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Julian McWilliams / The Boston Globe:
Rafael Devers grinding through shoulder pain as Red Sox' postseason hopes fade — NEW YORK — As the Red Sox cling to their dwindling postseason hopes, their star player, Rafael Devers, has been grinding through pain to stay on the field. — Following Monday's series-opening 4-1 loss to the Mets …
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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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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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Julian McWilliams / The Boston Globe:
Danny Jansen yet to provide power lift Red Sox expected when acquiring him from Blue Jays — NEW YORK — The Red Sox acquired Danny Jansen from the Blue Jays, in part, because the club believed his pull-side power would work well at Fenway. But 19 games into his Red Sox tenure, that power has been virtually nonexistent.
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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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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.
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ESPN, 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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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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