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What's happening around baseball

Yanks' ninth-inning rally falls just short as win streak ends at 5 Yankees
Yanks' ninth-inning rally falls just short as win streak ends at 5
WEST SACRAMENTO -- The Yankees couldn’t make it a six-game winning streak. But they sure made it interesting.
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MLB.com 6h ago
3 Dodgers players whose roster spots were saved (for now) after Kiké and Teoscar injuries Dodgers
3 Dodgers players whose roster spots were saved (for now) after Kiké and Teoscar injuries
With Kiké Hernández and Teoscar Hernández now sidelined with injuries, several Los Angeles Dodgers players have renewed value.
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Dodgersway 23h ago
Tonight the Mets are gonna party like it’s 1999 Mets
Tonight the Mets are gonna party like it’s 1999
On a day the organization inducted two beloved former Mets into the Mets Hall of Fame, the team followed the cermony with a complete 6-1 victory over the Marlin
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Amazin' Avenue 13h ago
Phillies Designate Zach Pop For Assignment Phillies
Phillies Designate Zach Pop For Assignment
The Phillies reinstated right-hander Zach Pop from the 15-day injured list and designated him for assignment, the team announced. The club needed a 40-man spot
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Mlbtraderumors 14h ago
Cubs Minor League Wrap: Drew Bowser hits a grand slam in 2nd-straight game Cubs
Cubs Minor League Wrap: Drew Bowser hits a grand slam in 2nd-straight game
Iowa right-hander Connor Noland came off the injured list. Iowa Right-hander Yacksel Ríos went on the temporarily inactive list. Knoxville first baseman Edgar A
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Bleed Cubbie Blue 9h ago
Unbelievable stat drop has Red Sox fans wondering what Brewers knew about Caleb Durbin Red Sox
Unbelievable stat drop has Red Sox fans wondering what Brewers knew about Caleb Durbin
Caleb Durbin's massive wRC+ drop-off makes it seem as if the Milwaukee Brewers knew something was wrong and fleeced the Boston Red Sox.
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Bosoxinjection 13h ago

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