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Baseball's biggest spenders are stumbling, with the Dodgers, Mets and Yankees beset by injuries

Baseball's biggest spenders are stumbling, with the Dodgers, Mets and Yankees beset by injuries

NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball's biggest spenders are stumbling, slowed by injuries and scrambling to patch rosters with help for battered bullpens and other positions ahead of Thursday's trade deadline.
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Rockies pitcher Biembenido Brito and free agent outfielder Pablo Abad suspended for drug tests

NEW YORK (AP) — Colorado Rockies minor league pitcher Biembenido Brito was suspended for 60 games and free agent outfielder Pablo Abad for 56 on Monday by Major League Baseball following positive tests for performance-enhancing substances.
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Cubs agree to contract extension with president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer

Cubs agree to contract extension with president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs locked in president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer for the long term, agreeing to a multiyear contract extension on Monday.
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Dusty Baker to manage Nicaragua in 2026 World Baseball Classic

Dusty Baker to manage Nicaragua in 2026 World Baseball Classic

Nicaragua on Monday named Dusty Baker, a World Series champion, three-time manager of the year and the eighth-winningest manager in major league history, to manage the team in next year’s World Baseball Classic.
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Yankees RHP Clarke Schmidt aiming to return near 2026 All-Star break following elbow surgery

NEW YORK (AP) — Sporting a metal brace on his right arm a little over two weeks after undergoing an internal brace procedure on the ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow, Yankees right-hander Clarke Schmidt said he is aiming to return after
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Orioles reinstate C Adley Rutschman and LHP Keegan Akin, but Félix Bautista won't return soon

Orioles reinstate C Adley Rutschman and LHP Keegan Akin, but Félix Bautista won't return soon

BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles reinstated catcher Adley Rutschman from the 10-day injured list Monday and fortified their depleted bullpen by bringing back lefty Keegan Akin from the IL.
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MLB-leading Toronto Blue Jays will be buyers at Thursday's trade deadline

MLB-leading Toronto Blue Jays will be buyers at Thursday's trade deadline

The Toronto Blue Jays are the best team in baseball with a 63-43 record heading into Monday night's game in Baltimore against the Orioles. According to BaseballReference.com, that gives Toronto a 97.
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Blue Jays transfer right-hander Bowden Francis to 60-day injured list

Blue Jays transfer right-hander Bowden Francis to 60-day injured list

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have transferred starting right-hander Bowden Francis to the 60-day injured list due to right shoulder impingement. Francis was initially placed on the 15-day IL on June 17.
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Depleted Braves acquire pitcher Carlos Carrasco from Yankees for cash considerations

Depleted Braves acquire pitcher Carlos Carrasco from Yankees for cash considerations

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees traded veteran pitcher Carlos Carrasco to the depleted Atlanta Braves on Monday for cash considerations. The Braves acquired Carrasco a day after losing Grant Holmes to right elbow inflammation on Sunday.
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Bristol Motor Speedway game tops 85,000 in ticket sales, will break MLB attendance record

Bristol Motor Speedway game tops 85,000 in ticket sales, will break MLB attendance record

BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — The Speedway Classic will break Major League Baseball’s single-game, regular-season attendance record.
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