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What's happening around baseball

Yankees catcher Austin Wells placed on IL; J.C. Escarra recalled Yankees
Yankees catcher Austin Wells placed on IL; J.C. Escarra recalled
In a surprising move, the Yankees placed Austin Wells on the injured list just ahead of Saturday’s soon-to-be-postponed with the Boston Red Sox. To replace Well
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Pinstripe Alley 13h ago
MLB insider names one Dodgers player fans definitely won't want traded for Tarik Skubal Dodgers
MLB insider names one Dodgers player fans definitely won't want traded for Tarik Skubal
Los Angeles Dodgers fans are hearing a name in Tarik Skubal trade rumors that they absolutely don't want to see.
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Dodgersway 14h ago
Mets drop second game against Padres despite McLean’s improvement Mets
Mets drop second game against Padres despite McLean’s improvement
The Mets were quiet offensively again tonight in a game where the top of the lineup did not hit much and lost 3-2 to the Padres. Nolan McLean struggled with wal
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Amazin' Avenue 8h ago
Zach Pop Elects Free Agency Phillies
Zach Pop Elects Free Agency
TODAY: Pop cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A, and the Phillies announced that Pop elected free agency over accepting the outright assignment.  Beca
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Mlbtraderumors 18h ago
Cubs Minor League Wrap: Knoxville explodes with 6 HR Cubs
Cubs Minor League Wrap: Knoxville explodes with 6 HR
The Cubs signed right-hander Andrew Wantz and assigned him to Triple-A Iowa. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs split a doubleheader with the Toledo Mud Hens (Tigers), win
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Bleed Cubbie Blue 9h ago
Red Sox vs. Yankees Rain Delay, June 6: Postponement, Everything you need to know Red Sox
Red Sox vs. Yankees Rain Delay, June 6: Postponement, Everything you need to know
The Boston Red Sox have a chance to cause the Yankees some real trouble this weekend and take the series on Saturday, but a rain delay is in the way.
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Bosoxinjection 14h ago

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