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1:26 AM ET ESPN News Services The San Diego Padres acquired first baseman Yonder Alonso in a trade with the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday. The Padres will send cash to the Braves to complete the deal. Alonso, the brother-in-law of Padres third baseman Manny Machado, returns to San Diego, where he played from 2012 to
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2:36 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. BUFFALO, N.Y. — It took a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic; bans from playing in Canada, Pennsylvania and Maryland; millions of dollars; and lighting borrowed from the “Field of Dreams” for Buffalo to host its first big league baseball game in more
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9:55 PM ET ESPN News Services DETROIT — Tigers first baseman C.J. Cron exited Monday night’s 5-1 win over the Chicago White Sox with a left knee injury. Cron was struck by Danny Mendick‘s hard-hit grounder in the fourth inning and stayed down for a while. He eventually walked off with some assistance. Detroit pitcher
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1:24 PM ET Joe Kelly, the Los Angeles Dodgers‘ hard-throwing reliever, has been placed on the injured list with inflammation in his right shoulder, adding to the mounting list of injuries suffered by pitchers at the onset of this shortened season. Kelly began the year with seven scoreless appearances, striking out five batters and allowing
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9:35 PM ET Associated Press SAN DIEGO — Fernando Tatis Jr., Manny Machado and the rest of the San Diego Padres were way too much for winless Madison Bumgarner and the Arizona Diamondbacks. Dinelson Lamet was brilliant in taking a no-hitter into the seventh inning and Tatis continued his remarkable power surge with a two-run
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12:42 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Pirates utility infielder Phillip Evans will miss the remainder of the season after suffering a concussion and fracturing his jaw in a collision with teammate Gregory Polanco in foul territory. Director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk said Sunday that Evans was in good spirits but is still dealing
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8:00 AM ET Bradford Doolittle Close ESPN Staff Writer Sports reporter, Kansas City Star, 2002-09 Writer, Baseball, Baseball Prospectus Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus Member, Baseball Writers Association of America Member, Professional Basketball Writers Association David Schoenfield Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer of SweetSpot baseball blog Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com
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8:15 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Maybe the Detroit Tigers should get four unexpected days off more often. Or maybe they should just face a pitching staff in tatters. Either way, Detroit’s struggling offense has found traction in Pittsburgh. Niko Goodrum, Miguel Cabrera, C.J. Cron and Jeimer Candelario all hit home runs in the
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