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Michael Hiltzik: Here's how the billionaire owner of the Oakland A's is planning to rip off two cities at once

Everyone loves a good heist yarn, so I suppose we should be grateful to Major League Baseball and a Northern California billionaire for providing us with one.

Los Angeles Times

Why the Pittsburgh Pirates may not select LSU superstar Dylan Crews with the first pick in 2023 MLB Draft

Dylan Crews has been the projected No. 1 pick all year, but things seem to be changing on the eve of the draft.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Matt Calkins: Is Seattle a destination or deterrent for MLB free agents?

SEATTLE — If you're a Major League Baseball player, you almost certainly want to be in Seattle on Tuesday. Taking part in the All-Star Game is an honor reserved for the sport's elite and is a crucial component to one's legacy.

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Mo’ne Davis is on an internship with the Dodgers, continuing to inspire baseball fans across the country

PHILADELPHIA — Nine years and nearly 2,700 miles removed from her star-making moment, Mo’ne Davis is amazed at how often people still stop her for a photo.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

‘It’s going to change baseball’: Inside the revolutionary hitting program behind LaMonte Wade Jr.’s success

SAN FRANCISCO — Ever since he can remember, LaMonte Wade Jr. has had an innate ability to track the baseball.

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Mookie Betts starts in the infield and smashes two homers as Miguel Vargas struggles

LOS ANGELES — Mookie Betts made his fourth consecutive start in the infield Friday night, a move that Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said had more to do with second baseman Miguel Vargas’ month-long slump than Betts’ penchant for turbocharging his bat when he plays “in the dirt.”

Los Angeles Times

Yu Darvish rusty, Padres lose again in extra innings to Mets

SAN DIEGO — Yu Darvish climbed the mound on Friday some seven pounds lighter than his last start on June 21.

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Pirates waste tremendous Mitch Keller start, fall in extras for fourth consecutive loss

PHOENIX – Mitch Keller was about as close to perfect as you can ask of a starter, and even that wasn’t enough to get the Pirates back in the win column.

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White Sox rally to beat Cardinals, but sell-off still likely

With the Sox and Cardinals having entered the weekend 15 games below .500, their three-game series to end the first half doubles as a duel between the most disappointing teams in baseball.

Chicago Sun-Times

Cardinals lose Jordan Montgomery and let lead slip away as they fall to White Sox, 8-7

CHICAGO — An already makeshift Cardinals starting pitching rotation took another hit on Friday night, just three days prior to the MLB All-Star break. Left-hander Jordan Montgomery, arguably their most reliable pitcher of late, left the game with a hamstring injury.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Mariners use 9-run inning to win consecutive games in Houston for first time since 2018

HOUSTON — As hitter after hitter found some way to reach base, and the runs began to pile up from their first of the game to three runs to eventually nine runs in a fourth inning that wouldn’t end, the grumbling from 34,737 fans at Minute Maid Park grew louder…

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Orioles top Twins in series opener, 3-1 in 10 innings

MINNEAPOLIS — As much as the Twins believe their offensive approach has improved throughout the last week, Orioles pitchers sure know how exploit their weaknesses.

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Cubs make franchise history against the Yankees: ‘Thank Jameson Taillon’

Cubs starter Jameson Taillon held the Yankees to one hit in eight scoreless innings for his best outing of the season.

Chicago Sun-Times

Rangers’ Cody Bradford works around traffic in best big league start to earn first MLB win

WASHINGTON — Cody Bradford described his first MLB win as “hot and sweaty.”

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Michael Kopech needs the break, including stint on injured list

Going on the IL right before the All-Star break was a way of addressing mounting fatigue as his current innings total (86) approaches his single-season career high (119 1/3).

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Cristian Pache’s heroics lift Phillies to franchise record-tying 13th straight road win

MIAMI — There was a time, shortly after Cristian Pache was acquired, when his at-bats would bring a sense of dread. Some fans suggested that a pitcher would have a better chance of getting a hit. The thought of manager Rob Thomson pinch-hitting that version of Pache was unfathomable.

Boston Herald

Nick Pivetta strikes out eight as Red Sox top Athletics, 7-3

BOSTON — Since being taken out of the starting rotation in mid-May Nick Pivetta has emerged as a formidable weapon out of the bullpen, and Friday he made his strongest case yet for a potential return to full-time starting duty.

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Blue Jays draw big crowd to Comerica Park and then pummel Tigers, 12-2

DETROIT — Alex Faedo, out since June 3 with a finger injury, returned to the Tigers’ rotation Friday night.

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Ex-Yankee Jameson Taillon, Cubs spoil Carlos Rodón’s pinstripes debut

NEW YORK — All eyes were on the Pinstripers’ new pitcher on Friday night, but a former Yankees starter did the team in for the second time this week.

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Tyler Glasnow leaves early, Rays fall to Braves as slide continues

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The hits keep coming for the Rays. Unfortunately, it’s blows to their pitching staff and record.

Miami Herald

Marlins send Eury Perez back to minor leagues

MIAMI — Eury Perez’s time in the major leagues, at least for the time being, has come to an end.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Phillies’ Andrew Painter underwent testing after feeling ‘elbow discomfort’

MIAMI — Phillies top pitching prospect Andrew Painter has been feeling “elbow discomfort” and underwent testing, manager Rob Thomson said Friday. Thomson declined to specify what kind of testing.

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Michael Cunningham: Braves need to restock farm system depleted by big league success

ATLANTA — The expert consensus is that the Braves have the worst farm system among major league teams. That would be a problem if they also had a bad major-league team. The Braves have been a great major league team over multiple years, with prospects either directly filling needs or…

Los Angeles Times

Dylan Hernandez: Julio Urías is the ace the Dodgers desperately need. He just needs to play like it.

LOS ANGELES — Some time during the next month, the Dodgers have to trade for a starting pitcher, maybe even two.

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