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 * As baseball luminaries descend on Birmingham, Mays is top of mind
   
 * Lineups and everything else to know about MLB at Rickwood Field (7 ET, FOX)
 * Another new No. 1 in latest SP Power Rankings
 * Yanks top prospect Domínguez (oblique) to miss 8 weeks
 * Kershaw strikes out 5 in first rehab start
   
 * No. 10 Astros prospect Bloss to skip Triple-A, make MLB debut Friday
 * Jansen adds record label exec to list of accomplishments
 * Brennan's 2 HRs lead Guardians to series win over M's
 * Mural unveiled in Birmingham honoring Mays' origins
 * Would A's trade Mason Miller? 'They’ll have to be blown away'
   
 * Nelson's strong start propels D-backs to series win
 * Twins fans sport unusual gear ... the coaches' jerseys!
 * Latest tall task for Salas? Catching Darvish
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 * 'Everybody wants to be Willie': Generations of Giants shaped by No. 24
 * Cole returns to Yanks without skipping a beat, K's 5 in loss to O's
 * Willie Mays, a baseball giant, dies at 93
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 * Sabathia's Barnstorm Birmingham softball game brings out the stars
   
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AS BASEBALL LUMINARIES DESCEND ON BIRMINGHAM, MAYS IS TOP OF MIND


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By Betelhem Ashame and Matthew Ritchie @mkrwrt and @betelhem_ashame
June 19, 2024
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- As the who’s who of the baseball world descended upon the
Magic City on Wednesday night, there was one member of the community who was top
of mind. Willie Mays, whose first experience of professional baseball came at
Rickwood Field with the Birmingham Black Barons in 1948,


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LINEUPS AND EVERYTHING ELSE TO KNOW ABOUT MLB AT RICKWOOD FIELD (7 ET, FOX)


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Tonight, the Giants and Cardinals will square off for the first regular-season
AL/NL game ever played at historic Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Ala., the site
where the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro Leagues played for nearly four
decades and where more than 180 future Hall of Famers showcased their


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ANOTHER NEW NO. 1 IN LATEST SP POWER RANKINGS



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There's been a flip-flop at the top of the newest Starting Pitcher Power
Rankings. Ranger Suárez, in the middle of a career year for the Phillies, has
leapfrogged Tigers ace Tarik Skubal for the No. 1 spot this week. Suárez and
Skubal have emerged as Cy Young frontrunners in each


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YANKS TOP PROSPECT DOMÍNGUEZ (OBLIQUE) TO MISS 8 WEEKS



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2:46 PM EDT
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Jasson Domínguez, the No. 30 prospect in baseball according to MLB Pipeline,
will miss about eight weeks with a left oblique strain, Yankees manager Aaron
Boone announced on Thursday. The 21-year-old went on the injured list after
feeling a tweak near his left oblique on a checked swing while playing


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KERSHAW STRIKES OUT 5 IN FIRST REHAB START



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NO. 10 ASTROS PROSPECT BLOSS TO SKIP TRIPLE-A, MAKE MLB DEBUT FRIDAY



By Casey Drottar @CDrottar19
1:59 PM EDT
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CHICAGO -- The Astros have spent the 2024 season dealing with an injury-ravaged
rotation and seeking help anywhere they can find it. On Friday, their latest
reinforcement will be arriving from Double-A. Manager Joe Espada confirmed that
Jake Bloss, the team’s No. 10 prospect according to MLB Pipeline, will make


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JANSEN ADDS RECORD LABEL EXEC TO LIST OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS



By Jason Foster @ByJasonFoster
42 minutes ago
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Red Sox closer Kenley Jansen has been really good at his day job for more than a
decade, but that doesn't mean he can't make room for a side gig. How does Kenley
Jansen, record label executive, sound? Jansen recently announced the formation
of KJ74 Entertainment, a label he created


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BRENNAN'S 2 HRS LEAD GUARDIANS TO SERIES WIN OVER M'S



By Mandy Bell @MandyBell02
20 minutes ago
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CLEVELAND -- Guardians manager Stephen Vogt went out of his way Thursday morning
to mention that Will Brennan has been hitting the ball harder than anyone
realizes. It just seems that the ball finds a defender more often than not. That
is, until just a few hours later. Brennan proved


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MURAL UNVEILED IN BIRMINGHAM HONORING MAYS' ORIGINS



By Matthew Ritchie @mkrwrt
June 19, 2024
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- If you take stock of the thousands of AP and Getty images,
the decades worth of baseball cards and posters produced and the countless
highlights showcasing Willie Mays' greatness as a baseball player, artist Chuck
Styles could have chosen from a treasure trove of stills to create


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WOULD A'S TRADE MASON MILLER? 'THEY’LL HAVE TO BE BLOWN AWAY'



By Mark Feinsand
12:11 AM EDT
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Mason Miller’s Baseball Savant page is a sight to behold, with more 100s than a
valedictorian’s report card. The 25-year-old has made quite a name for himself
in his first season as the Athletics’ closer, successfully converting 13 of his
first 15 save opportunities while striking out 57 batters in


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NELSON'S STRONG START PROPELS D-BACKS TO SERIES WIN



By Steve Gilbert
36 minutes ago
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WASHINGTON -- Ryne Nelson threw seven quality innings and the D-backs got a key
two-run double from Randal Grichuk as they beat the Nationals, 5-2, on Thursday
afternoon to capture the three-game series at Nationals Park.


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TWINS FANS SPORT UNUSUAL GEAR ... THE COACHES' JERSEYS!



