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Scooby Axson / USA Today:
Tommy John, All-Star pitcher whose pioneering surgery changed baseball, dies at 83 — Tommy John, the namesake of a revolutionary elbow surgery that has saved thousands of pitchers' careers over the past five decades, including his own, has died at the age of 83, Los Angeles Dodgers announced Sunday, Aug. 16.
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Michael Kupper / Los Angeles Times:
Tommy John, Dodgers pitcher and medical pioneer, dies at 83 — Recommended Stories … It's right there in the medical books, along with Belsey fundoplication, Heineke-Mikulicz pyloroplasty and Keller's excision arthroplasty: Tommy John surgery. — Purists might refer …
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Fabian Ardaya / The Athletic:
Shohei Ohtani throws bullpen session, expected to pitch again during regular season
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Jack Harris / New York Post:
Shohei Ohtani takes massive step in process to rejoin Dodgers rotation
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Zach Sweet / MLB.com:
Báez has historic MLB debut surrounded by family and a special bee — CHICAGO — At first, Joshua Báez was a little scared of the bee. — It kept finding him in left field Saturday afternoon at Wrigley Field. Inning after inning, Báez noticed it buzzing around him …
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Doc Holliday / Yahoo Sports:
St. Louis Cardinals Joshua Baez Makes Historic Debut with 3 Homers to Beat Cubs — Recommended Stories … Not trying to be overdramatic, but Saturday's Cardinals game vs the Cubs was the Major League debut of Joshua Baez and his impact was immediate. On the mound, it was the Cardinals …
Doc Holliday / Viva El Birdos:
St. Louis Cardinals Waste Strong Liberatore Start as Cubs Win Friday
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Joaquin Ruiz / Los Angeles Times:
Jacob Misiorowski outduels Justin Wrobleski as Brewers send Dodgers to frustrating loss — 5 min Click here to listen to this article … - Milwaukee ace Jacob Misiorowski held the Dodgers to five hits and struck out Shohei Ohtani and Freddie Freeman with the bases loaded to help lead …
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MLB Gameday: Brewers 4, Dodgers 1 Final Score (08/15/2026) — Follow MLB results with FREE box scores, pitch-by-pitch strikezone info, and Statcast data for Brewers vs. Dodgers at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium
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Estevão Maximo / True Blue LA:
The brewing struggles of Edwin Díaz cost the Dodgers the win
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Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
Who is Joshua Báez? Cardinals rookie's three-homer debut years in the making — It can take years for players to firmly establish themselves in St. Louis Cardinals lore, given their 145-year history. — Joshua Báez did so in one game. — By hitting three home runs …
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Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
Cardinals prospect Joshua Báez homers on first MLB pitch he sees | Watch — Joshua Báez made sure his major league debut somehow exceeded the wild expectations that preceded it. — Báez's emotional journey to the St. Louis Cardinals' lineup culminated Saturday …
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Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Nightengale's Notebook: MLB managers on hot seat as playoff race heats up — It not only is shaping up as a frantic National League wild-card race these final six weeks, with three teams (the Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Padres and Arizona Diamondbacks) fighting for the final two wild-card berths …
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Gordon Wittenmyer / Cincinnati.com:
Reds bullpen implodes in 8th in loss to Marlins — So much for all those wizard wannabes the Cincinnati Reds packed into the ballpark for Harry Potter night. So much for second-half magic carpet rides like the one that carried them to last year's unlikely playoff berth on the final day of the season.
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Curt Weiler / Battery Power:
Bryce Elder faces Michael Soroka as Braves look to prevent Diamondbacks sweep — In order to avoid being swept for just the second time this season, the Atlanta Braves will have to beat one of their homegrown arms. — Former Braves first-round draft pick Michael Soroka will return to pitch …
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Player Pitching Season & Career Stats Finder - Baseball … Show Criteria … Data coverage: Since 1871. Stats relying on play-by-play data are complete back to 1969, nearly complete back to 1950, and mostly complete back to 1910. Postseason data since 1903. Please see our data coverage page for details.
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