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Ken Rosenthal / The Athletic:
Details about the Tarik Skubal trade deadline sweepstakes and more MLB notes — In the end, the Los Angeles Dodgers simply made the best offer. — One of the three players they traded for Tarik Skubal, outfielder Zyhir Hope, ranked 26th on Keith Law's list of the top 70 prospects.
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Inside Skubal trade negotiations: Why Tigers chose Dodgers — THE CALLS WENT out Saturday afternoon, earlier than anticipated. The Detroit Tigers were ready to trade the best pitcher in the world, and they needed best-and-final offers from the teams still involved in the biggest baseball sweepstakes of the summer.
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Kevin Acee / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Padres win, earn crucial series split with Diamondbacks — PHOENIX — Thursday night was important. Big. Enormous. — But then the magnitude also shrunk in the shadow of the 46 games that remain. — “Uh, yeah, probably,” Padres manager Craig Stammen said Thursday afternoon when asked …
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Stacey / Yahoo Sports:
Orioles news: Time for a Texas showdown … Happy Friday, Camden Chatters. The weekend has arrived! Are we still scoreboard watching? If so, after the Orioles lost yesterday they fell to one game out the final Wild Card spot. And the team that has that last spot just happens to be the team the Orioles are playing this weekend.
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Pat Brennan / Cincinnati.com:
Reds out-homer Nationals but winning streak ends in series opener. — WASHINGTON − A season of Cincinnati Reds pitchers digging deep will see the staff forced to dig deeper in the wake of the news that starting pitcher Hunter Greene was done for the season.
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Gordon Wittenmyer / Cincinnati.com:
Brady Singer survives deadline, pitches 6 innings in Reds win vs. A's
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Matt Snyder / CBS Sports:
Yankees star Aaron Judge cleared for ‘light’ physical activity, says he'll be back this season — Judge, the three-time AL MVP, hasn't played since May 31 — The Yankees have been without three-time American League MVP Aaron Judge since May 31 due to a fracture in his ribcage.
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Alex Pavlovic / NBC Sports Bay Area & California:
Giants broadcaster Mike Krukow announces he will retire at end of 2026 season — SAN FRANCISCO — At Oracle Park, his second home for nearly three decades, Mike Krukow has never been Mike. Everyone — from Buster Posey to the ushers and security guards that Krukow has always greeted so warmly …
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Zack Meisel / The Athletic:
Meet the new Guardians: Jo Adell, Foster Griffin, Nathaniel Lowe arrive in Cleveland — CLEVELAND — Maybe it was the Insomnia Cookies that propelled the Cleveland Guardians' front office to the finish line Monday. As the brass worked through proposals and counteroffers in the Progressive Field offices …
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Elliott Kalb / NBCSports.com:
One Giant Leap: Astros soaring behind Yordan Alvarez — Sunday Night Baseball returns to Petco Park this week for a game between the Houston Astros and San Diego Padres beginning at 7 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock. Houston has been red-hot since July 20. Of course they have.
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Alex Coffey / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Lewis Kalb never became a professional announcer. But during Wednesday's Phillies game, he had his ‘moment.’ — Some kids dream of playing in the major leagues, but Lewis Kalb was always different. Growing up in Detroit in the 1950s, he had no interest in becoming the next Al Kaline or Jim Bunning.
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Darragh McDonald / MLB Trade Rumors:
Yankees To Sign Mitch Garver To Minor League Deal — The Yankees and catcher Mitch Garver have agreed to a minor league deal, reports Ted Schwerzler of minnesotasportsfan.com. Garver will join Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. The deal has an opt-out later this month.
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Matt Ferenchick / Pinstripe Alley:
New York Yankees vs. Atlanta Braves: Series Preview — While the Yankees didn't as much as a lot of people hoped at the trade deadline, they still made a couple moves, and also called up top prospect George Lombard Jr. That being said, they still haven't looked that different early on.
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