By Do-Hyoung Park @dohyoungpark
12:36 PM EDT
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This story was excerpted from Do-Hyoung Park’s Twins Beat newsletter. To read
the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your
inbox.


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LATEST TALL TASK FOR SALAS? CATCHING DARVISH



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This story was excerpted from AJ Cassavell’s Padres Beat newsletter. To read the
full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.
The Padres have never been shy about challenging Ethan Salas, their 18-year-old
top prospect and MLB Pipeline's No. 5 prospect overall. The club put


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'A HECK OF A WIN': GRITTY ORIOLES EVEN BATTLE OF AL EAST TITANS



By Jake Rill @JakeDRill
12:37 AM EDT
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NEW YORK -- The sellout crowds at Yankee Stadium have been loud. The games have
been tight. The heavyweights of the American League are delivering an intense
series, as expected. The battle for the AL East is visibly heating up. Over the
past two days, the Yankees and the Orioles


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AH-SEOP SON BREAKS KBO ALL-TIME HITS RECORD



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12:09 PM EDT
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The greatest hitters in baseball history have many things in common: A gorgeous
swing, a keen eye at the plate and the kind of consistency that allows them to
pester pitchers day in, day out, for dozens of years. The one thing that Ah-Seop
Son, the KBO's newest all-time hits


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'EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE WILLIE': GENERATIONS OF GIANTS SHAPED BY NO. 24



By Tim Stebbins @tim_stebbins
June 19, 2024
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CHICAGO -- The patch added to the Giants’ uniforms for Wednesday afternoon’s
series finale against the Cubs was fittingly located over the left side of the
chest. It bore resemblance to the back of a jersey, reading “MAYS 24.” The
Giants kept Mays close to their hearts on Wednesday, following


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COLE RETURNS TO YANKS WITHOUT SKIPPING A BEAT, K'S 5 IN LOSS TO O'S



By Bill Ladson
1:08 AM EDT
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NEW YORK -- All eyes were on Gerrit Cole on Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium --
and for good reason. After missing 2 1/2 months of action because of right elbow
discomfort, the reigning American League Cy Young Award winner made his season
debut against the Orioles in the Yankees’


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WILLIE MAYS, A BASEBALL GIANT, DIES AT 93



By Chris Haft
June 18, 2024
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Willie Mays, the greatest Giant of all and one of the greatest baseball players
ever, died Tuesday at the age of 93. The thoughts of many around baseball were
on Mays this week, with Thursday's MLB at Rickwood Field game in Birmingham,
Ala., between the Giants and Cardinals set to


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PROSPECTS READY TO CLIMB THE LADDER -- ONE FROM EACH TEAM



By Jonathan Mayo, Jim Callis and Sam Dykstra @SamDykstraMiLB
June 19, 2024
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The goal for any player entering pro ball, of course, is to reach the big
leagues. It can be a long and arduous climb through a Minor League system and a
select few make it.


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SABATHIA'S BARNSTORM BIRMINGHAM SOFTBALL GAME BRINGS OUT THE STARS



By Betelhem Ashame and Matthew Ritchie @mkrwrt and @betelhem_ashame
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- While Thursday’s game at Rickwood Field will count in the
standings for the Cardinals and Giants, Wednesday night’s contest was about more
than what happens between the lines. “Barnstorm Birmingham,” which was launched
by special assistant to the Commissioner CC Sabathia, featured a celebrity
softball game with


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MOMENT OF SILENCE HELD AT ALL BALLPARKS FOR WILLIE MAYS



By Jason Foster @ByJasonFoster
June 19, 2024
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Major League Baseball held a moment of silence before each game on Wednesday in
honor of Willie Mays, who died Tuesday at age 93. All 15 games observed the
moment of silence before the first pitch. This followed similar gestures
honoring Mays that occurred at some ballparks Tuesday night as


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MLB GAMES PLAYED AT NON-MLB PARKS



By Andrew Simon @AndrewSimonMLB
June 14, 2024
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Major League Baseball games naturally tend to be played at current Major League
Baseball stadiums. That’s self-explanatory. But once in a while, some other site
gets a brief taste of The Show. Next up in that category? Rickwood Field in
Birmingham, Ala. The oldest professional ballpark in the United States,


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GO INTO PIPELINE PITCHING LAB WITH FAST-RISING METS PROSPECT TONG



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Jonah Tong recalls school nights back home in Ontario when he’d stay up until
midnight throwing with his father, Alex. The sessions would go so late that his
mother would yell across the street for both to come inside. The paternal
instruction was a little different. “My dad always told


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SURGING BROWN HAS 'TURNED A CORNER' FOR ASTROS

Right-hander logs 6th straight quality start as impressive stretch continues


By Casey Drottar @CDrottar19
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CHICAGO -- The Astros entered Wednesday night once again fielding a lineup
without Kyle Tucker and Yordan Alvarez. They also did so against hard-throwing
White Sox ace Garrett Crochet, essentially ensuring righty Hunter Brown had a
minimal margin for error to work against. But as he continues to show throughout


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CAM CAMINITI BRINGS TWO-WAY TALENT, MVP PEDIGREE TO DRAFT COMBINE



By Jesús Cano @jesus_cano88
June 19, 2024
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PHOENIX -- Cam Caminiti never got to interact with his cousin and three-time
All-Star Ken Caminiti, who passed away two years before Cam was born. But the
tales he’s heard about the 1996 National League MVP have given him a glimpse
into the impact he made on his loved ones.


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