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What's happening around baseball

Yankees Place Max Fried On 10-Day Injured List Yankees
Yankees Place Max Fried On 10-Day Injured List
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Mlbtraderumors Yesterday
Padres fans can't ignore major edge Dodgers have over them as they trade blows in 2026 Dodgers
Padres fans can't ignore major edge Dodgers have over them as they trade blows in 2026
The NL West is a tight battle between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres, though the former's immaculate farm system could prove to be the difference
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Dodgersway 23h ago
Mets hold on with help from Weaver to win 6-3 Mets
Mets hold on with help from Weaver to win 6-3
The Mets came back to take the second game of the Subway Series by a 6-3 score this evening at Citi Field. The offense revived itself once more, and while the p
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Amazin' Avenue 19h ago
Phillies Sign Lou Trivino To Minor League Contract Phillies
Phillies Sign Lou Trivino To Minor League Contract
The Phillies have signed reliever Lou Trivino to a minor league contract, according to his transactions tracker at MLB.com. The deal comes four days after Trivi
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Mlbtraderumors 20h ago
Cubs Minor League Wrap: South Bend scores another 24 runs in Wisconsin Cubs
Cubs Minor League Wrap: South Bend scores another 24 runs in Wisconsin
Left-hander Jordan Wicks was activated off the injured list and assigned to Triple-A Iowa. So not much changed for him from his rehab assignment. Left-hander Ca
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Bleed Cubbie Blue 21h ago
Slugging Red Sox offseason trade return growing into legitimate catching prospect in Single-A Red Sox
Slugging Red Sox offseason trade return growing into legitimate catching prospect in Single-A
The Boston Red Sox traded for a few catchers this offseason, but none of them have impressed the way Luke Heyman has in Single-A.
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Bosoxinjection Yesterday

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