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    Javy Báez and Francisco Lindor apologize for thumbs down to Mets fans

    Javy Báez and Francisco Lindor attempted to explain that the gesture was not directed at fans while also acknowledging it was wrong.

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    Red Sox, Giants grapple with positive coronavirus tests as stretch run looms

    The health of pitchers Matt Barnes, Alex Wood and Johnny Cueto is an issue with crucial series upcoming for their teams.

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    Booing might be ‘every fan’s right,’ but athletes don’t have to like it

    As athletes assert their humanity, where does that leave unhappy customers?

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    Nationals’ rebuild takes another step forward as Keibert Ruiz debuts in a loss to the Phillies

    Catcher Keibert Ruiz makes his Nationals debut in a 7-4 loss to the Phillies.

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    The Nationals are carrying six of their 14 new players. Who’s next to reach the majors?

    Aside from who's already on the roster, Donovan Casey and Mike Ford are looming with the Class AAA Rochester Red Wings.

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    Top catching prospect Keibert Ruiz will debut with the Nationals on Monday

    Keibert Ruiz, 23, arrived in the July 30 trade that sent Max Scherzer and Trea Turner to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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    Dusty Baker feels the weight of being loved and hated by baseball

    Dusty Baker has won almost 2,000 games as a major league manager. But he is known as much for the games he hasn’t won.

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    Mets president scolds players for giving thumbs-down to booing fans

    “When we don’t get success, we’re going to get booed, so they’re going to get booed when we have success,” Mets second baseman Javier Báez said.

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    Bryce Harper, underrated? In his 10th MLB season, it’s as true as it is surprising.

    The Phillies star finds himself in an unfamiliar place: More substance than style.

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    The Orioles’ 19-game losing streak ended, but their bleak 2021 numbers remain staggering.

    The Orioles’ latest losing streak is part of the team's ongoing flirtation with the wrong kind of history.

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    Matt Harvey finds his groove after a rocky first inning, but Orioles can’t cash in

    Veteran right-hander retires the final 16 batters he faced after allowing three first-inning runs, but Baltimore fell to Tampa Bay, 6-3, to end its modest winning streak at two games.

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    As police bring Trevor Bauer probe to prosecutors, MLB extends pitcher’s paid leave

    A Los Angeles judge denied a woman’s request for a restraining order last week, but Pasadena police and MLB are still investigating.

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    The Atlantic League moved the mound and changed baseball math. Did it change much else?

    The decision to move the rubber back was part of a broader course of experimentation spearheaded by MLB and championed by league consultant Theo Epstein.

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    Orioles keep the good times rolling with blowout of Angels for second straight win

    The day after ending its 19-game losing streak, Pedro Severino launches a grand slam and Keegan Akin delivers the best start of his career as Baltimore blasts Los Angeles, 13-1.

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    Dodgers win a wild San Diego marathon game against the Padres

    The 5-hour 49-minute game, a 5-3 Dodgers win, featured 489 pitches by 19 pitchers.

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    Facing a four-run deficit and Shohei Ohtani on the mound, Orioles rally to end march to infamy

    Baltimore’s 10-6 victory over the Angels at Camden Yards ended its losing streak at 19 games, a run of futility tied for the fourth-worst slide in MLB since 1900.

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    Miguel Cabrera joined the 500 home run club. Here are the players most likely to join him.

    Barring major injury or significant declines in performance, here are the players with the best chance to reach 500 homers.

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    Baseball has always been about numbers. Analytics are changing how we view its milestones.

    The hallowed numbers of 3,000 hits and 500 homers once were sure tickets to Cooperstown. The ticketing system has changed.

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    Federal prosecutors say Angels are defying subpoena in Tyler Skaggs case

    Federal prosecutors say the Angels are refusing to comply with a subpoena seeking information in the trial of a former team employee charged with causing the death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs.

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    The NL East is a hot mess. But someone has to win it.

    What once looked likely to be the National League’s most competitive division has parted at Atlanta's feet.

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    Going, going, gone

    Jim Flinn was 10 years old when he witnessed a Frank Howard home run that stuck with him forever. Decades later, he emailed The Washington Post's Jesse Dougherty, hoping to learn whether his memory matched reality.

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    MLB to replace Topps with Fanatics in shake-up of trading card industry

    Topps, whose contract with MLB expires after 2025 season, has been closely associated with baseball trading cards since 1951.

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    Trevor Bauer’s accuser is denied restraining order as judge says she didn’t express boundaries during encounter

    Judge Dianna Gould-Saltman ruled that Trevor Bauer's accuser did not make clear her boundaries during a sexual encounter that left her hospitalized.

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    Thumbs up: Baez caps unlikely Mets comeback in resumption

    Javier Báez sprinted home from first for the game-ending run on Michael Conforto’s single, earning cheers from a fanbase he insulted days earlier in the New York Mets’ 6-5 win over the Miami Marlins

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    Rays expected to add David Robertson to roster Wednesday

    The Tampa Bay Rays have added veteran reliever David Robertson to their taxi squad and are expected to recall him from Triple-A Durham on Wednesday

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    Blue Jays cut LHP Brad Hand 1 month after acquiring him

    The Toronto Blue Jays have cut struggling lefty reliever Brad Hand

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    Sawamura joins list of Red Sox to test positive for COVID-19

    Boston reliever Hirokazu Sawamura has become the latest Red Sox player to test positive for COVID-19

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    Cardinals-Reds game postponed, doubleheader on Wednesday

    The St. Louis Cardinals-Cincinnati Reds game has been postponed because of heavy rain

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