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Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
Cubs lefty Justin Steele misses start with elbow soreness — CHICAGO — Cubs lefty Justin Steele was scratched from his scheduled start on Tuesday with elbow soreness, manager Craig Counsell announced after the team's 5-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night.
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MLB Trade Rumors, Bleacher Nation, Chicago Sun Times and Chicago Tribune
ESPN:
Fernando Tatis Jr. activated, goes 0-4 in Padres' 3-0 win — SAN DIEGO — Star right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr. was activated from the 60-day injured list Monday by the San Diego Padres after being sidelined for more than two months with a stress reaction in his right thighbone.
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San Diego Union-Tribune, Associated Press, Chicago Tribune and Yahoo Sports
Paul Sullivan / Chicago Tribune:
The 2024 Chicago White Sox — while not as beloved as the 1962 New York Mets — have had as many ridiculous moments — “Can't Anybody Here Play This Game?” was the name of Jimmy Breslin's book on the 1962 New York Mets, a team that has been the embodiment of a losing sports franchise for more than six decades.
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Alonso and Winker hit consecutive HRs as Mets hand White Sox team record-tying 106th loss — CHICAGO — Pete Alonso and Jesse Winker hit back-to-back home runs in the first inning and the New York Mets beat the skidding White Sox 5-3 on Saturday night, handing Chicago its 106th loss to tie a franchise record.
Mike Barnes / The Hollywood Reporter:
James Darren, ‘Gidget’ Surfer and Cop on ‘T.J. Hooker,’ Dies at 88 — The ‘Time Tunnel’ star also was a pop singer and a crooning hologram on ‘Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.’ … He was 88. — Darren died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, his son Jim Moret, a correspondent for Inside Edition, told The Hollywood Reporter.
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Chicago Sun Times, Associated Press and New York Post, more at WeSmirch »
Mercury News:
49ers wide receiver Ricky Pearsall shot in San Francisco — Ricky Pearsall, the 49ers' first-round draft pick, was shot Saturday afternoon near San Francisco's Union Square — Wide receiver Ricky Pearsall, the 49ers' first-round draft pick this past spring, is in serious but stable condition …
Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
MLB power rankings: Red-hot Chicago Cubs power into September, NL wild-card race — As September dawns, a surprise guest has imposed on the National League playoff race. — And the Chicago Cubs are proving that, with the exception of their crosstown rivals, it's never too late to make a meaningful run.
Discussion:
MLB.com and Bucs Dugout
Nick Piecoro / Arizona Republic:
DBacks destroy Dodgers behind 8-run second, look to salvage split — Shohei Ohtani barely flinched at the fastball, then immediately turned and headed back to the Los Angeles Dodgers dugout. He did not need to hear the call to know the pitch was a strike.
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MLB.com, MLB Trade Rumors, Burn City Sports, Arizona Sports and Daily Breeze
WBFF-TV:
Baltimore Weather | News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News — WBFF Fox45 provides local news, weather forecasts, traffic updates, notices of events and items of interest in the community, sports and entertainment programming for Baltimore and nearby towns and communities in Maryland …
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Todd Zolecki / MLB.com:
Harper ‘grinding through’ elbow/wrist irritation, hopeful for Oct. — PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper said repeatedly Friday that he will not make excuses. — But he is banged up. He reluctantly acknowledged that much before Friday night's 7-2 loss to Atlanta at Citizens Bank Park …
Associated Press:
Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw leaves start against Diamondbacks with toe injury — Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw left his start against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night after suffering pain in his left big toe. Kershaw allowed two runs in the first and was pulled …
