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Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
MLB owners propose first salary cap since 1994 strike — Major League Baseball owners proposed a hard salary cap to players as part of the next CBA on Thursday, their first firm cap proposal since 1994. — Under the proposal, presented in a meeting with union officials …
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Evan Drellich / The Athletic:
MLB's first offer to union includes initial look at details of hard salary cap — For a long time, it's been clear that Major League Baseball's owners would make a new push for a salary cap-and-floor system. The mystery, though, has been what exactly the owners want the system to look like.
Jorge Castillo / ESPN:
MLBPA makes 1st proposal in collective bargaining negotiations — The Major League Baseball Players Association made the first formal proposal in collective bargaining talks with Major League Baseball on Wednesday, opening negotiations with considerable changes to the sport's financial structure without the mention of a salary cap.
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Breaking down initial MLB CBA proposals: Salary cap and more — Following the opening salvos in collective bargaining between Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association, one thing is clear: The gap between the sides is not just enormous. It's fundamental.
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MiLB.com:
Gameday: Clippers 10, Mud Hens 3 Final Score (05/28/2026) — Follow baseball results with FREE box scores, pitch-by-pitch strikezone info, and Statcast data for Clippers vs. Mud Hens at Fifth Third Field
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Keith Law / The Athletic:
Updated top 50 MLB prospects: Jesús Made takes the No. 1 spot — We've already seen a plethora of players from my preseason top 100 MLB prospect rankings reach or appear in the majors this year, including the top two prospects, five of the top 10, four of the next 10 and 18 from the top 50.
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Cole Weintraub / NBC Sports Philadelphia:
Phillies' rebound has failed to erase glaring roster flaw at one-third mark — One month under Don Mattingly has changed plenty, but the Phillies still need a real answer for their right-handed outfield bat problem. — SAN DIEGO — One month into the Don Mattingly Era, a lot has gone right for the Phillies.
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Matt Gelb / The Athletic:
Adolis García, Nick Castellanos and the Phillies' quest for a righty-hitting OF
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Chiefs' Travis Kelce purchases minority stake in Guardians — Travis Kelce is adding a new title to his burgeoning business portfolio: Major League Baseball owner. — The Kansas City Chiefs tight end is joining the Cleveland Guardians' ownership group as a minority investor …
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Associated Press:
Tigers place Kenley Jansen on 15-day IL with pelvic inflammation — DETROIT — The Detroit Tigers placed closer Kenley Jansen on the 15-day injured list on Thursday with pelvic inflammation. — Jansen left Wednesday's 4-0 win over the Los Angeles Angels in the ninth inning.
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Jen McCaffrey / The Athletic:
The key to the Red Sox offense lately? Bench players Gasper, Sogard and Kiner-Falefa — BOSTON — Given an imperfect roster, Boston Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy has been doing anything he can to find a lineup that produces. Lately, that's meant leaning on his bench players.
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Chris McCosky / The Detroit News:
Tigers' Gleyber Torres, Kerry Carpenter to start rehab games — Detroit — Second baseman Gleyber Torres and outfielder Kerry Carpenter, two vital cogs in the Tigers' offense, are starting rehab assignments. — Both were scheduled to join Triple-A Toledo on Thursday.
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Andrew Gross / Newsday:
Nearly 60 years ago, Lou Lamoriello recruited Bobby Valentine to play on his baseball team. They remain friends to this day. — Lou Lamoriello was tipped off to the greatness of Bobby Valentine as an athlete. So the former Islanders president/general manager recruited the just-turned-17-year-old …
The Athletic:
What are the biggest long-term concerns for the Mets? — NEW YORK — The New York Mets on Wednesday were dangerously close to falling to a new low under president of baseball operations David Stearns. — They held on to a 4-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds to avoid dropping to 12 games below .500.
D.J. Short / NBCSports.com:
MLB Power Rankings: Jacob Misiorowski has Brewers flying high while Diamondbacks join this week's top 10 — Featured in this week's MLB Power Rankings, the NL is loaded with dominant starting pitchers, the Cubs can't decide who they are, the White Sox keep finding ways to be fun …
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