Phillies …
New York Times:
Michael Bloomberg agrees to join Marc Lore-Alex Rodriguez Timberwolves ownership group: Sources — Billionaire businessman and former three-term New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg has reached an agreement to join the prospective Minnesota Timberwolves ownership group of Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez …
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Ken Rosenthal / New York Times:
Pedro Grifol is running out of time as White Sox manager. The only question is when a change will be made — In April 1999, the Baltimore Orioles' manager, the late Ray Miller, reacted to a difficult loss by turning on his players. — “If you have any more questions, go out into the clubhouse,” Miller said.
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ESPN:
Skenes vs. Ohtani duel steals show, but Pirates beat Dodgers — PITTSBURGH — Paul Skenes struck out eight over five innings, Aroldis Chapman threw the fastest pitch in the majors this season and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-6 on Wednesday night.
Matthew Pouliot / NBCSports.com:
Fantasy Baseball: June Top 300 Overall ROS Rankings — Here is the June edition of my rest-of-season position rankings and overall top 300 for 5x5 leagues. Sorry that I'm a couple of days late, but I had to find a new No. 1 overall player. Also, it turns out that there are only like 120 players …
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