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Pete Caldera / NorthJersey.com:
Aaron Judge is back with the Yankees. Here's when he'll play again — The Captain is back. — Aaron Judge is returning to the Yankees, as the team announced on Monday that he has been reinstated from the 60-day injured list. — It's expected Judge will be in the Yankees' lineup Tuesday night …
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Zack Meisel / The Athletic:
Four swings, 2 dramatic wins and 1 day that saved the Guardians' season — CLEVELAND — If the Cleveland Guardians nudge their way into the October picture, they'll remember Sept. 4 as the day that saved their season. — For the first time since Aug. 19, 1984 — when the Clint Eastwood thriller …
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Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
MLB power rankings: Guardians trying to walk-off their way to playoffs
MLB power rankings: Guardians trying to walk-off their way to playoffs
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Mid-American Conference:
Official Statement Regarding Western Michigan - Michigan Football Game — From MAC Commissioner Dr. Jon Steinbrecher — After further study and investigation, it is now evident that replay protocol was not properly followed in determining whether time remained on the game clock at the conclusion …
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Bryan Hoch / MLB.com:
Judge is back! Yanks activate captain after 3 months on IL — NEW YORK — The Yankees had no game scheduled for Monday, but Yankee Stadium still hosted one of their most important events in months: Aaron Judge swinging a bat, facing live pitching for the first time since late May.
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Tim Healey / The Boston Globe:
'I'm not Joe Schmoe': Garrett Crochet tracking toward Red Sox return for start of playoffs after five months on IL — Garrett Crochet returning to the Red Sox as a reliever is starting to feel real. — Amid recent steady progress, he is tracking toward being ready for the first round of the playoffs …
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Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
MLB tells veteran umpire he went too far by policing a rookie's tilted cap: Sources — The apology umpire Doug Eddings issued to St. Louis Cardinals rookie reliever Hancel Rincon on Saturday came after Major League Baseball told the veteran ump that he acted inappropriately the previous night …
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Umpire Doug Eddings apologizes to Cardinals' Hancel Rincon for taking issue with hat tilt
Umpire Doug Eddings apologizes to Cardinals' Hancel Rincon for taking issue with hat tilt
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Jared Ramsey / Detroit Free Press:
Riley Greene, Kevin McGonigle slug Tigers past Twins — The Detroit Tigers bounced back at home in the series opener against the Minnesota Twins on Monday, Sept. 7. — After three walk-off losses in a four-game series against the Cleveland Guardians over the weekend, the Tigers found success early on against the Twins.
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Jaylon Thompson / Kansas City Star:
Royals' extra-inning clash with D-backs finishes with Major League Baseball rarity — Key Takeaways — AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. — Royals and D-backs stayed scoreless through nine before a wild 10th inning. — It was the 3rd such game since 1969 after a scoreless nine innings.
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Curt Weiler / Battery Power:
AJ Smith-Shawver seeks improvement as Braves kick off series vs. Rays — The Braves survived their first of two critical series against the Phillies, essentially, by winning two of four games on the road to keep their NL East lead at four games. — Before the Phillies return the favor …
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Manny Randhawa / MLB.com:
Perfect game! 32-year-old journeyman throws Minors' first perfecto in 9 years — Thomas Pannone accomplished something on Monday that hadn't been done in nearly a decade in the Minor Leagues: he threw a perfect game. — The 32-year-old left-hander, whom the Brewers signed in 2024 …
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Maddie Lee / Los Angeles Times:
Shohei Ohtani returns, Teoscar Hernández stays hot in Dodgers' fifth straight win — 4 min Click here to listen to this article … - Shohei Ohtani returned to the top of the Dodgers' lineup Monday after four days off to address lingering aches, as the club effectively pauses its pitching program for the two-way star.
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Rich Dubroff / BaltimoreBaseball.com:
Orioles' injury update on Helsley, Bautista, Robert, Franklin, O'Neill; Watching Bradish's innings; O's-Guardians lineups — BALTIMORE—Left-hander reliever Keegan Akin, who had Tommy John surgery in July, and first baseman/designated hitter Ryan Mountcastle are spending the Cleveland series with the Orioles.
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Shawn McFarland / Dallas Morning News:
Rangers will need more than moral victories to defy history, make the playoffs — To dig themselves out of this hole, the Rangers may need to play unreasonably well. — ARLINGTON — Yes, Rangers manager Skip Schumaker conceded this past weekend that he does scoreboard watch this time of year.
