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Aaron Judge’s Re-Imaged Rib Shows Healing, but Not Enough to Clear Him for Baseball Activities
Imaging taken over the All-Star break found progress in Judge’s fractured right rib without clearing him to resume activity, leaving the Yankees to plan a deadline around his absence.
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Michael McGreevy Has the Cardinals’ Best ERA and a 4-7 Record
McGreevy’s 2.92 ERA is more than a run better than the St. Louis staff average, but he has 11 decisions and only four wins. His Friday start in Phoenix followed the pattern exactly.
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Jeff Passan Reports Red Sox Deadline Plans Remain Fluid Despite 11-Game Winning Streak
Boston has won 11 in a row and sits tied for the American League’s final wild card at 48-48, but ESPN’s Jeff Passan reports the front office has not settled on buying before Aug. 3.
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Report: Teams Are Calling the Nationals About Luis Garcia Jr.
The Athletic reported Saturday that multiple clubs have inquired on Washington’s breakout first baseman, and that the Nationals are willing to listen.
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Brady Singer Works Seven Innings Without a Walk at Coors Field
Singer allowed four hits and two runs with six strikeouts and no walks in Cincinnati’s win in Denver, his third strong start in a row as the Aug. 3 deadline approaches.
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Trevor Rogers Starts Saturday in Houston as Baltimore’s Most Likely Trade Chip
Rich Dubroff writes that Trevor Rogers is by far the most attractive player the Orioles would move if they sell before Aug. 3. Rogers has a 0.74 ERA over his last four starts and takes the ball Saturday in Houston.
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Brewers Open the Second Half With the Majors’ Second-Best Staff ERA and Four Starters Gone
Milwaukee’s 3.45 staff ERA trails only the Yankees, and it has been built without Quinn Priester, Brandon Woodruff or Kyle Harrison. Lance McCullers Jr. begins his Brewers tenure in the bullpen.
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Clay Holmes Starts Rehab Assignment With Single-A Brooklyn Two Months After Fibula Fracture
The Mets sent Clay Holmes to Brooklyn on Saturday to begin a rehab assignment, his first game work since fracturing his right fibula on May 15.
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Luis Robert Jr. Begins Rehab Assignment With Triple-A Syracuse
The Mets sent Luis Robert Jr. to Syracuse on Friday for a rehab assignment, his first game action since April 26.
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Rangers Activate Jakob Junis, Recall Jose Corniell in Four-Man Bullpen Shuffle
Junis returns from the 15-day IL with a 2.80 ERA and five saves in 35.1 innings; Jose Corniell was recalled while Emiliano Teodo and Gavin Collyer head to Round Rock.