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Dayn Perry

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Tigers sign top prospect Kevin McGonigle to eight-year, $150 million extension

McGonigle is the latest top prospect to sign a long-term deal this spring

Red Sox's Jarren Duran says obscene gesture was in response to fan who told him to kill himself

Duran has previously opened up about his mental health struggles and suicide attempt

Mets owner Steve Cohen asks fans to 'hang in there' as team drops seventh straight game

The Mets lost a pitcher's duel to the Dodgers Tuesday night to extend their losing streak

Kenley Jansen records 479th career save, moves past Lee Smith into third place on all-time list

Jansen is now behind just Mariano Rivera and Trevor Hoffman in MLB history

Could the Jordan Walker breakout finally be real? Why the erstwhile top prospect may have put it all together

On a rebuilding Cardinals team full of young hope, Walker looks like he could be part of the future -- if it lasts

Phil Garner dies at 76: 1979 World Series winner, longtime manager led Astros to first pennant in 2005

Garner was named to the All-Star team three times during his playing career

Yankees' Jazz Chisholm Jr. admits he didn't know double-play rule in extra-innings loss to Rays

The Rays walked off the Yankees Saturday after Chisholm couldn't turn a double play in the bottom of the 10th

LOOK: Mariners unveil, and then immediately break, Ichiro statue outside T-Mobile Park

The ceremony did not quite go as planned for the Mariners

MLB Rookie Rankings: How Sal Stewart, Chase DeLauter, more top young stars have fared so far

Let's check in with just two weeks of major-league playing time under the belt for some of these players

Blue Jays starter Cody Ponce likely out six months with ACL sprain suffered in first game back in MLB

Ponce signed a three-year contract with Toronto in the offseason after several seasons pitching in Asia

Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk out six weeks with fractured thumb as injuries mount for Toronto

The defending American League champions have been hit hard by injuries in the early going

Willson Contreras lashes out at Brewers after 24th career HBP: 'I'm going to take one of them out'

Contreras was hit by a Brandon Woodruff pitch in the third inning Monday night

White Sox to retire World Series-winning manager Ozzie Guillén's No. 13: 'I was dreaming about this'

Guillén played 13 seasons as a shortstop in Chicago before guiding the club to the World Series as manager in 2005

Orioles beat Rangers on game-ending ABS challenge: 'Better to use it and see what happens'

Evan Carter was called out on a reviewed third strike to end the game

Dayn Perry has been a baseball writer for CBS Sports since early 2012. Prior to that, he wrote for FOXSports.com and ESPN.com. He's the author of three books, the most recent being Reggie Jackson: The Life and Thunderous Career of Baseball's Mr. October. A native of Mississippi, he now lives in Chicago with wife, son, and dog.

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