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Restocked Rays beat Yankees, cut AL East lead to 3 1/2 games

NEW YORK — With all due respect to the still-injured Roman Quinn, Wander Franco was the last key piece to rejoin the Rays lineup.

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Watch: Aaron Hicks’s Mistake Leads to Two Rays Runs With Two Outs

It was a rough night for the Yankees left fielder.

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Gunnar Henderson delivers game-winning hit in Orioles’ 3-2 win over Red Sox

BALTIMORE — For all the excitement his debut in Cleveland brought, Gunnar Henderson had yet to provide a signature moment at Camden Yards.

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White Sox feelings mixed on new rules

“You’re going to come to the park every night knowing how long the games are going to be.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Jason Mackey: Of course, we’re already talking strategy with baseball’s latest rule changes

PITTSBURGH — Baseball players are nuts, every blessed one of them. A few hours after learning of fairly substantial changes to the game — MLB instituting a pitch clock, banning the shift and enlarging bases — Wil Crowe spoke in perfect detail how he expects pitchers to manipulate having to…

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J.T. Realmuto and Edmundo Sosa’s bats help Phillies hold on for series-opening win against the Nationals

PHILADELPHIA — After a game on Thursday night that felt like a vintage Phillies loss, it was important for them to bounce back Friday against the Nationals. Their offense was able to cobble together 13 hits off of the Nationals’ pitching staff — many of those balls hit 95 mph…

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Roansy Contreras, Oneil Cruz flash brilliance in Pirates' win over Cardinals

PITTSBURGH — Roansy Contreras has a long way to go and a lot of years to succeed before he turns in anything approaching Jose Quintana’s career.

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Marlins get out of late jam and hold on to beat Mets to open series

MIAMI — Miami Marlins reliever Steven Okert entered the game Friday with very little room for error.

Miami Herald

Derek Jeter ‘at home’ in front of sellout Yankee Stadium crowd during Cooperstown ceremony

NEW YORK — Derek Jeter returned to Yankee Stadium in front of a packed house with tens of thousands of people chanting his name. For the captain, that rowdy environment is home.

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Carlos Rodón makes history but Giants waste it in loss to Cubs

CHICAGO — It’s a shame Carlos Rodón quickly ran up his pitch count Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field, because who knows how many strikeouts he would have finished with if he were more economical.

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First Lady Jill Biden makes pregame appearance at Phillies’ childhood cancer awareness night

PHILADELPHIA — A few minutes before game time on Friday night, area children ranging from ages 4-15 who were battling cancer lined up along the Phillies’ first-base line. Front office members and members of the Nemours Children’s Health system stood in center field, holding a large yellow ribbon to honor…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Cubs offer mixed reactions to MLB rule changes: ‘Some of the little things ... would’ve helped players get behind a little bit more’

CHICAGO — If anyone expected a great outcry from players after Major League Baseball announced major rule changes for 2023 on Friday — a pitcher’s clock, enlarged bases and severe restrictions on defensive shifts — well, just take the temperature of P.J. Higgins’ reaction as an example.

Chicago Tribune

Manfred: MLB Prepared to Recognize Minor League Players Union

The MLBPA sent out union authorization cards to minor leaguers last month.

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MLB will recognize minor league players union

The Major League Baseball Players Association launched the unionization drive on Aug. 28 and told MLB on Tuesday it had obtained signed authorization cards from the approximately 5,000 to 6,500 players with minor league contracts.

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Pitch clocks and a ban on defensive shifts coming to MLB in 2023 as part of major rule changes

Major League Baseball announced a huge set of rule changes on Friday, which will go into effect for the 2023 season.

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The Good, the Bad and the Meh of MLB’s Rule Changes

Regular readers of this newsletter know I disagree with Rob Manfred frequently. His handling of MLB labor issues is callous, and at best, he is an awkward public speaker. His treatment of minor leaguers is inhumane, and he has mishandled multiple baseball cheating scandals. For all of these ...

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10 pitchers with the slowest tempos who could be most affected by the MLB’s new pitch clock in 2023

These guys are going to have to speed it up!

Chicago Sun-Times

Pitch clocks, shift limits among changes MLB adopts for 2023

The decision on the clock and shift limits by the sport’s 11-man competition committee was made Friday over the unanimous opposition of players on the panel.

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When 'Queen Elizabeth' came to Dodger Stadium: Let's revisit that 'Naked Gun' scene

LOS ANGELES — Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday, many fondly reminisced about one of the most famous movies ever to depict the monarch.

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After latest blowout loss, can A’s avoid setting new Oakland record for futility at home?

OAKLAND, Calif. – The most uplifting news for the Oakland A’s on Thursday was the announcement that Tony Kemp had been named the team’s nominee for the Roberto Clemente Award, the third straight year he’s been given that distinction.

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White Sox pound Athletics from the get-go, slug 5 homers in 14-2 win

Elvis Andrus, Yoan Moncada hit back to back homers to open White Sox’ four-game series at Oakland

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Carlos Correa comes through as Twins edge Yankees 4-3

NEW YORK — Since his surprise signing with the Twins this offseason for $35.1 million, Carlos Correa has been searching for a signature moment for the Twins.

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Burnes, Brewers put SF Giants’ bats to sleep in double-header sweep

MILWAUKEE — If the Giants looked listless at the plate Thursday in their double-header against the Brewers, maybe it’s because they landed in Milwaukee at about 1:30 a.m., a little under 12 hours before first pitch.

Miami Herald

Marlins rebound from defensive blunder to beat Phillies, snap nine-game losing streak

PHILADELPHIA — The nine-game losing streak is over.

Chicago Tribune

Paul Sullivan: 8 random thoughts on the Chicago Cubs after a 4-3 loss on a lazy afternoon at Wrigley Field

The Chicago Cubs have nothing to prove in the remaining 25 games of the 2022 season, but they plan on playing out the schedule anyway.

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